Online masterclass · self-paced

The Modern Half-Square Triangle

A quiet, tonal half. A textured half. And one quarter-inch line of something loud running between them, block after block, right across the quilt.

$65 CAD

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A modern half-square triangle quilt in golds, greys and blues with a gold accent line

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One block. Change the accent and watch it live or die.

Side A — one colour, 5 to 7 tones of it

Side B — Pin dots: 4 to 6 fabrics, close in tone, different textures

The accent — cut 3/4", shows as 1/4"

Try an accent colour

Close in tone to Side A — the line will fade on the tonal half.

Side B fabric — Pin dots

Same tone, different print — that is what keeps this half alive.

What's inside

Seven lessons, cut to finished quilt.

  1. Lesson 1

    Welcome & the block

    One square, split corner to corner, with a thin electric line down the middle.

  2. Lesson 2

    Choosing the three parts

    The tonal half, the textured half, and the one colour that has to stand out.

  3. Lesson 3

    Stack and whack

    Cut whole stacks at once and keep the piles in order so the pattern keeps running.

  4. Lesson 4

    Chain piecing on the ribbon

    Feed triangle after triangle onto a 3/4" strip without lifting the foot.

  5. Lesson 5

    Trimming to a perfect block

    The 45° ruler trick that makes every block the same size.

  6. Lesson 6

    The layout app

    Chevrons, herringbone, pinwheels, geese, diamonds — any block size, any quilt size.

  7. Lesson 7

    Sewing it together

    Rows, nested seams and keeping those accent points sharp.

From my studio floor

Blocks on the floor, becoming a quilt.

Rows of blocks laid out on the floorBlocks arranged into pinwheelsA half-finished layout

You get

Tools, not just talk.

  • ✓Seven self-paced lessons with drawings and animations for every stage
  • ✓The pattern app: every traditional HST setting, your block size, your quilt size
  • ✓A full cutting list and yardage for both fabric piles, the accent and the binding — printable
  • ✓Photo fabric auditioner: tap your own fabrics and see whether the accent line will show
  • ✓Chain-piecing and trimming guides you can follow at the machine
  • ✓Progress saved to your account · lifetime access, pay once

From Brandon

“Half-square triangles are the first block everybody learns. Put a thin loud line through the middle and suddenly they're yours — nobody can tell what they're looking at.”

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