The quilt doesn't show any mountain in the middle because I cheated! I cut out the middle where the bunching happened and appliqued the yellow/orange star on top.
BTW, Thank you to ALL of you who have given me some ideas to try out - and I WILL try them all. I've already promised myself that I will NOT cheat on my next Lone Star and I will strive for a perfect center! (Yeah, right - I can hardly wait!!!) As they say, nothing ventured, nothing gained and I really want to learn how to do this.
Thanks again, for all the wonderful ideas.
Kip