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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 8infromeach.

Carefully remove the paper(Fig 8 ).

19

Joina sashing/borderunitto

a borderspacerunit(Fig 10 ).

Press. Make twenty-eight (28).

20

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.

22

Stitchtogethera trianglepair

withainseam(Fig 13 ). Press

tooneside.Repeatwiththeremaining

trianglepairstomakefour(4)corner

units. Trim units to 4in square.

23

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 12infromthe

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).