Half Square Triangles

If you attend a retreat you always learn new things. You see friends working on old favorite patterns, brand new ones, fabrics are being admired, and new and old tips and tricks are shared.

Sandy and Carol were working on a very cute wall hanging, the pattern is by Jan Patek (I forgot the title). Jan Patek has a  cool method to make the half square triangles for the pin wheel blocks. Here is her method:

Put two charm squares together, right sides facing,
sew all the way around with a 1/4" seam:

Cut twice diagonally:

Press your half square triangles open:

Trim the dog ears:

Sew the half square triangles together to form a pinwheel block:

Cut the block to the desired size to fit your quilt: