Patchwork Times by Judy Laquidara

Cutting Instructions:

Border Fabric:
4 – 2″ strips (B-1)
3 – 1-3/4″ strips (B-2)

Accent Fabric:
7  – 1-1/2″ strips (B-3)

Sewing Instructions:

Now we’re ready to begin adding borders.  The top, without borders should measure close to 52-1/2″ x 68-1/2″.  There are plenty of bias edges and if you experience any fullness, spread it across the length of your borders and don’t allow it to be bunched up in one spot.

Carefully mark the center of all four sides and you may even want to divide in into quarters to be sure to space out any fullness you experience.

For the borders, all measurements are cutting measurements .. not finished measurements.

Border #1 – Border Fabric
Sides – 2″ x 68-1/2″ (B-1)
Top and Bottom – 1-3/4″ x 54-1/2″ (B-2)

Border #2 – Accent Fabric
Sides  – 1-1/2” x 71” (B-3)
Top and Bottom – 1-1/2” x 56-1/2” (B-3)

Using the units from yesterday,  and the colored triangles (X), make 32 of the following blocks:

Be very careful while sewing and pressing this step so as not to stretch any bias edges.

Continue working to get the rows and top put together.

Cutting Instructions:

Fabric is already cut for this step.

Sewing Instructions:

11.  Mark the center of one end of each of the colored strips.

12.  Using the matching color, cut the 2-7/8″ colored squares (M) on the diagonal once and position over the ends of the segments from Step 11 to create the segment shown below.  Make 12 of each color.

Here’s a not so good video that might help you if you have trouble placing your triangles.