I started mine when my daughter was in the 8th grade and finished it when she was a sophomore. She is 37 now. I made my own design of pieced stars "Rebecca's Stars" I called it. The stars themselves were made from scraps I had left from clothes I had made since I had started sewing. Clothes discarded in my family, clothes I had made for her since she was born and so forth. The only fabric I bought was the backing, strips I put between the blocks and the binding. I sewed all the stars by hand and hand quilted. It was a queen size quilt, she had a double bed but wanted a "big quilt" she said. She loved it. She used it until it is almost totally destroyed now. I wish I new how to fix it and give it back to her. Any ideas? GREAT QUESTION!!!!