I have lots of Christmas stash, left over from a bargello quilt-as-you-go Christmas tree wall hanging I made for a friend years ago. As it turned out, it was never gifted because it got wet and the red fabric bled onto the white backing and I stuffed it in a drawer rather than dealing with it. Now it's rolled up in the closet. Someday. But not today. Today we are making Scandinavian Stars!
There are many patterns on the internet and I have to admit, I was flummoxed by the instructions on every single one. I just played around with it until I figured it out. Once figured out, construction is pretty quick. I made big ones, with 3 inch by 14 inch strips of fabric and little ones with 2 inch by 12 strips of fabric. One set of instructions recommended the use of a fabric clip (like you use for hand sewing binding to quilts) to hold the tip of the star together while threading the end of the strip though to the other side. (See, you didn't understand that instruction, and I know of no way to clarify that step.) I originally used tweezers to pull the fabric strip through. Then I ordered a bodkin from Amazon. I have to say, I prefer the tweezers! But the bodkin got me to free shipping on my order (I only needed another 99 cents!) and I'm using it. And the fabric clips were a great idea.
I attached some invisible thread for hanging and that was perhaps the most challenging part of the project because the thread was, well, invisible.
