Directions?

For the record....I am not incapable of following directions.

It's that I'm cheap and lazy.
And often think of a faster way that needs less fabric or steps.

This morning I was looking at the compass circle and realized that the ring was about an inch wide.

I went to the bin of bias cut strips (yes, I have one, don't judge) and found these left over green strips from when I was making the stems on the Heart's Desire applique that's on my header.

I decided to hand stitch it on since I feel like I have more control than when I'm at the machine.  There's no reason not to do this with a machine if you take your time and use the needle down to keep the outer edges consistent and even.

Before long I had it attached, leaving the ends loose.

Hot iron and spray starch.

Ta-Da!

I'll stitch the ends down when I'm sewing the circle onto the background.  

After the next round of instructions, I'll decide if I want to add the center circle and the bitty dots.