When I think about a quilt, I think of a few different
criteria: Is it easy to make; does it fit the recipient’s style; how am I going
to pay for it? Once those are met, it’s time to start.
After making my sister-in-law’s quilted pillow for her
birthday as a preview of her Christmas present, it got me rethinking how I
wanted to do her quilt. I’d never done wonky 8-point stars before, but figured
it couldn’t be too difficult. Sure enough, it was super simple and the finished
block turned out even better than I imagined. With my original four and nine
patch sketch now looking like a turd by comparison, I decided to go with the
larger star pattern for the whole quilt. Because the finished quilt blocks are
eighteen and a half inches square, I figure I can get away with making twelve
of these blocks for a lap quilt. Of course, I could make twenty for a bed
sized, but I’m not even sure she’d use it on her bed as she has so many
comforters and would diminish the first criteria of easy.
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