Since it's been... oh, you know, three years since I last posted in this thread, I thought I would give you an update.

Y seams are not nearly as hard as I thought they would be, so thank you all for the suggestions on tutorials. You can see from my attached picture, that I am FINALLY making progress on this quilt. I'm actually finding that bringing 5 points together to be the most challenging, but I'm dealing with that by hand sewing those points so I don't lose my tips. Can't wait to show you all when the top is done!

You need to do "set in" seams. You need to stop stitch a 1/4" in from the end seams on the stars. The is probably a u-tube video on show to do this technical seam.

Glad to hear you are now making good progress. yes, Y seams can be difficult but they are attainable.

Thank you so much for asking for help on this block. I found about 30 stars in my mother's stuff after she passed. This has been a UFO year and I decided to tackle the "quilt" she was maybe working on. I did not know she was making this. The fabric she used is some I remember as a little girl. It will be a scrappy quilt and your question with all the helpful replies is a godsend. Thank you, thank you, and thanks to everyone who responded to rainforest_elf.