Originally Posted by
calla
Yes, thank you Jan, I've wanted to do this too.....calla
May I suggest, because the background will be so dominant and obvious in this style of star, you might find a "muckled up" background will give the quilt more interest. By that I mean, using several or many different blenders of the same color randomly in the blocks, or using a fabric that is much less value in contrast to the stars, but still has movement/(swirl e.g.) in the design in the print.
I failed to mention that you could also make that block a 9.5" and then trim it down to an 8.5", but, of course, that leaves you much less float.
Jan in VA