{"id":12643,"date":"2025-09-30T10:49:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T14:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/?p=12643"},"modified":"2025-09-30T10:50:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T14:50:02","slug":"week-one-2025-faq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/ornament-challenges\/week-one-2025-faq\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Weeks of Christmas Ornaments Challenge 2025 Week 1 FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\t<p>We usually get this question about the Basic Star Pattern, and I I wanted to make sure I addressed.. in case this was something you were wondering about, too.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>The Basic Star Pattern calls for 2 fabrics.. but you said to use 3 fabrics in the Challenge. What am I supposed to do?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>So, yes, the original Basic Star pattern (and the <b><a href=\"https:\/\/ornamentgirls.com\/basic-star-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free workshop<\/a><\/b>) calls for 2 fabrics, but you can actually use ANY number of different fabrics in this pattern&#8230; and for the Challenge, we are using 3.<\/p>\r\n\t<h4>In my Challenge ornament, my fabrics are:<\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Fabric 1: Solid Pink<\/li>\r\n<li>Fabric 2: Dotted Pink<\/li>\r\n<li>Fabric 3: Strawberries<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4>And, here is how I arranged them (for 3 layers):<\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><b>Layer 1:<\/b> Fabric 1 <i>(like the original pattern)<\/i><\/li>\r\n<li><b>Layer 2: <\/b>Fabric 2 <i>(like the original pattern)<\/i><\/li>\r\n<li><b>Layer 3:<\/b> Fabric 3 <i>(replacing Fabric 1 here)<\/i><\/li>\r\n<li><b>No Layer 4<\/b><\/li>\r\n<li><b>Band:<\/b> Fabric 3<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\t<p>So, if you want to arrange your fabrics in the same way, the pieces you will need to cut for each color are:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><b>Fabric 1: <\/b>8 &#8211; 2&#215;3&#8243; rectangles<\/li>\r\n<li><b>Fabric 2: <\/b>16 &#8211; 2&#215;3&#8243; rectangles<\/li>\r\n<li><b>Fabric 3: <\/b>16 &#8211; 2&#215;3&#8243; rectangles + 2-1\/2&#8243; x 10-1\/2&#8243; band piece<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ornamentgirls.com\/basic-star-workshop\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/strawberry-fabric-basic-star-no-sew-quilted-ball-ornament-1-wm.jpg\" alt=\"strawberry-fabric-basic-star-no-sew-quilted-ball-ornament-1-wm\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"667\" width=\"1000\" title=\"strawberry-fabric-basic-star-no-sew-quilted-ball-ornament-1-wm\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<h4>Darlene did 5 layers. Her three fabrics are:<\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Fabric 1: White<\/li>\r\n<li>Fabric 2: Blue<\/li>\r\n<li>Fabric 3: Blue Floral on White<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4>And, here is how she arranged them:<\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><b>Layer 1:<\/b> Fabric 1 <i>(like the original pattern)<\/i><\/li>\r\n<li><b>Layer 2: <\/b>Fabric 2 <i>(like the original pattern)<\/i><\/li>\r\n<li><b>Layer 3:<\/b> Fabric 4 <i>(replacing Fabric 1 here)<\/i><\/li>\r\n<li><b>Layer 4: <\/b>Fabric 2 <i>(like the original pattern)<\/i><\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Layer 5:<\/strong> Fabric 3 <em>(original pattern doesn&#8217;t have this layer)<\/em><\/li>\r\n<li><b>Band:<\/b> Fabric 3<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\t<p>So, if you want to arrange your fabrics in the same way, the pieces you will need to cut for each color are:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><b>Fabric 1: <\/b>8 &#8211; 2&#215;3&#8243; rectangles<\/li>\r\n<li><b>Fabric 2: <\/b>32 &#8211; 2&#215;3&#8243; rectangles<\/li>\r\n<li><b>Fabric 3: <\/b>32 &#8211; 2&#215;3&#8243; rectangles + 2-1\/2&#8243; x 10-1\/2&#8243; band piece<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ornamentgirls.com\/basic-star-workshop\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/blue-white-shabby-no-sew-quilted-basic-star-ornament-darlene-1-wm.jpg\" alt=\"blue-white-shabby-no-sew-quilted-basic-star-ornament-darlene-1-wm\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"667\" width=\"1000\" title=\"blue-white-shabby-no-sew-quilted-basic-star-ornament-darlene-1-wm\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<h4>Tanya did 4 layers. Her fabrics are:<\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Fabric 1: Orange<\/li>\r\n<li>Fabric 2: Gray Tonal Stripe<\/li>\r\n<li>Fabric 3: Pumpkins on Light Gray<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4>And, here is how she arranged them:<\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><b>Layer 1:<\/b> Fabric 1 <i>(like the original pattern)<\/i><\/li>\r\n<li><b>Layer 2: <\/b>Fabric 2 <i>(like the original pattern)<\/i><\/li>\r\n<li><b>Layer 3:<\/b> Fabric 1 <i>(like the original pattern)<\/i><\/li>\r\n<li><b>Layer 4: <\/b>Fabric 3 <em>(replacing Fabric 2 here)<\/em><\/li>\r\n<li><b>Band:<\/b> Fabric 3 <em>(replacing Fabric 2 here)<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\t<p>So, if you want to arrange your fabrics in the same way, the pieces you will need to cut for each color are:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><b>Fabric 1: <\/b>24 &#8211; 2&#215;3&#8243; rectangles<\/li>\r\n<li><b>Fabric 2: <\/b>16 &#8211; 2&#215;3&#8243; rectangles<\/li>\r\n<li><b>Fabric 3: <\/b>16 &#8211; 2&#215;3&#8243; rectangles + 2-1\/2&#8243; x 10-1\/2&#8243; band piece<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ornamentgirls.com\/basic-star-workshop\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/orange-gray-halloween-no-sew-quilted-basic-star-ornament-tanya-og-challenge-1-wm.jpg\" alt=\"orange-gray-halloween-no-sew-quilted-basic-star-ornament-tanya-og-challenge-1-wm\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"667\" width=\"1000\" title=\"orange-gray-halloween-no-sew-quilted-basic-star-ornament-tanya-og-challenge-1-wm\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<h4>Here&#8217;s one more example. Cheri did 5 layers. Her fabrics are:<\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Fabric 1: Pink<\/li>\r\n<li>Fabric 2: Green<\/li>\r\n<li>Fabric 3: White Floral<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4>And, here is how she arranged them:<\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><b>Layer 1:<\/b> Fabric 1 <i>(like the original pattern)<\/i><\/li>\r\n<li><b>Layer 2: <\/b>Fabric 2 <i>(like the original pattern)<\/i><\/li>\r\n<li><b>Layer 3:<\/b> Fabric 3 <i>(replacing Fabric 1 here)<\/i><\/li>\r\n<li><b>Layer 4: <\/b>Fabric 1 <em>(replacing Fabric 2 here)<\/em><\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Layer 5:<\/strong> Fabric 3 <em>(this layer didn&#8217;t exist in the original pattern)<\/em><\/li>\r\n<li><b>Band:<\/b> Fabric 3<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\t<p>So, if you want to arrange your fabrics in the same way, the pieces you will need to cut for each color are:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><b>Fabric 1: <\/b>24 &#8211; 2&#215;3&#8243; rectangles<\/li>\r\n<li><b>Fabric 2: <\/b>16 &#8211; 2&#215;3&#8243; rectangles + 2-1\/2&#8243; x 10-1\/2&#8243; band piece<\/li>\r\n<li><b>Fabric 3: <\/b>32 &#8211; 2&#215;3&#8243; rectangles + 2-1\/2&#8243; x 10-1\/2&#8243; band piece<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ornamentgirls.com\/basic-star-workshop\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pink-green-basic-star-no-sew-quilted-christmas-ornament-cheri-challenge-1-wm.jpg\" alt=\"pink-green-basic-star-no-sew-quilted-christmas-ornament-cheri-challenge-1-wm\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"667\" width=\"1000\" title=\"pink-green-basic-star-no-sew-quilted-christmas-ornament-cheri-challenge-1-wm\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<p>Remember.. the possibilities for these are endless, <b>and that&#8217;s what&#8217;s making it so fun to see everyone&#8217;s different ornaments for this Challenge. <\/b>You can not only re-arrange the order of your fabrics, you can even add\/take away layers! Please have fun creating your own unique ornament design!<\/p>\r\n<p>(If you don&#8217;t yet know this pattern, you can register for the free videos, <a href=\"https:\/\/ornamentgirls.com\/basic-star-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>right HERE<\/b><\/a>.)<\/p>\r\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<h4>Your turn!<\/h4>\r\n<p>Your challenge is&#8230;. to make your own <a href=\"https:\/\/ornamentgirls.com\/basic-star-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Basic Star Ornament<\/b><\/a> using your 3 chosen fabrics&#8230;. you can arrange your fabrics like we have above, or better yet, mix it up!<\/p>\r\n<p>Remember, if you don&#8217;t know how to make the Basic Star, you can learn it for free right <a href=\"https:\/\/ornamentgirls.com\/basic-star-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>HERE<\/b>.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>Then, show me what you&#8217;ve got by posting it on Instagram using the hashtag <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/ornamentgirlschallenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#OrnamentGirlsChallenge<\/a><\/strong> so we can all see it!<\/p>\r\n<p>(And, if you&#8217;re an <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ornamentgirls.club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ornament Girls Club Member<\/a>,<\/strong> please post it in our private FB group!)<\/p>\r\n<p>I&#8217;ll see ya in a week, with Challenge Pattern #2.<\/p>\r\n<p>Happy Ornament-ing!<\/p>\r\n<p><b>Staci Ann<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p>p.s. If you bought your foam ahead of time based on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/ornament-challenges\/2025-supply-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supply List<\/a><\/strong> I gave you, this week uses an <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/market\/product\/8-lined-3-inch-soft-foam-ball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8-Lined Ball<\/a><\/strong>. But, don&#8217;t worry if you don&#8217;t have a pre-lined ball&#8230; this one can either be done without lines, or you can draw your own.)<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We usually get this question about the Basic Star Pattern, and I I wanted to make sure I addressed.. in case this was something you were wondering about, too. The Basic Star Pattern calls for 2 fabrics.. but you said to use 3 fabrics in the Challenge. What am I supposed to do? 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