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Captain America Shield here I come!

Bjay

Captain America Shield here I come!
« on: November 03, 2020, 15:25:03 PM »
Having been requested by SIL for a quilt, and pointing out he will be 4th in the queue he seemed undeterrred so now to work out how the hell to do it

I found what he wanted on Google and then searched for a way that is within my capabilities. I hit on the idea of a Dresden pattern when I saw this

Thanks @BrendaP for your input. Those numbers will be useful I think.
This is a long term thing but it gives me an aim

At least there won't be a lot of decsions about colours!
« Last Edit: November 03, 2020, 15:47:33 PM by Bjay »
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Bjay

Re: Captain America Shield here I come!
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2020, 15:25:59 PM »
Oh ouch - that's come out a bit too large - help!
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Acorn

Re: Captain America Shield here I come!
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2020, 15:43:11 PM »
The size is OK - it's 1,080px wide which is only a little larger than can be displayed.  900px is ideally the maximum, but I'm certainly not bothered about a few extra pixels!

I could transfer @BrendaP 's post from the Today thread, but the software will put it at the beginning of the thread because of the time it was posted, so here it is quoted:

It depends on how smooth you want the circles to be.
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If you make a long strip of red and white stripes and then use a wedge ruler;
9 degrees for 40 wedges or 10 degrees for 36 wedges and you make the wedges fairly big (full length of the ruler?) the angles will be barely discernable.  The star in the middle would be doable by piecing or by applique.  Joining the circles to the centre will be the hardest bit to do other than by 'applique'.  Probably the easiest  way would be to make the middle with a good amount of seam allowance and then place the finished circle over it and either turn the edge of each wedge and topstitch or just satin stitch right around the whole lot.
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Bjay

Re: Captain America Shield here I come!
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2020, 15:49:07 PM »
Oh Thank you @Acorn
I am very grateful

I thought the picture seemed huge but hey ho
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maliw

Re: Captain America Shield here I come!
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2020, 15:58:53 PM »
That should keep you out of mischief @Bjay
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Bjay

Re: Captain America Shield here I come!
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2021, 14:04:06 PM »
It's been a while since I opened this thread but I amnow ready to begin this project
Thank you @BrendaP for pointing me in the right direction.
I have been making the templates for the wedges today.
Star is a problem at the moment but I will solve it

Fabric has been bought and am now raring to go. Just hope it all fits together when I begin the construction
« Last Edit: January 26, 2021, 14:07:16 PM by Bjay »
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Flobear

Re: Captain America Shield here I come!
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2021, 16:14:51 PM »
Beej, I'm not sure if you have a working printer. If you do just bingle 'printable 5 pointed star' and you get lots of choices. If you print out the style you want, say A4 size, find the centre by drawing from each point you will then have the 5 'spikes' at the correct angles. You can then extend each spike to the correct length and draw in the star the size you want.

Eta

 

If you extend in both directions - as with the red line - you can accurately position the inner corners of your star as well.
« Last Edit: January 26, 2021, 16:24:06 PM by Flobear »
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Bjay

Re: Captain America Shield here I come!
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2021, 16:44:15 PM »
That's the problem, Flo- Mrbeej, in his wisdom, tried to do some priniting a few weeks back - goodness knows what and the printer decided not to work after that adventure!
Worked fine for me the day before  :headbang:
I could print off and enlarge as you have demonstrated but.....
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WendyW

Re: Captain America Shield here I come!
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2021, 18:59:16 PM »
A star is easy- all you need is a protractor and a ruler.

Draw a circle the size of the inner circle. A circle is 360deg, divided by 5 star points, 360/5=72. "Slice" your circle into pie slices that are 72deg at the center tip. Connect every second point (where the slices cross the circle) to create the star.

Deafoldbat

Re: Captain America Shield here I come!
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2021, 19:05:32 PM »
@Bjay This is (the only reason) why we did geometry at school. Were you looking out of the window that day?  ;)

Flobear

Re: Captain America Shield here I come!
« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2021, 19:28:38 PM »
@WendyW  That was exactly the method I mentioned to Bjay on the other forum but I didn't know that she definitely had a protractor because she used to teach tinies!

@Deafoldbat , I loved geometry, it was practical and made sense. Unlike algebra where you had to make sums with letters and leave out the multiplication signs  :facepalm:
« Last Edit: January 26, 2021, 19:31:14 PM by Flobear »
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Bjay

Re: Captain America Shield here I come!
« Reply #11 on: January 26, 2021, 20:00:24 PM »
I know - just it's a long long time since I needed to use geometry

Thanks all I'm just old and  stressed!
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Bjay

Re: Captain America Shield here I come!
« Reply #12 on: January 27, 2021, 14:52:35 PM »
So following instructions - Flo, Wendy w and another Flo sister I have a perfect 5 pointed star.

Showed Mrbeej - not a complement but a 'where did you get that from?'

Thankyou both.
Total mind freeze yesterday :S

Just waiting for the interfacing now
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Bjay

Re: Captain America Shield here I come!
« Reply #13 on: February 13, 2021, 16:11:53 PM »
A quarter of the shield for Capt America is now sewn up, next half is cut and ready to go tomorrow.
I do need to buy more red as the Ruby blocks used more than I thought. Hopefully Doughty's still have some in stock, if now I'll shop around. It could be slightly different shade as it's for the border. Will have to see

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Lowena

Re: Captain America Shield here I come!
« Reply #14 on: February 13, 2021, 16:26:11 PM »
Excuse my ignorance but who or what is Captain America?
What's the relevance to a quilt?
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