Sunday, December 18, 2016

A Bit of a Detour

J learning how to fold a strip in half.
There was a folded star tutorial on "The Quilt Show" a bit ago. Those folded stars looked interesting and would use some of my smaller scrap stash. So I made one.

These are addictive. I couldn't stop at one. Although, it took me quite awhile to make that first one! I think these would make a good give away at a retreat. They would be a good give away to cheer someone or thank someone too. They are small enough that they could be tucked into a card.

So far I've made 15 and used about 2 yards of scraps! Each one takes a 12" x 3 1/2" strip of fabric. The tutorial says to use a 3 1/4" strip; but, I save 3 1/2" strips so that was what I used. It takes four strips of fabric. I suppose that you could repeat two of the strips; but, I liked the scrappy nature of four different strips.




K's favorite step of the process. . .spraying the Best Press!
When I was folding the strips, the oldest granddaughter was really interested in making one. So I walked her through the process. She did some strip pressing and is just about at the point where she could use the iron on her own. . .except that she sometimes forgets where her left hand is. I wouldn't want her to burn herself!

After we put her star together, her sister decided she needed to make one too. So she took a stint at the ironing station with her Miss K supervising each step!








Some of the stars. . . Look out. Making these is like eating candy. You can't stop at one!






































If you want to make one, or two, or more, check the link for a tutorial. It was fun to take a little detour from my quilting process. Next time, I'll share my progress on that project.

8 comments:

Nancy said...

Your stars turned out really cool! I'll have to make some for the office next year. Thanks for the idea!

Anonymous said...

Those are so cute! I'll have to work on figuring out the directions which seem a little confusing. If little kids could do it I should be able to too, right?
Karen Fitzpatrick

TerryKnott.blogspot.com said...

Thanks, Nancy. The real thanks goest to TQS though for posting about those folded stars.--Terry

JoJo said...

Beautiful twinkling little stars.

TerryKnott.blogspot.com said...

Thanks, JoJo! Bet you can't guess who made the one with the pink polka dots!--Terry

Monica said...

Those stars are really beautiful, Terry. Great fabrics! I am going to bookmark that page. Maybe next year!

TerryKnott.blogspot.com said...

Monica, the stars are fun. . .You'll have fun with them too!!!!--Terry

TerryKnott.blogspot.com said...

Karen, I think a fourth grader could make them. It's so cool to have a finished item with absolutely no sewing!!! If I can do it, any one can do it as I'm terrible with this kind of project!--Terry