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sherylb 07-31-2015 06:11 PM

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!

cjsews 07-31-2015 06:17 PM

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

sherylb 07-31-2015 06:24 PM

Thanks! I will try that.

ManiacQuilter2 08-01-2015 05:08 AM

I know there is a technique for getting that center pieces to lay flay. Have you look on Google for any u-tube videos??

mermaid 08-01-2015 05:42 AM

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.

sherylb 08-05-2015 08:35 AM

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.

Onebyone 08-05-2015 10:03 AM

The piecing has to be accurate. It's amazing how one off seam can cause a lot of problems.

mamagrande 08-05-2015 04:49 PM

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..:D


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