Amtgard Nothern Lights "Cathedral Stars"

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  Step 1

  Prewash then iron your fabric

  Look on applique its always better to Iron then ruin a whole project

  *used a blue as white would wash out details in photos

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  Step 2

  How large do you want your star?

  Now wont bother with the geometry as this is art not an exact science

  basic rule is 20% bigger
  so I want a 5 inch star I cut a 6 inch square.

  the RUFF math is

  size you want the star divided by 5
  plus the size you want the star

  so 5/5=1+5=6

  so I made a 6 inch square

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  Step 3

  People often say they can't cut a straight line...

  Fabric is a web not a solid thing

  it shifts bends and folds and so cutting a straight line is a myth

  YOU can only do your best
  *mine looks okay???
  -it is NOT see next photo

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  Step 4

  My cut looked fine until i lined up something I know is straight

  a peice of paper will do fine
  I like something stiffer like a note card

  but I also wanted something 6 inches
  so I used a 6inch photo

  No, it is not a square - but it has square corners and straight edges

  *it helps see how far off I was?

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  Step 5

  always hold your pattern in place while you mark it, I used a tiny chalk refill for a pattern pencil

  *most of the time I use water color pencils

  ON white I suggested using a quilting pencil that vanishes on its own.

  BUT I have been known to use good old #2 pencils... as you can actually get that off pretty easy.

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  Step 6

  when you have to turn/move a pattern - make sure you mark the edge where it will need to line up

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  Step 7

  These little notches will help you fine the missing point perfectly

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  Step 8

  line up along an edge and to the notch
  make a small mark to help the other side line up

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  Step 9

  Line up he edge to the notch
  and hopefully yoour other Mark lines up

  *If so You did well and and mark the line-and the end notch for the other side to meet

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  Step 10

  *the line lined up

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  Step 11

  this side should line up perfectly between its ends if not --- start over

  (easier to fix a few lines then sew something that will be wonky)

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  Step 12

  most people try to cut in the line,
  normally cut along it - removing it totally as it was OUTside my template/pattern

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  Step 13

  I always cut a tiny bit past my end corner so can get the extra out of my way

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  Step 14

  after many mistakes - I learned to always work on a flat space and I always fold the remaining fabric away for where I need to cut

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  Step 15

  you can check your square is square

  fold it Point to Point and it should line up.

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  Step 16

  We fold our stars in half

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  Step 17

  I like to press this in place

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  Step 18

  Sew both ends

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  Step 19

  snip the corners towards the fold a 45 angle

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  Step 20

  fold back one side of the seam
  on both sides and Press

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  Step 21

  Pressing

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  Step 22

  pressed

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  Step 23

  do same to other side

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  Step 24

  open and turn this bag inside out

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  Step 25

  work your corners out

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  Step 26

  a lot of people try to do this with a chop stick or something

  and from a lot of experience this works better

  roll the seam between your fingers it will want to line up right

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  Step 27

  press both sides smooth

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  Step 28

  now fold the seams to the middle

  *You have two sides that are shorter because of your seam

  -the center will have an equal amount that wants to be your last seam

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  Step 29

  line the seams and hold the center seam allowance

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  Step 30

  press the corners with the seams

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  Step 31

  line up your corner points

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  Step 32

  carefully folding like origami the whole piece in half and press

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  Step 33

  Now - you can kind of see where my fold is and how much seam allowance is there to sew the last seam.

  I do suggested to Draw a line and sew very slow you do not want to sew the fold, but you are trying to sew as close to it as possible

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  Step 34

  sew it and snip the corners

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  Step 35

  press open whole deign

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  Step 36

  press open the seam on back

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  Step 37

  Look ma a square

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  Step 38

  to make the corners curve

  simply fold them in the middle
  and iron following the bend

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  Step 39

  repeat

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  Step 40

  how perfect your Points needs to be depend on what you plan on doing with YOUR stars

  if you want to ensure a tiny point suggest taking a needle and thread
  and stitching the tips of the curves together

  One solid stitch and a neat knot can hold these and make sewing them down a lot easier

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  Step 41

  Thin fabrics May show impressions of the seams behind those will fade, you can speed that up by spraying wrinkly release etc

  OR you can use a ticker material for the stars

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  Step 42

  Best of luck on your next Banner

  PS I made the current NL Banner and honestly it was done in a hurry on my way to clan for the Kingdom vote.

  I believe it can be done better
  *if for example people use these Projects and build a new one...

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