This looks weird at this point. This will be the the last step above for today. But when I post the finished project, you will see why I am hooked on these for myself or for gifts. Start with one 10" piece of flannel (green here), one 8 1/2" piece of batting and five 8 1/2" pieces of flannel of various colors. Stack the large square, the batting and one piece of 8 1/2" piece(right side up on this piece) together and set aside. Take the other 4 pieces, any pattern and stack right side up. Cut diagonally in one direction and without moving the flannel, cut diagonally the other way,corner to corner cutting through all 4 pieces. Then rotate the triangles so that a different pattern is in each set of triangles. Placing one set of triangles on top of the first piece, start the first line of stitching 1/4" from the edge and sew from center, back stitching at the beginning to lock stitches) and stop about 1/2" from the bottom edge. Click on the picture to see more easily. The remaining rows are 1/2" apart. The picture below is the first step.
You will do all four sets of triangles. Do in a matching thread, but I did this to let you see what the lines of stitching look like. After the stitching is done, clip between the lines of stitching through only the top 4 layers, leaving the layer next to the batting uncut. See the top picture. Get to this point and
I will post the finishing and how neat the "chenille" process is. I saw a demo of a neck scarf made in a similar manner and it was beautiful. More about that later.
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