{"id":10960,"date":"2023-09-25T08:38:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T12:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/?p=10960"},"modified":"2023-09-25T08:38:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T12:38:24","slug":"2023-week-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/ornament-challenges\/2023-week-one\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Weeks of Christmas Ornaments Challenge 2023 Week 1: The Basic Star Pattern"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

Ready to start the ornament challenge? Me too!<\/p>\n

Last year, we had hundreds of people participating in this Challenge. And….<\/p>\n

… when I sent out the Frequently Asked Questions<\/strong><\/a> email a few weeks ago and asked who was doing the Challenge (which I do every year)….<\/p>\n

we had hundreds more<\/em> replying they were doing the Challenge.<\/p>\n

I'm so excited to see your ornaments this year. It's easy to put off making these sometimes, but this Challenge really seems to inspire people to get going on them, and it always makes me – and YOU – so motivated!<\/p>\n

As always, we're starting with the easy one: The Basic Star Pattern!<\/h3>\n

We're starting with this pattern because it's nice and easy. And also, it's awesome. ;)<\/p>\n

This is the one that's based on the old-fashioned ‘Quilted Star' technique that has been around forever and ever. Over the years, I changed it up a tad and put my own little spin on the techniques I use to make it. I started calling it the\u00a0‘Basic Star'<\/b>\u00a0because once you master this one, our other patterns will seem\u00a0so much easier.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

And guess what? If you're new to this, y<\/b>ou can learn how to make them, for free (yes, FREE).<\/b> I have a 3-part video workshop, teaching this pattern step-by-step. I'll lead you through it all…. what you need, what to do, and how to finish it. Click RIGHT HERE<\/a><\/strong> for the videos.<\/p>\n

This year, I made a 3-layer version <\/b>(and widened the space between them)<\/em>, <\/b>but make sure you scroll all the way down to see the different versions the rest of the OG Team made. (The Basic Star can be made in SO many ways).<\/p>\n

TIP: <\/b>Make a layer wider if you've got a fabric with a larger print on it.. so more of that print will show.<\/p>\n

That's what I LOVE about this pattern – just change the order of fabrics, or the width between layers, or one of a zillion other details… and you will be able to create totally different looks.<\/p>\n

And don't forget to have fun with your embellishments! <\/strong><\/h4>\n

This is Olivia's Basic Star:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"pink-white-quilted-no-sew-ornament-basic-star-1\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n
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Your turn!<\/h4>\n

Your challenge is…. to make your own Basic Star Ornament<\/b><\/a> using your 3 chosen fabrics…. you can arrange your fabrics like we have, or better yet, mix it up!<\/p>\n

Remember, if you don't know how to make the Basic Star, you can learn it for free right HERE<\/b>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Then, show me what you've got by posting it on Instagram using the hashtag #OrnamentGirlsChallenge<\/a><\/strong> so we can all see it!<\/p>\n

(And, if you're an Ornament Girls Club Member<\/a>,<\/strong> please post it in our private FB group!)<\/p>\n

I'll see ya in a week, with Challenge Pattern #2.<\/p>\n

Happy Ornament-ing!<\/p>\n

Staci Ann<\/b><\/p>\n

p.s. If you bought your foam ahead of time-based on the Supply List<\/a><\/strong> I gave you, this week uses an 8-Lined Ball<\/a><\/strong>. But, don't worry if you don't have a pre-lined ball… this one can either be done without lines, or you can draw your own.)<\/p>\n

p.p.s. Here are some of the OG Team's Week #1 ornaments (Tanya is doing TWO sets again this year, one for Christmas and one for Halloween!).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t

Darlene's adorable candy-themed Basic Star ornament:<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"candy-christmas-quilted-no-sew-ornament-basic-star-2\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"candy-christmas-quilted-no-sew-ornament-basic-star-1\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Tanya's beautiful icy blue Basic Star:<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"blue-christmas-quilted-no-sew-ornament-basic-star-1\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Monica's stunning & dramatic Basic Star:<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Monica-challenge2023-BasicStar\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Kennedy's beautiful country gingham Basic Star:<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"basic-star-2023-challenge-ornaments-kennedy_13.JPG\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

My traditional\/slightly vintage vibe Basic Star:<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"staci-ornament-girl-challenge-quilted-ornament-basic-star-1\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

And, Tanya's Basic Star Bat! (Click HERE for tutorial)<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"whimsical-halloween-quilted-no-sew-ornament-basic-star-bat-1\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ready to start the ornament challenge? Me too! Last year, we had hundreds of people participating in this Challenge. And…. … when I sent out the Frequently Asked Questions email a few weeks ago and asked who was doing the Challenge (which I do every year)…. we had hundreds more replying they were doing the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10962,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[219],"tags":[246,177,423,212,213,227],"class_list":["post-10960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ornament-challenges","tag-basic-star-pattern","tag-christmas-ornaments","tag-og-challenge-2023","tag-ornament-challenge","tag-ornament-girls-challenge","tag-round-shape"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10960\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}