Today_s_Quilter_-_November_2019

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Fabrics used

Q"Merry & Bright Collective" by Art

Gallery Fabrics.

Notes

QPlease read all instructions carefully

before you begin.

QTrim the selvedges away from all of

the fabrics.

QUse a in seam allowance

throughout.

QPress every seam as it is sewn.

QWOF = width of fabric.

QRS = right sides.

QWS = wrong sides.

QStraight binding was used for the

outside edge of the skirt. If you

prefer to use bias binding, you'll

need more fabric.

Fabric 5 strip. Press as before. Make

eight (8) of strip set D.

13

Sew a 2in Fabric 1 square to

the short end of a 2in x 9in

Fabric 6 strip. Press as before. Make

eight (8) of strip set E.

14

Sew a 2in Fabric 1 square

to the short end of a 2in x

10 in Fabric 7 strip. Press as before.

Make eight (8) of strip set F.

15

Sew a 2in Fabric 1 square

to the short end of a 2in x

11 in Fabric 8 strip. Press as before.

Make eight (8) of strip set G.

16

Sew a 2in Fabric 7 square

to the short end of a 2in x

12 in Fabric 1 strip. Press as before.

Make eight (8) of strip set H.

Assembling the

braid segments

17

Sew a 2in x 5in Fabric

2 strip to the top of a 5in

Fabric 1 square (Fig 2). Sew a strip

set A to the right hand side of this

unit (Fig 3). Then, press the seam

away from the cornerstone.

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Sew a 2in x 6in Fabric 3

strip to the top of the unit. Sew

a strip set B to the right hand side of

the unit (Fig 4). Press as before.

Fig 2

Fig 3

Fig 4

Fig 5

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Sew a 2in x 6in Fabric 4

strip to the top of the unit. Sew

a strip set C to the right hand side of

the unit (Fig 5).

20

Sew a 2in x 7in Fabric 5

strip to the top of the unit.

Sew a strip set D to the right hand

side of the unit.

21

Sew a 2in x 9in Fabric 6

strip to the top of the unit.

Sew a strip set E to the right hand

side of the unit.

22

Sew a 2in x 10in Fabric

7 strip to the top of the unit.

Sew a strip set F to the right hand

side of the unit.

23

Sew a 2in x 11in Fabric

8 strip to the top of the unit.

Sew a strip set G to the right hand

side of the unit.