I can't tell you how much fun I'm having with this project! Just the simple act of sitting down for 30 mins each day to make one simple star by hand is so calming, especially when worries come up.
I have a coffee at lunch at my favourite cafe and I make stars. I went home to Cairns recently and I made stars there too. I sit in waiting rooms and glue papers for the following week or make a star. I've made stars that other people have picked the fabrics for. I've made stars while I have breakfast.
I'm going to be making stars for another 300 days, and I'm not at all unhappy about that.
Yay!! I do so love your stars!! It's great to hear how they nestle nicely into your days.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rachael! On some days it's a bit off push at the end of the day but it is so worth stopping for those few minutes to make something gorgeous.
DeleteYour stars are great fun. I made stars for ten years, granted it was in fits and starts - not one a day.....lol.
ReplyDeleteThanks Susie! I'm having a blast making them.
DeleteThese look fabulous, wonder what they'll make eventually ��?
ReplyDeleteI started making some circles by following your 2013 tutorial today, and using the Mylar template circle. I am getting some little bump edges though, (sort of related to pleats on the under side, I think). I'm wondering if you have any tips to avoid this issue please? I must admit that number three circle looked much better than numbers one and two, so maybe it's just a matter of practice? Do you remember having issues when you first began making them? I'm using the 4 and 1/2" circle, the biggest. I think your grey quilt with them is amazing.
Many thanks
Marina
Hi Marina! You're a no-reply blogger so I don't have your email to reply to you. Hopefully you'll sew this reply here.
DeleteBasically you are getting bumpy edges because you are not pulling your thread tight enough when pulling the thread around the circle. Pull the thread as tightly as you can without breaking it. This is where it's really important to stitch PAST the original starting point and not just up to the point you started. It makes a big difference.
When you press the circle dry with the underside facing you, try pressing the circle from the outside in. This will also help keep the circle perfect without any bumps.
Finally, double check the smoothness of the edge before you take the template out. If it's at all bumpy, apply more starch and use the tip of your iron to press out. Again, if your thread is super tight, you really shouldn't get any bumps.
Good luck!
Thanks Michelle, what you've said makes complete sense and I wonder now why I didn't think of the reason! I'll give it another try tomorrow, in fact I'll keep trying it until I get it sorted because I desperately want to make circles as fabulous as yours.
ReplyDeleteI must have set this blog whatever up yonks ago, have no idea how to turn it into a reply by email setting, so I'm thankful you replied here.
Merry Christmas to you
Marina
I especially love the Kitty star! Do you have any idea the area 365 stars will produce? Inspiring!
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