Mini-Marathon Mystery, Part II      Part II is the instructions needed to continue with your project, before getting a good night's rest. Are you having fun yet? The panel/fabric should look similar to the picture below by now: Can you guess where this is going??

December 31, 2001

2. Measure each side of the complete panel. Hopefully, both sides are the same length!
3. Measure both the top and bottom of the complete panel. Again, hopefully, both are the same! Refer to the following diagram to see where to measure.
   
4. Cut 2 - 4.5" strips the length of the measure(s) in step 2 from a contrasting fabric for a border.
5. Cut 2 - 4.5" strips the width of the measure(s) in step 3 from the same contrasting fabric as in step 4.
6. Beginning with the sides first, pin each border strip to the right side and the left side, with right sides together. Be careful to line the border up with the top and bottom, so that it is perfectly even and not too long or short.
7. Sew each side border strip on with a scant 1/4" seam allowance.
8. Press the borders flat, with the seam allowances going in the direction of the border.

9. So far, here is what your project should look like:
   
   Do NOT add the top and bottom borders yet. There are other things to do first!

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