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PROJECT l straits of mackinac
Fig 8 String-pieced border unit
Fig 9 String 2 in square unfinishedsquare
Make 28
Fig 10 BorderMake 28unitassembly
Fig 11 BorderMake 4corner square
Fig 12 Border corner cutting
Fig 13 Border corner assembly
unitswillbeusedinthesashings
andtwenty-eight(28)unitsusedin
theborder.Make five-hundred-thirty-
two (532).
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Joinsix(6)sashingunitsto
completeeachsashing(Fig 7 ).
Press. Make eighty-four (84).
Fig 7 SashingMake 84unit
Makingthestring-
piecedborder
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Covernineteen(19)sheetsof
8 inx 11infoundationpaper
withneutralstrings.Cuttwo(2)
borderunits 4 inx 8 infromeach.
Carefully remove the paper(Fig 8 ).
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Joina sashing/borderunitto
a borderspacerunit(Fig 10 ).
Press. Make twenty-eight (28).
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Cutfour(4)foundationpaper
5insquaresandcoverwith
strings.Trimunitsto5insquare.
Carefully remove the paper(Fig 11 ).
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Placetwo(2)cornersquares
rightsidestogether,with
bothsquareshavingstripsupright.
Cutbothblocksonthediagonalto
yieldtwo(2)matchedpairsof
bordercornersreadytosew(Fig 12 ).
Repeatwiththeremaining two (2)
corner squares.
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Stitchtogethera trianglepair
witha inseam(Fig 13 ). Press
tooneside.Repeatwiththeremaining
trianglepairstomakefour(4)corner
units. Trim units to 4 in square.
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Alternateseven(7)border
spacerunitswithsix(6)border
sectionstocreate1 length(Fig 14 ).
Press. Make four (4).
TECHNICALTIP
Toe a s i lyc utt heh a l f-
squaretrianglepairs,
Bonnieplacedtheextra
4 inwidthsofstring-
piecedborderwithright
sidestogether,andused
the4infinishedredline
onherfast2cutEssential
Triangle Tool.
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Jointheborderunitsendtoend
intoonelength,approximately
304inlong.Press.Cut 24 border
sections 4 inx 12 infromthe
borderlength.Extralengthhasbeen
addedtohelpavoidseamstooclose to
thee of border sections.
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Withorwithoutpaper
foundations,jointhree(3)small
neutralscrapstogetherinrandom
fashion,makinga piecelargeenough
totrimto 2 insquare(Fig 9 ). Press.
Tr i m. M ake t went y- eig ht (28).