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Fabrics used
Q "Merry & Bright Collective" by Art
Gallery Fabrics.
Notes
Q Please read all instructions carefully
before you begin.
Q Trim the selvedges away from all of
the fabrics.
Q Use a in seam allowance
throughout.
Q Press every seam as it is sewn.
Q WOF = width of fabric.
Q RS = right sides.
Q WS = wrong sides.
Q Straight 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.
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Sew a 2 in Fabric 1 square to
the short end of a 2 in x 9 in
Fabric 6 strip. Press as before. Make
eight (8) of strip set E.
14
Sew a 2 in Fabric 1 square
to the short end of a 2 in x
10 in Fabric 7 strip. Press as before.
Make eight (8) of strip set F.
15
Sew a 2 in Fabric 1 square
to the short end of a 2 in x
11 in Fabric 8 strip. Press as before.
Make eight (8) of strip set G.
16
Sew a 2 in Fabric 7 square
to the short end of a 2 in x
12 in Fabric 1 strip. Press as before.
Make eight (8) of strip set H.
Assembling the
braid segments
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Sew a 2 in x 5 in Fabric
2 strip to the top of a 5 in
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 2 in x 6 in 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 2 in x 6 in Fabric 4
strip to the top of the unit. Sew
a strip set C to the right hand side of
the unit (Fig 5).
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Sew a 2 in x 7 in 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 2 in x 9 in Fabric 6
strip to the top of the unit.
Sew a strip set E to the right hand
side of the unit.
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Sew a 2 in x 10 in Fabric
7 strip to the top of the unit.
Sew a strip set F to the right hand
side of the unit.
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Sew a 2 in x 11 in Fabric
8 strip to the top of the unit.
Sew a strip set G to the right hand
side of the unit.