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Lessons in letters!
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Intro To Letters
H, I, T
Page 2
L, U, C, O, P, R
Page 3
J, E, F, B
Page 4
S, G, V, Y
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A, N, Z, M, W
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D, K, X , Q
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Strip Widths!
Taking The
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X's & O's Challenge quilt!
Lower Case Letters!
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Capital S
S
is another letter that needs to be made in two sections. Cut two approx
1 1/2" rectangles of letter fabric - I used the skinniest width for
mine. ***
Sew them lengthwise to the skinny background fabric and trim.
***
If you want, on one of the letter fabric rectangles, attach a bit of
background fabric so that the top part of the S won't extend all the
way to the
side of the letter. Don't have to do it, but I like the extra little
touch it adds. If you have added the extra, better made sure that you
that you sew the background fabric so that it will be underneath that
section.***
Now you are going to sew these two sections onto a
strip of letter fabric. I like to use the medium width so I can play
with it,
especially if I've added the extra doohickey on the top. If you've done
the
extra bit of background, the sections must be attached as in the
following picture. If all you're attaching to the strip is background
fabric,
you know you've got it wrong. Whether you have the extra bit or not,
the sections have to be added reverse of one another, as follows:
 
This
is what you get when you trim and then turn the lower section around.
You can adjust where you sew them together.
The
last step is to add l-fabric at the bottom. I haven't trimmed up my
unit yet, because I'm not sure if I want to turn it at some kind of
angle or slant the side. I'll decide that after ironing.
On a
final note, there are different ways of making the S,
this just seemed like an easy one to explain. Would have been easier if
I hadn't added the extra bit - d'oh, now I think of it. Briefly
considering remaking the letter and immediately disregarding that
foolish notion.
Capital G
G is started like
the fancy J, but the placement is a bit different.
Then a couple more additions gets you to something that looks
like the
next pic. I actually forgot the upper bit of background and sewed on
the next letter bit only to discover I wasn't going to get a G
at all. Had to use the seam ripper and sew on the proper bit to get
this:
And then two final bits of letter fabric and you
have a G.
 Capital V
For a V,
you want a triangle cut vaguely in this shape. Used to be that I would
use the side triangles to then finish off the unit, but that doesn't
work as well as the trick I'm going to show you. And if you are really
noticing details here, I did trim about a quarter inch off my triangle,
after deciding I wanted it smaller.
Next I needed to get the side background triangles on. I recommend
using a rectangle of your widest background fabric that is slightly
taller than your letter. (It can be the same size, but bigger makes it
easier). Lay the letter down on top, then slice away so that you get
that same angle. Remember that when you are sewing with angles you need
that 1/4" overlap at the top of the piece.
Having said that, you could also just sew the
letter right onto the wide strip, and then cut off any excess. That
will give you bias edges, but isn't necessarily a bad way to do it.
Repeat
for the other side. At this stage, I recommend leaving all that
background on the sides. You may need to cut it down some when you
starting adding letters together, or not. Wait and see.
And here's the final V.
Capital
Y
Y not?! Start by
making a small V.
I don't do the lower portion until after the upper one is finished so
that I can gauge how wide to make the letter fabric bit. I'm off
sometimes
and that's ok too.
Sew 'em together and there you go.
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