Welcome to Month 2
This month it's Quarter Square Triangles (QSTs), these are very similar to Half Square triangles (HSTs) in fact you sew two HSTs together to create a QST. Like HSTs we're making these over sized and then trimming down to size. This means we don't need to be super accurate when making them. 

Making QSTs

• Using the larger squares make the yellow/green and yellow/orange half square triangles using the instructions. 
• Press the seams away from the yellow side and then draw a diagonal line across the yellow/green HSTs, this line is the opposite diagonal to the sewn seam. 
  
• Place a yellow/green HST on top of a yellow/orange HST. You want the yellow side of the top one to be RST with the orange side of the bottom HST. 
• Make sure the diagonal lines are nested together and then pin to keep together. 
• Sew ¼" away from the drawn line on both sides and the cut along the drawn line. 

TIPS

• Take time to make sure the seams are nested (pushed up against each other) as this is your centre point of the QST. 
• Don't worry if the HSTs aren't an exact match, they are oversized so will be cut back..  

Trimming QSTs

• To trim the QSTs line up a square patchwork ruler so that the corner with the 1” and 1” markers is at the top right corner. Line up the 45 degree angle line on the ruler with the diagonal line of the QST. Make sure that there is a little bit extra room on either side and that the 2” point is in the centre of the QST. Trim away the excess.
• Rotate the QST so that you can trim the other sides. Line up the 45 degree line on the centre of the QST again. Now you need to line up the bottom and left side with the 4” markers Trim away the excess. 

NOTE: the centre point is half of the unfinished size. So if you are making different sized QSTs then adjust the centre to the correct size.