Originally Posted by Annaleehunter
Thanks to all! I just went through my Christmas fabric and have what equals to 100 fat quarters! Guess it is time to bust the Christmas stash! I am going to look for a neutral/gold mottled fabric for the background!
I have never completed a traditional quilt. I chickened out and made rag quilts.
I will finish this. I will quilt this. I will learn to machine quilt. I am most terrified of the quilting, but I have watched the you tube videos a million (well not really) times and I know I can do it!
Thank you all for your help!
Yes, you CAN do this! It's a very easy pattern, not a lot of matching. The background of the star extends beyond the points, and you trim it back a bit when you square up the blocks. That makes the perfect start for the rectangles that surround it. The only places to match are the centers of the stars to the edges of the points and the intersections of the blocks themselves. Very easy and very forgiving if you do make a mistake!