Mention Half Rectangle Triangles (HRTs) and many quilters shake their heads nervously. One would assume HRTs are made the same way as Half Square Triangles (HSTs) - two squares right sides together, draw a diagonal line across 2 corners and sew 1/4" seams either side of the line and cut along the line - but that's far from the truth, as anyone who's tried that method will have discovered.
There are several techniques that do work and today I'm sharing the no fuss technique I used when making The Colour Drop Quilt.
