On your piece of paper 32.5 inches x 6.5 inches, draw a ¼ inch seam line all the way around the inside of the oblong.
(NB: In the following instructions, the first and last marker you draw, start or end at this ¼ inch line rather than the edge of the paper)
- (8.5 inch mark) – From one short end, put a dot 8.5 inches from the seamline (which is 8.75 inches from the edge of the paper) and put a short line to mark where this point is.
- (3.5 inch mark) – From this new short mark at 8.5 inches, measure and put a dot at 3.5 inches further on and again draw a short line at this point.
- (8.5 inch mark) – From this new line, draw a further short line 8.5 inches away.
We will now repeat to get the same at the other end, but continuing from this half way point………
- (3.5 inch mark) – From the last line drawn, draw a further short line 3.5 inches away
- (8.5 inch mark) – From this line draw a further short line 8.5 inches away
You should now be at the other end, with just the 1/4 inch seam line after this new line.
All these additional lines are to enable you to draw the handle and curve in the middle which we will now do.