Thank you Bevenager!!
AmandasGramma: hehehehe!! I understand, and I love your honesty. hehe I've been looking at this pattern for about a year and a half and just now it's struck me as THE TIME to make it. :) I'm loving it and having a lot of fun, which isn't always the case when I'm making a bed-sized quilt. LOL
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And the red pieces turned into this star:
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That red star really pops, doesn't it??
So the 2 finished blocks lying side by side:
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