My first quilt was a Lonestar, made in about 1970. I saw a picture in a craft magazine and wanted to make it. I cut a diamond shape from sandpaper to use as a templete and hand cut with scissors all the pieces. When I sewed all the pieces together my 8 points would not meet and lay flat. That is when I discovered I had not allowed for any seam allowances; so I cut enough pieces to sew another point - now, I have probably the only 9 pointed Lonestar quilt in the world. I quilted it, but not close enough and most of the batting has shifted and wadded up so several places have no batting between the top and back. But, yes, I still have it up in the attic somewhere where nobody can find it until I'm dead and gone!