Can't figure out lone star dimensions
10-15-2011, 04:25 PM
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This is the version I want to make - a very large star
http://pinterest.com/pin/331204750/
I clicked to her website and read through but I can't figure out her dimensions. It looks like the length of the unsewn diamond is 7". Any idea what the height would be? I cut out a 7" long diamond and it looks very small compared to this photo. I'm at a loss. I really want a very large start.
http://pinterest.com/pin/331204750/
I clicked to her website and read through but I can't figure out her dimensions. It looks like the length of the unsewn diamond is 7". Any idea what the height would be? I cut out a 7" long diamond and it looks very small compared to this photo. I'm at a loss. I really want a very large start.
10-15-2011, 04:41 PM
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10-15-2011, 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by lindasidlow
Dont know what to tell you except dont use stripes in the background!
Vivian's Yellow Lonestar
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10-15-2011, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by YukonViv
Originally Posted by lindasidlow
Dont know what to tell you except dont use stripes in the background!
I have to say thinking it depends on the stripes....or the "stripee"??...lol
Yours is quite lovely, by the way...even with the stripes...lol...
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10-15-2011, 06:57 PM
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ugh. This has been a nightmare!! I used her dimensions but tried to strip sew it and it was way off. WAY off. I'm going to bed. Guess I'll have to try again tomorrow night when the kids are in bed and I can concentrate. I was enjoying working on it with my mom since I'm at her house.
10-15-2011, 07:05 PM
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There was a Sewing with Nancy video earlier today that demoed templates with no y seams. It gave the dimensions of the widest strip you'd use for big diamonds. It looked a lot easier to me, rather like a Carpenter Star.
10-15-2011, 07:34 PM
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Actuslly her template is 8 inches on all sides. I am making a lonestar that is cut 2.5 inches at a 45degree angle. Apparantely she has sewn her fabric (7inches x WOF)strips together and cut at a 45 degree angle. At least I think that is what she has done. That should 8 inches on all sides. Try it on paper first because I am new at this and I am guessing compared to what I am cutting on mine. Hope it works and if someone can advise, am open.
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