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  1. 07-31-2015, 06:11 PM #1
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    Help!! My lone star is not flat in the middle

    My lone star is not flat in the middle! I was so careful ! What do I do?? Making an eagle lone star for my son's Eagle Court of Honor on Aug 8th!
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  2. 07-31-2015, 06:17 PM #2
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    If it is not too bad try plenty of spray starch. Then hold your iron slightly above it and steam well. I hope this can work for you
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  3. 07-31-2015, 06:24 PM #3
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    Thanks! I will try that.
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    I know there is a technique for getting that center pieces to lay flay. Have you look on Google for any u-tube videos??
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    I was told once by a 'master' quilter, that the center will almost always flatten out with quilting. I've found it to be true with the few stars I've done--tho I haven't done a lot of them, they always seem to pucker in the middle.
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  6. 08-05-2015, 08:35 AM #6
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    I went back and checked all my seams converging on the center. There were two that were not the correct 1/4 inch. Once I corrected this , the center is now perfectly flat . Thank you all for your suggestions.
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  7. 08-05-2015, 10:03 AM #7
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    The piecing has to be accurate. It's amazing how one off seam can cause a lot of problems.
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  8. 08-05-2015, 04:49 PM #8
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    I made a radiant star and had the same problem but decided that taking it apart and trying to fix it would only worsen because of the bias...so I left it and since it was just for me I am hoping that the quilting will fix some of it...anyway I don't think that you could see it from a galloping horse..lol..
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