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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.

Cutting Instructions:

Background Fabric:
12 – 2″ strips (K)

Sewing Instructions:

10.  Sew a 2″ background strip (K) to the top and bottom of a 1-1/2″ colored strip (L).  Make 1-1-/2 strip sets of each of the four colors.  Press seam allowances towards colored strip.  Cut each color into 12 – 4-1/2″ segments.  You will have 12 segments for each color!

That’s it for this week.  Try to get all caught up before next week . . ok?

Cutting Instructions:

Accent Fabric:
1- 1-1/2″ strips (I)

Gold:
1 – 2-1/2″ strip (J)

Colored Fabrics:

For this fabric, I’m giving the instructions for cutting all you’ll need of the colored fabrics.  Stick aside everything except (V).

2 – 1-1/2″ strips (L)
1 – 2-7/8″ strip.  Cut into 12 – 2-7/8″ squares (M)

1 – 9-1/4″ strip. Cut into:

• 2 – 9-1/4″ squares. Cut these on the diagonal twice so you have 8 triangles (X)
• 8 – 4-1/2″ squares (V) (See Note Below)

NOTE:  You need a total of 12 of each of the 4-1/2″ colored squares.  Depending on the width of your fabric, and how many squares you were able to cut from the remainder of the 9-1/4″ strips, cut a 4-1/2″ strip and cut the remaining 4-1/2″ squares . . just so you end up with 12 – 4-1/2″ squares of each color!

Sewing Instructions:

7.  Sew a 1-1/2″ black strip (I) to the top and bottom of a gold 2-1/2″ strip (J).  Make 1/2 strip set.  Cut into 12 – 1-1/2″ segments.

8.  Sew a segment from Step 7 to two opposite sides of the units from Step 6.  Make 6.

9.  Assemble the block, using segments from Steps 5 and 8, together with one (per block) of each of the four colored squares.  (V) Be sure to keep the numbers in the right order.  If you don’t keep the #1 color in the spot on all blocks, your design will be off.  Look at the cheat sheet you downloaded on Monday.

NOTE:  Virginia asked which way the strips from Step 5 go.  They can go towards the #1 and #3 squares or they can go towards the #2 and #4 squares . . just be consistent in the way you place them.  Some fabrics won’t even show which way they go.  My first quilt with the black fabric . . doesn’t show where the seam is but some fabrics, it will matter.

Make 6 blocks.