Turned out beautifully :thumbup:

All right; top *piecing* is finished (although I might add another border). I'm now adding just a few applique'd roses randomly, and I *may* add some embroidered vines and leaves and buds. But the worst is over.

I also have to figure out what I'm putting on the back of this thing.

I wish I had thought of doing something like this before I tossed mine out about 25 years ago, mine bubbled up in the center, and there was NO quilting it down. Yours looks great. Good job.

I actually like it better! Oh my gosh it's beautiful! Geat job!

Looks GREAT all fixed up like that!

I love it! Good work girl.
do you have enough of the rose print, or the Green? They would make a nice back.

Great fix!!! And beautiful inspector on the "before" pic too, I might add...

Is that template the desired final shape of the diamond segment? Also, when you say 'square up the diamonds' prior to sewing them together, does that allude to making sure they're all the same outer dimensions, using that template? I'm trying to learn how to avoid the center bump, too, so am very interested in any advice before I launch into a lone star. Thanks for mentioning that, too.

When you get ready to sew a star send me a pm I will be happy to talk you through it- they are really easy.

When I have puffy stuff going on in quilts others bring me I add an extra layer of wool batting in that area, a little larger then the actual area- of course I am using a long arm which helps. I like dream wool batting because it is puffier- you also can not tell on the finished project that extra has been added.