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Assembling your quilt:

Assemble your (5) rows as shown, being careful to rotate the String HST units correctly, matching seams for your Valor Blocks.  The String HST blocks do NOT need to match any seams to your Valor blocks.

Inner border:

   Sew your 2 ½” x WOF  GOLD strips together, end to end.  Measure and cut (2)  2 ½” x 50 ½” strips.  Sew these to the sides of your quilt top.

Next cut (2)  2 ½” x 54 ½” strips and sew to top and bottom of quilt top.

Sew (9) Chain Link blocks together end to end.                                   Make (2).

NOTE:  rotate these for a random pleasing look – there is no ‘pattern’.

Sew these to the sides of your quilt top.

Sew (11) Chain Link blocks together end to end.  Make (2).

Use the random method above.

Sew these to the top and bottom of quilt top.  Remove paper.

                          Mystery Solved!

66" x 66"

OPTIONAL TOP & BOTTOM BORDER

Make Courthouse Steps using the following instructions:

   NOTE:  Be sure to square up after each color set.

Sew (1)  1 ¼” x 2” WHITE strip to each side of a 2” GOLD square.

Next sew (1) 1 ¼” x 3 ½” WHITE strip to the top and bottom of above unit.

Now sew (1) 1 ¼” x 3 ½” BLUE strip to the sides of above unit.

Next sew (1) 1 ¼” x 5” BLUE strip to the top and bottom of above unit.

Sew (1) 1 ¼” x 5” RED strip to the sides of above unit.

Next sew (1) 1 ¼” x 6 ½” strip to the top and bottom of above unit.

Your block should measure 6 1/2"

Make 10

With right sides together place a 6 ½” BLUE square on top of your Courthouse Steps block.  Sew ¼” on both sides of the drawn line.

Cut apart on the drawn line.   Press to blue.

Make 20

Sew (10) HST Courthouse Steps together end to end, being careful of color placement shown below.

Sew a 4”x 5 ½” BLUE rectangle on each end.

Find the exact center of your quilt, and place a pin.

Next find the exact center of above border, and place a pin,

Begin pinning the border to your quilt top at center pins working towards ends.

Sew together.

Trim off excess blue border fabric.

Repeat above process for bottom border, but turn your border around, so it is positioned as shown:

66" x 78"

Thank you for participating in this mystery. I hope you enjoyed your project.

Please go to www.qovf.org to request a longarmer, or if local, drop it off at SewFlakes in Broken Arrow, OK.

Binding & backing always appreciated.

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Still at war; still quilting.

Le Ann

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