MAKING THE HSTS

Take one 4in Fabric B square and one 4in Fabric C square. On the wrong side of the lighter square mark a diagonal line from corner to corner. Place the squares RST, with the marked square on top. Stitch ¼in either side of the marked line and then cut through both layers on the marked line (Fig 1). Open the units out and press. Keeping the 45-degree line of your ruler aligned with the diagonal seam, trim to 3½in square. You will now have two HSTs (Fig 2). Repeat steps 4–5 with the remaining 4in Fabric B squares and 4in Fabric C squares. You will have twenty-four B/C HSTs in total.