I really like the square-in-square technique for some blocks (although
that's not my method of choice for either flying geese or half-square
triangles): it's not really that wasteful [considerably less so than the
"stitch and flip" method of adding triangles]. It's great for diamond shapes
and longer star points [such as the ones in 54-40 or fight.] Downside: it
leaves the outside edges on the bias; Upside: it's perfectly accurate, and
if you don't handle them too much, the biases aren't a problem. A shot of
spray starch helps control that too.

Upside 2: for the basic square-in-square patches, it can't be beat for
speed...I made 100+ of them for our 25th anniversary party in a single
afternoon. [Hmmm...we've been married 30 years, guess it's time to do
something with all those signature patches.]

The ruler's a bit pricey, but if you use it a fair amount, it's not a bad
investment. Jodie Burrows [the square-in-square lady] has a number of books
out that use the ruler as well.

Kim Graham
http://members.shaw.ca/kigraham
Nanaimo, BC, Canada
THE WORD IN PATCHWORK

"Russell D. Miller" wrote in message
. ..
I'm a neophyte quilter (4 baby quilts under my belt, making new mistakes,
er, make that 'learning more with each one').

I recently saw a web video of a person using what she called the 'Square
in a square method' to make half-triangle squares and flying geese. It
looked very easy, but a bit wasteful of fabric.

Has anyone seen this before, have any comments, etc? I don't want to
spring for a book or two and a special ruler if it is not worthwhile.

Thanks everyone....

Russ