If you're like me, it took me awhile to get the hang of using a scant 1/4" seam. Much of my previous professional life in the shoe...

Update June 2025: With the release of the updated Fastball 2.0 pattern, head to this blog post to check out a round up of softball fabric...

In a hurry to make a bunch of half square triangles? Let me introduce you to my friend, 8-at-a-time HSTs. That's right, one of my absolute favorite time-saving techniques is making Half Square Triangles (HSTs), 8-at-a-time and it's way easier than it sounds. While this technique is a great time saver and is especially useful if you're making HSTs of all the same color, it may not be as useful as the more traditional 2-at-a-time method in certain instances.