Joe's Mom, yes! That is the one. I made the squares that go around the big star about 3 years ago and then put it away. Got it back out and was determined to finish it. The coping strips are because after I made the big star and sewed it the outer squares didnt fit. They were too small. So a coping strip is a strip of fabric that will help you get things to fit right. I used 2 1/2 inch strips sewn to the outer squares. My friend has a longarm and we will be quilting it on her machine. I will look up the videos to see what other have done. Dunster, I had no idea when I started this quilt it would be so difficult. I didnt know that about lone stars. If I ever do one again it wont have such small pieces. It seems that with the smaller pieces there is a lot more bother and fuss trying to get it all to fit.