Thank you so much! I had cut the fabric and tried to make the star with another RUclips tutorial and was in tears as I could not figure it out. Your step by step instruction, in particular, the box set up was what made a difference for me! I really appreciate it as I plan to make at least 10 of these stars this year as part of Christmas gifts!
Check out the Moldavan star which starts the same way but with nearly 50% longer srrios which are used to make 3D points, 4 on the front and another 4 on the back. Not so easy to store but can you can use paper or ribbon, even florist ribbon, for both. There's even a sewn one that used quilting methods to stitch shapes together but I only found part 3 where she was assembling the star slowly. Now that Chrustmas has just past, I've hit a rich vein of Chrustmas crafts on RUclips!
I just discovered this - best tutorial for deficiet depth perception like I have - I do this over and over and over and over. . . . muscle memory is intact thanks to you !
Thank You, Christine! I haven't made any since last year. I should probably review my video again to remind myself how to make them! LOL. Happy Holidays! Michael
Agree. Yours is the 3rd video I have checked out on how to make these, and yours is the only one I can follow. I hope to make some with the kiddies in the extended family as a Christmas craft this year. Thank you for the video!
Ok who is old enough to remember making these with gum wrappers? Lol we use to do this as kids. We would save the foil and paper wrappers from stick gum and make stars and Jacob ladder bracelets. Now we are doing it with fabric. Really cool. Great instructions.👍
November 2024. I’m back to review before I start on this year’s stars. Used your video last year and had great success. (I do recommend spray starch at the beginning when ironing the strips.)
After watching 6 videos covering star making, I can definitely say this is the best. TIPS TO PEOPLE WANTING TO MAKE STARS……The starch, the ironing and the glue are keys to success. Also, when ironing the strips, make sure the edges are exact. The clips or clothespins are necessary when assembling. Thank you.
Finally!! I understand this folding technique. Thank you so much for such a clear explanation and demonstration of how to do this. I plan to make more and use them to decorate my tree. A nice, safe ornament for my kitty in case he wants to turn it into a toy.
I've been watching videos all morning trying to make this star. Yours is very easy to follow and is the only one that didn't make me scream obscenities at my computer screen. THANK YOU !!!
OK! I watched your video, loved it, tried another one. CAME BACK TO THIS ONE!!! Way more satisfied with your method than the other one. Instead of putting ‘the whole one’ through in the first place, they separated them. THIS is BEST! Thx very much! Merry Christmas!
With the help of your unrushed, methodical instruction, I successfully made a beautiful star. Instead of using spray starch, I used a glue stick in the folds. It worked really well.
I have watched several other video tutorials describing the process for making these Scandinavian Stars. Your video is by far the Best in terms of slowly explaining the entire process. However, I will most likely rewind your video to watch but, yet a few more times to fully immerse myself in the correct process. I am new to your channel & look forward to watching your other video tutorials on quilt making. Thank you.
Greetings from Australia. Just found you and subscribed. You are a great teacher, clear and concise and I think I could make this now. I watched other videos and they did my head in! Much appreciated.
I concur with the others, good instruction ; very easy to follow along. I've made 2. Enjoying making these as I can just sit at dining room table and voila!
I have now made 15 for gifts to put inside my Christmas cards, your tutorial is sooo much easier then the others i watched so thank you for a great tutorial .
Fabulous instructions, Thank You. I’ve searched on YT for these and no one has given the detail tutorial like you! Best part, you understand the camera has to be behind you towards work area. Otherwise if filmed in front it would be a mirror reverse image and confusing. Tks, mine came out Beautiful👍
Hi Michael Just want to thank you for the great explanation on making the folded star. Great detail and thoughtfully explained so I could understand it easily. I was frustrated trying to follow other channels, but I understood your directions easily!! Thanks so much.
Honestly this is the best tutorial for these fabric stars. I made a few last year and am on 18/25 for this year so far. Your explanation of the set up is perfect and easy to follow. This is my new ‘go to’ video for these
Hi Michael, This is the best fabric star ornament video I've seen. Great demonstration! You are a born teacher! I've made two so far, very easily. I used 15 inches by 4 inches and the overhang was one inch. Worked a treat! Thank you so much!
Zowie, my 2nd video of several and you are fantastic at explaining the process. I don't have startch so i am going to make without. Hopefully they will turn out well. Thank you so much👏👏👏
I love your fabric choices. The coordinated prints add a dimensional interest that I find very appealing. Thank you for showing us how to do this ourselves.
Thank you so much, Michael. You are a great teacher. I tried a few others on youtube when attempting this star, and I got so frustrated and teary it was sad. . I will be following your quilting etc. Videos from now on. I have made 3 Christmas stars so far thanks to your patient teaching method.
This ornament is going to be the star in 2022! Thank you so much for the video! Your explanations on this fun project works for my brain! Excellent instructions!
I watched 3 other tutorials & just couldn’t follow along because it was too fast & details that u included, they did not. I am a retired elementary school art teacher, and I commend you on this presentation. I am so excited that now I am finally successfully making stars 😀. Thanks!
I loved how you taught this. I tried to watch other videos from other quilt company's and they left steps out. So I just subsribed to you! I am a quilter also.
Glad I found you. This is the fourth video I’ve watch to learn how to make these stars. Yours is the best!! I feel comfortable doing this craft now!! Thanks for sharing your gift of teaching with us. 😁
I suspect I am simply dumb, but I watched a different video about how to make these stars, and mine came out terrible. Thank you for taking it slow and making things clear. I don't have it down yet, but at least I know where I went wrong before. 🙂
Thank you--I have watched many of the videos for this ornament--yours is by far the easiest to follow and understand! I have subscribed to yours, and will check out other videos you have done! Happy holidays to you!
OMG, THANK YOU SO MUCH! I've watched other videos and just couldn't get IT! How you did the box formation made it so much MORE clearer to understand. Definitely will be subscribing to your channel 👌🏽. Holidays to you and yours.
Thank you for the nice video. However, you did not mention the folded edge and the two fold edge side of the strip. I presume it has to have the 2 fold edge toward the center.
Good point! I probably was not even thinking about it when I filmed this a few years ago. I see that some of mine that I have made are not consistent, but if I were to film this again, I would probably put the double folds facing inside as I arrange the strips into the square "hashtag" formation. However, the final product really looks fine however they land - perhaps more professional looking though if you are mindful of that fold. Good tip! Thank You!
It doesn't make a difference how you start with them. In the video I see that mine are not all consistent. What you will find when you are finished is that the star points all have a double fold on the inside, no matter how you start and the outside of the star points do not have a fold.
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OMGOSH you are the 5th video i watched for this simple beautiful craft. YOU are the first one to make it crystal clear!! Thank you.
Yay! Glad this one worked for you!
Thank you so much! I had cut the fabric and tried to make the star with another RUclips tutorial and was in tears as I could not figure it out. Your step by step instruction, in particular, the box set up was what made a difference for me! I really appreciate it as I plan to make at least 10 of these stars this year as part of Christmas gifts!
So glad the video was of help to you! Happy Holidays!
I agree. I tried two other tutorials and I was so frustrated but this was the BEST. I keep referring back to Michael's tutorial.
Check out the Moldavan star which starts the same way but with nearly 50% longer srrios which are used to make 3D points, 4 on the front and another 4 on the back. Not so easy to store but can you can use paper or ribbon, even florist ribbon, for both.
There's even a sewn one that used quilting methods to stitch shapes together but I only found part 3 where she was assembling the star slowly. Now that Chrustmas has just past, I've hit a rich vein of Chrustmas crafts on RUclips!
Clear, concise directions. I'm a visual learner and very much appreciate your post!
I made so many of these last year. Kept your video and reviewing in 2023 to remember how to do them. Thanks again this year for a great video.
I just discovered this - best tutorial for deficiet depth perception like I have - I do this over and over and over and over. . . . muscle memory is intact thanks to you !
Hi Pam! I am so glad this one worked for you! hope you are making lots of them! Happy Holidays!
Actually yours is the best one out there. Love how well you explain each step. I got it!
Thank You, Christine! I haven't made any since last year. I should probably review my video again to remind myself how to make them! LOL.
Happy Holidays!
Michael
Agree. Yours is the 3rd video I have checked out on how to make these, and yours is the only one I can follow. I hope to make some with the kiddies in the extended family as a Christmas craft this year. Thank you for the video!
@@emdee7744 Awesome. So glad I could help!
I totally agree! I’ve watched two other videos and your video was the only one I could understand. Great teaching!
I agree with everyone here. Others were very confusing.
Watched all the videos about this project and just didn't get it. Your video is awesome and now just 99 stars to go! Thanks for the great directions.
Glad the video helped!
Ok who is old enough to remember making these with gum wrappers? Lol we use to do this as kids. We would save the foil and paper wrappers from stick gum and make stars and Jacob ladder bracelets. Now we are doing it with fabric. Really cool. Great instructions.👍
I wish I had seen this first. Directions are clear and concise. I spent an hour trying to figure out other star directions. Thank you! Thank you!!
Glad it helped!!
Thank you, the clearest instructions I have seen for this design.
Your welcome. Glad it makes sense. Happy Holidays!
November 2024. I’m back to review before I start on this year’s stars. Used your video last year and had great success. (I do recommend spray starch at the beginning when ironing the strips.)
After watching 6 videos covering star making, I can definitely say this is the best. TIPS TO PEOPLE WANTING TO MAKE STARS……The starch, the ironing and the glue are keys to success. Also, when ironing the strips, make sure the edges are exact. The clips or clothespins are necessary when assembling.
Thank you.
Hi Dianne. Thank You! And great key points for success!
You are a wonderful instructor! I made it! After trying with four different sites on RUclips. I'm sure glad I didn't give up. Thank you!😊
Hi Rebecca! That's awesome! I cant wait to start making this for this holiday season!
Happy Sewing!
Michael
Me too. This is much easier to follow. Thank you.
Finally!! I understand this folding technique. Thank you so much for such a clear explanation and demonstration of how to do this. I plan to make more and use them to decorate my tree. A nice, safe ornament for my kitty in case he wants to turn it into a toy.
I've been watching videos all morning trying to make this star. Yours is very easy to follow and is the only one that didn't make me scream obscenities at my computer screen. THANK YOU !!!
OK! I watched your video, loved it, tried another one. CAME BACK TO THIS ONE!!! Way more satisfied with your method than the other one. Instead of putting ‘the whole one’ through in the first place, they separated them. THIS is BEST! Thx very much! Merry Christmas!
Very good instructional techniques
Thank You, Susan! Was fun to make!
Have a great day!
@@michael.quilts you’ve inspired me!!! I’m going to get my fabric and get a head start on the holidays!!!
Every time I make one of your stars I need to refresh my brain. Love these as tie on to gifts.
Oh yes - putting them on gifts is a great idea!
With the help of your unrushed, methodical instruction, I successfully made a beautiful star. Instead of using spray starch, I used a glue stick in the folds. It worked really well.
Oh that is awesome!
Love your explanation. So easy to follow. Thank you. making a few.
I have watched several other video tutorials describing the process for making these Scandinavian Stars. Your video is by far the Best in terms of slowly explaining the entire process. However, I will most likely rewind your video to watch but, yet a few more times to fully immerse myself in the correct process. I am new to your channel & look forward to watching your other video tutorials on quilt making. Thank you.
The VERY BEST tutorial I have seen and I have tried a lot with poor success, now I can do them perfectly. Thank you so much.
I have not seen this before. I enjoyed your clear and precise instructions. I might try to make this. Thanks for sharing.
I’ve watched several of these & never got it. NOW I DO! Thank you!
So glad this one worked for you!
Greetings from Australia. Just found you and subscribed. You are a great teacher, clear and concise and I think I could make this now. I watched other videos and they did my head in! Much appreciated.
Your method and explanations are perfect. Thank you. This star ornament has many videos, but yours is the one to “favorite” for sure !
Thanks, Kim! I'm glad it can still be of help! I might need to watch it again myself and make some more of these soon.
Happy Holidays!
Michael
Great directions! Clear, detailed and very easy to follow. Thank You for Sharing.
I concur with the others, good instruction ; very easy to follow along. I've made 2. Enjoying making these as I can just sit at dining room table and voila!
I am so glad that this video is helpful!
Happy Holidays!
Michael
Thank you for a very detailed tutorial. Easy to follow . You are a wonderful instructor !!
Thank you, Dusty! So glad you were able to follow. I need to make some of these today too.
Happy Holidays!
Michael
Best tutorial on this project and I’ve been wanting to try it. Thanks!
I have been making these for many many years. I also do with center points. You can also make large ones and put a present in the center
Great as ornaments on Christmas trees
I have now made 15 for gifts to put inside my Christmas cards, your tutorial is sooo much easier then the others i watched so thank you for a great tutorial .
I am so glad this tutorial was the one that worked for you! Thank you!
Terrific tutorial. I like the attention to detail in order to make great star. Thanks for sharing.
I have watched soooo many videos on this and yours was by far the best explained tutorial. Thank you
Fabulous instructions, Thank You. I’ve searched on YT for these and no one has given the detail tutorial like you! Best part, you understand the camera has to be behind you towards work area. Otherwise if filmed in front it would be a mirror reverse image and confusing. Tks, mine came out Beautiful👍
Thanks so much, Aurora! Glad you liked and made some beautiful ones! Happy Holidays!
Hi Michael Just want to thank you for the great explanation on making the folded star. Great detail and thoughtfully explained so I could understand it easily.
I was frustrated trying to follow other channels, but I understood your directions easily!! Thanks so much.
Great, clear instructions, thanks.I'll be making mine from paper so they can go on Christmas cards and not add bulk.
Honestly this is the best tutorial for these fabric stars. I made a few last year and am on 18/25 for this year so far. Your explanation of the set up is perfect and easy to follow. This is my new ‘go to’ video for these
Thanks - so glad it makes sense and you are using the video for reference!
You are an excellent teacher! Thanks so much. 😊
Thank You, Gwynne. Happy Holidays!
Hi Michael, This is the best fabric star ornament video I've seen. Great demonstration! You are a born teacher! I've made two so far, very easily. I used 15 inches by 4 inches and the overhang was one inch. Worked a treat! Thank you so much!
Hi Carol - thanks so much and I am so glad this video was the one that helped you make your beautiful ornaments!
happy Holidays!
Zowie, my 2nd video of several and you are fantastic at explaining the process. I don't have startch so i am going to make without. Hopefully they will turn out well. Thank you so much👏👏👏
I love your fabric choices. The coordinated prints add a dimensional interest that I find very appealing. Thank you for showing us how to do this ourselves.
The best explanation for the Folded Star! Thank you.
Thanks so much. Glad it is still a helpful video!
Wow! Thank you for such a easy explanation of this 🌟 you made it so easy to follow!
Thank you for watching!
Your explanation is perfect … thank you so much!
So glad it made sense and could be followed!
Thank you so much, Michael. You are a great teacher. I tried a few others on youtube when attempting this star, and I got so frustrated and teary it was sad. . I will be following your quilting etc. Videos from now on. I have made 3 Christmas stars so far thanks to your patient teaching method.
Best video I have seen on how to do this. I am so glad you did each point.
Thank you, Karen. Happy Holidays!
Thank you so much for clear instructions. I’m not a quilter but I was able to follow your video. Ty.
Awesome - glad you were able to follow and make them!
This is the best video for this folded star.!
Thank you! Hope you make a lot of them!
Thanks Michael. I agree with the comments. You are a good teacher. I will keep practicing.
This was an excellent video. I watched others that did not explain what to do in enough detail. Thanks so much!
This ornament is going to be the star in 2022! Thank you so much for the video! Your explanations on this fun project works for my brain! Excellent instructions!
Thank you so much for a great explanation of how the lay out works!
Thank for this video … mage it very easy !!!❤️🤗😘🌹
Thank you so much for the great, easy to follow tutorial!!
Glad it was easy wnough to follow! Happy Holidays! Michael
What a fun project! Thank you, Michael! Can’t wait to make some!
my pleasure! And really, these are good for any time I think - not just holidays. Happy Quilting!
I watched 3 other tutorials & just couldn’t follow along because it was too fast & details that u included, they did not. I am a retired elementary school art teacher, and I commend you on this presentation. I am so excited that now I am finally successfully making stars 😀. Thanks!
Hi Suzanne. Thanks so much for your comment. I am glad my version of teaching these stars is the one that worked for you!
Happy Holidays!
Michael
You the best to explain so far
Thanks so much! Have fun making them!
Yes. Your instructions are great. Thanks.
Thank you, Mary. Happy Holidays!
Best directions ever! Thanks! Working now on Christmas!
Thanks you were very informative. I enjoyed watching you . Blessing to you
Very nice project and presentation, great finish from just a few components!
Thank-you! Your instruction was fantastic! I was able to create some. I really appreciate your helpful tutorial.
Hi Patti - thank you for your comment. My pleasure!
Happy Holidays,
Michael
Wonderfully detailed video. Thank you!
Excellent video! Thanks I need an ornament for a Christmas party!! You saved the day and it was big hit!!
So glad to be of help!
Happy Holidays!
Michael
Thank you for sharing. I made 9 stars and they turned out so pretty. Directions are awesome.
I loved how you taught this. I tried to watch other videos from other quilt company's and they left steps out. So I just subsribed to you! I am a quilter also.
Awesome video! Best demo of this ornament I have seen. Thank you
Thank you so much for this video! You are a born instructor 😉
So glad you enjoyed!
If you iron after you put the glue in..the iron will dry the glue. No need for the clips. Thanks for the easy to understand directions.
Yes, I finally got it with your video, thank you.
This was wonderful-I feel as if I could totally make these thanks to your excellent instruction.
Thanks so much. Hope you make them!
Great instructions. Thank you!
Glad I found you. This is the fourth video I’ve watch to learn how to make these stars. Yours is the best!! I feel comfortable doing this craft now!! Thanks for sharing your gift of teaching with us. 😁
I'm so glad this one is the one that made sense to you. Have fun making these!
Great video, easy to follow, thank you
Fabulous explanation.
Great demo, thank you.
I suspect I am simply dumb, but I watched a different video about how to make these stars, and mine came out terrible. Thank you for taking it slow and making things clear. I don't have it down yet, but at least I know where I went wrong before. 🙂
Thank you for explaining the process well.
Thank you--I have watched many of the videos for this ornament--yours is by far the easiest to follow and understand! I have subscribed to yours, and will check out other videos you have done! Happy holidays to you!
Great video. Thank you mine is beautiful!
Great clear video, thanks!
great tutorial 👌
Thank you, Gail!
Absolutely Fabulous! And... a great way to recycle fabrics and clothing. Thank you for the fantastic tutorial :-)
So glad you enjoy! Happy Holidays!
Michael
Thank you! I love these stars!
Thanks so much Michael! This is very helpful! These will be my ornaments this Christmas 2022.
This is the best video thank you
OMG, THANK YOU SO MUCH! I've watched other videos and just couldn't get IT! How you did the box formation made it so much MORE clearer to understand. Definitely will be subscribing to your channel 👌🏽. Holidays to you and yours.
Thanks so much, Tammi! Happy Holidays!
Anyway in the future for you to do a no- sew, Swedish Advent Star?
Love the video !!!
What a great explanation , thank you!
Very interesting and very clear and concise instructions ! Thank you ! I subscribed !
Thank you so musc for filming overhead.
Glad that is helpful for you!
Tongue depressor works fabulous for tucking.
Oh awesome. Thanks for the tip! Happy Holidays!
@@michael.quilts I have made 40 of them so far. I’m not sure what I will do with them, but I love making them! Happy Holidays to you!
Brilliant thank you such a clear tutorial 😊❤
Thank you, now I don’t have to buy them as gifts. They are beautiful.
Oh I am so glad you enjoyed and can use them for your gift giving! Thank You! -Michael
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Thank you for the nice video. However, you did not mention the folded edge and the two fold edge side of the strip. I presume it has to have the 2 fold edge toward the center.
Good point! I probably was not even thinking about it when I filmed this a few years ago. I see that some of mine that I have made are not consistent, but if I were to film this again, I would probably put the double folds facing inside as I arrange the strips into the square "hashtag" formation. However, the final product really looks fine however they land - perhaps more professional looking though if you are mindful of that fold. Good tip! Thank You!
Excellent!
Thank you!
I'm more of a wonky star person, what if you made some of the points longer then others? I think I'll try it. Thank you for your demo, great job.
That sounds like fun! Let me know if you figure out a way to make that work!
Thank you.
Thank You!
Where is the lengthwise fold...on the inside of the box or the outside?
It doesn't make a difference how you start with them. In the video I see that mine are not all consistent. What you will find when you are finished is that the star points all have a double fold on the inside, no matter how you start and the outside of the star points do not have a fold.