Lone Star Medallion advice needed

My guess would be that you're right -- and that steam (not pressing -- just hovering with the steam) could be your neighbor's friend if there is still a tiny bit of puffiness.

I'm pretty confident it will lie flat when all said and done, I think I'd just go ahead and take the papers out, I think this type of work does have a tendency to pop one way or the other, but the fabric is more fluid than the paper.

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Yes Sandy, that's my guess. Margaret is a very good hand sewer/ appliquer so her seam work is excellent. She just kinda got a bit spooked I think. ....Bronnie

The problem with sewing over paper templates is that even if they are all traced from the same original, they may be cut differently. Pencil lines take up space, one or 2 threads' worth. If she cut toward the outside of her pencil lines, she added at least a thread on each side. Plus fabric folded over the template also adds a thread or 2. This makes little difference where there are fewer seams, thus the center with only 8 seams is less affected. But the more diamonds going around, the more it will pucker. If it isn't too bad, steam blocking may help. Do the 8 sections individually, pinning to a cardboard pattern, so they are all exactly the same. Roberta in D

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Thanks Roberta. Good points (excuse the pun) to consider. Margaret thanks everyone for their comments, she's going to take the papers out and see what gives from there. Cheers Bronnie

problem with sewing over paper templates is that even if they are all

Update: Had a chat to Margaret and looked at the star. She has found the problem - and we can all learn from this I suppose. Her original 'template' was a mimiscule line out on two sides - and the problem just compounds as Roberta suggested. Margaret is going to have to make an adjustment on each of the eight sections. She will finish it. It is lovely and bright with yellow. red and black and white prints. Her sewing and points are impeccable. I'll to remember to take a pix of it when it is done and post it.

Musing about this, it is like a lot of us want to do some really challenging pattern once in our lives - it might be a lone star, a NY beauty, a DWedding Ring or a Baltimore. They are really difficult for some of us. For it to work out beautifully, what a feeling of achievement. When something like the problem Margaret found happens, it can be devastating and we must concentrate on how much we have learnt from the experience. When we fall in the latter camp, we should really do another similar project - not necessarily straight away; but take the lessons and apply them second time round and have a real success at it.

Margaret again says thanks. Cheers Bronnie