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1. The first thing you need to do is to cut the printed interfacing into 6 rhombus shapes. You can cut the as large or as small as you like but all need to be them same size.
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2. Take your permanent marker or pencil and mark the lines like you see in the picture above. Do this on both sides. These will be your sewing and postitioning lines.
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3. Cut six rhombus shape centers out larger than the center marked area of your interfacing piece. Lay the first center on the interfacing with right side up. Place it between the 2 marked lines. This will guarantee the seam allowance needed when the next piece gets added.
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4. Place your first strip with the right side down over the center piece like you see in the picture above. Allign the right side edges and pin if necessary to hold in place Make sure the strip is extending over the next marked line.
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5. Flip the pieces over, making sure that it all stays alligned.
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6. Starting at the top of the bottom point, sew now the left marking from this point to the end.
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7. This is how it now looks on the back side.
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8. Flip your work over again. This is now how it looks on the front side.
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9. Fold the fabric over and press flat if necessary. This is how it now looks on the front side.
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10. Flip your work over again and use your ruler and roll cutter to cut away excess fabric extending over the interfacing on the backside.
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Step-by-Step Instructions - Patchwork Star Table Decoration or Tree Skirt - Page 2
Material List for this Patchwork Star:
- Christmas fabric scraps that look well together
- enough matching fabric for the back side of the star
- fusible interfacing with printed quilters grid (in 60° angle
rhombus grid)
- matching sewing thread
- quilter’s ruler
- scissors
- permanent marking pen or pencil
- basic sewing supplies
Time required: about 2-3 hours
Difficulty Level: Requires some patchwork sewing experience
Sew all pieces with a 1/4” or 7mm seam allowance.
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11. Postition your second middle strip as shown in the picture above and pin in place if necessary.
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12. Flip it all over and now sew the second line up to the first middle point, opposite of the first sewing line.
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13. This is now how it looks on the backside.
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14. Flip over again and this is now how it looks on the front side. Flip over again and again cut away excess fabric hanging over the interfacing.
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15. Flip over again to the front side and now proceed with the next color strip. Start on the same side as you did with the first middle strip and make sure to have enough seam allowance in the length as well as the width.
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16. Flip over and sew this piece on following the next marked lines. Since this is the last row being added. Continue sewing until the end of the interfacing as shown above.
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17. Flip it over to the front side and this is
now how it looks.
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18. Add the final strip on the other side and pin in place if desired. Flip piece over and sew in place. Continue sewing until the end of the interfacing as in step 16.
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19. Flip again over to the front side and this is how it looks. Fold the fabric over and press flat if necessary.
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20. Flip your work over again and cut away excess fabric. Flip over again to the front side and this is now how your piece looks.
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Step-by-Step Instructions - Patchwork Star Table Decoration or Tree Skirt - Page 3
Material List for this Patchwork Star:
- Christmas fabric scraps that look well together
- enough matching fabric for the back side of the star
- fusible interfacing with printed quilters grid (in 60° angle
rhombus grid)
- matching sewing thread
- quilter’s ruler
- scissors
- permanent marking pen or pencil
- basic sewing supplies
Time required: about 2-3 hours
Difficulty Level: Requires some patchwork sewing experience
Sew all pieces with a 1/4” or 7mm seam allowance.
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21. Sew now 5 more pieces as shown in the previous steps. When finished you will have 6 pieces.
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22. Place the first 2 pieces with right sides facing each other. Match the middles. Sew along the side line from the middle to the side.
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23. After sewing, cut the small center point away or it will get too thick with each new addition.
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24. Trim the excess seam allowance after each new added piece. This prevents bulking.
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25. With right sides facing again, sew the third piece on to the second. This is how it looks when finished. Now sew the other three pieces to each other so that you now have 2 star halves.
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26. Position now each half with right sides facing over each other, matching the middles. Pin together and sew together.
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27. This is now how the star looks.
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28. Cut 6 same size rhombus shapes out of your back side fabric and first sew the first three together and then the second three pieces. As before, match the 2 half stars and sew together.
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Finishing: Now place the back side of the star on the first side (patchwork side) with right sides facing. Leaving a side open for turning, sew the 2 stars together. Turn the star inside out so that you are on the right side. Hand sew the open edge together and press with an iron using a steam setting.
http://www.christmas-projects.com/html/patchwork_star.html
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