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Old 05-16-2010, 04:51 PM
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JenniePenny
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Cutting fabric with repeating motifs:

Use the center line in the ruler to position your ruler on the design in fabric.

Cut one triangle A.


I had a narrow strip of fabric. I was able to cut one A triangle and one B triangle from the starting row. Then, I found the same corresponding starting line several inches up. I turned my fabric sidewides just to cut away the fabric to get to a fresh row that was exactly the same as the first row. I looked very closely at the fabric and would not have been able to simply turn the piece around, as I had done before. I know the camera doesn't catch all of this and I hope it makes sense. Some of the very subtle markings between the stripes alternated colors. That is why I had to look for the repeating pattern a few rows up.

From the second fabric, you will need 4 A triangles, 2 B triangles; and 2 B (reversed) triangles


From a background fabric,
cut two 4 7/8" squares. Cut once on the diagonal.
Cut one 5 1/4 square. Cut twice on the diagonal.

Lay out all 28 cut pieces as shown:

put your motif in the center.
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the HST placed on the fabric to make the corner
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cutting away the excess to get to the same starting row on the fabric.
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unsewn block
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