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an origami star hanging from a christmas tree with blue and white ornaments around it

Folded German stars remind many of childhood when they were made at Christmas time. Easy to follow, step-by-step video tutorial teaches how to make them.

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a white origami star on a green mat

A Moravian Star I have always been fascinated by the look of the Moravian star. I love the way that the pyramids radiate from the center. I guess it appeals to my mathematical side. In fact, the origin of this design originated as a geometry lesson in a Moravian Boys school in Niesky, Germany in the 1830's. Students would make shapes out of paper and glue them together. The results were stellations or stars. This star was adopted by the Moravian Church as an advent symbol and is commonly…

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three white origami stars sitting on top of a wooden table

After I posted my Christmas tree last week, I had a few requests for instructions on how to make the paper star. I think it might be hard to write out, but here it goes... Materials: - 4 strips of paper; 3/4" wide by at least 20" long - Thread or string to hang You will find large sheets of paper in an art supply store or the art section at Michael's or Hobby Lobby. I like to use a medium weight paper - not quite card stock but not regular copy paper. I use a self-healing mat, straightedge…

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an origami star made along with scissors and other crafting supplies on a green background

Are you familiar with Moravian Stars? I found them in 2015, made a few, and wrote a tutorial. The American Quilter’s Society picked it up and promoted it on their blog, and to this day, it is still one of my top performers. Betsey with AQS reached out a few weeks ago to ask if … Continue reading Moravian Star Sew Along with AQS

a red and white ornament hanging from a window with curtains in the background

Right! Has been a while since I added to the blog, so will start with my most recent finish...this Moravian Star that I started at the 2022 Quilting Symposium in Lower Hutt last week. This is an English paper-pieced decoration - I started it in a class with the lovely Kiwi tutor, Cheryl Katz-Rae of Heartfelt Handmade (Facebook / Instagram) (now my new friend in crafting!) I was determined this would be done by Christmas (and not join the pile of UFO projects from the previous two symposiums…

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