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The Another Links Border needs to be made at a width divisible evenly by four, and because there will be many pieces, you probably don't want it TOO narrow! A good border width would be a finished 8", with each section within it being a finished 2"...It is pieced as shown at left, ... and consists of half squares, and quarter-half squares. HOW to make these is shown below, left. |
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To make half square units: Half square triangles are cut from squares 7/8" LARGER than the finished size of your desired pieced square. Sew opposite colored half square triangles together using a scant 1/4" seam. Press to dark side. |
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To make quarter-half square units: Cut half square triangles as done above, PLUS...Quarter square triangles are cut from squares 1-1/4" LARGER than the finished size of your desired pieced square. Sew pairs of quarter square triangles together using a scant 1/4: seam. Press to dark side. Add a half square unit to that. (* Note...if you used a bright red quarter square triangle, you will sewn on a DARK red half square triangle, and vice versa) |
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EXAMPLE: For a finished 8" wide Another Links border...cut the half square triangles from 2- 7/8" squares, and cut the quarter square triangles from 3- 1/4" squares.
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Here's an idea for the corner of an Another Links border! Note that two DIFFERENT units are needed to do this...one quarter-half square that is 1/2 bright red, and 1/4" each bright red and dark red...AND one square that is made of two bright red half square triangles. |
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April 12 2005 Marcia Hohn