Sunday Quilt Inspiration: HST

Half-square triangles have been on my mind of late.  I've completed a top comprised of HST's and am ready to begin quilting the baby quilt.  There's another set of HST waiting in the wings....they've been there for a few years and it's only recently that I've decided what to do with them: make a baby boy quilt!  They are small and worrisome to work with.  In fact, they are actually cast-offs from another quilt.

This wedding quilt is the mother of all those little HST sitting in the basket.  Navy, blue, gray and dark green are not very bright colors, so I just didn't know what to do.  I don't want to add to the colors, so I just let them sit.  No more!  They are next on the list.  That's all.

But I could use a little inspiration.  So to that end, here are a few crafty triangles.  Thank you, Pinterest, for making it easy.  Seriously, I searched "craft" and "triangles" and ta-da!

And so some quilts with either triangles or HST's (or both)

I really like the quilt ideas that use only a few HST's.  I have a basket filled with HST's, but there's no rule saying I have to use them all in the same quilt.  One of the reasons I've been putting off using them is that there are a lot of them.  

Plus, for some reason when I put blocks together in strips, they tend to be warped.  I'm certain that it has nothing to do with my speed sewing.  

Just a couple of HST's in a row? Yeah, I could do that without a bad warp.  Only a few rows?  Yeah, doable.  So, yeah, that's probably what I'm going with.  Well, when I get there.  I do have a quilt in que, waiting, for the long-arm.