I vote for starting rounds on Jan 1st. I will get to the store tomorrow to see if I can find a premade center. If not 1) Elisabrat will post something I love, 2) there are several possibilties on Quilterscache or 3) I can make a plain old Carpenter Star. It won't be plain in bright batiks.
Jan 1st is 2 days away. I'd better get the quilt on the machine FMQed. I can mix piecing on several things at once, but not piecing and FMQ. I have another machine set up, but i prefer to use my favorite for both. Oooo, the excitement is building.