We will now cut fabric strips.
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Okay your zig zag fabric will be cut in the width of your original rectangle (for me it was 2 inches)
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Your background fabric will be cut in the width of the square you came up with (for me it was 2.5 inches)
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Strips will be sub cut into 2.5 inch squares (background)
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Now cut in half corner to corner. (see as promised no lines to draw)
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Now for the parallelograms. Stack your strips right sides together if you want right and left sides, otherwise you won't get the zig zags. Place your ruler on the strip set so that the long edges of the template are following the long edge of the strips and your 45 degree short edge (that is not the cutting side) is following the previously cut 45 degree edge (oops sorry forgot to picture that step but you are cutting your first 45 degree line) now you are all set to cut your 45' edges along your strip set just keep moving the template ruler as you cut.
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After everything is cut set them right and left sides like they will look this keeps everything straight and lessens the chances of ooops sewing and having a date w/ Ol" Jack. Choose one side (top or bottom) and chain sew both sides (left and right stacks)
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When you stack them to sew keep your two long edges flush w/ each other (the hst and the parallelogram) like shown
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No matter which end leads it is still the two long ends flush.
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When they are done cut apart and put back in the correct stack (just for your own sanity)
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More chain stitching
OOOOOPPPPPS reached the limit, to be continued