:D :D :D Here is a picture of the lone star that I'm working on. I went ot Joanns this a.m. and got the fabrics and stuff to finish it. Tomorrow I will have to set up the big ironing board and give it a good ironing. I don't know why that center star has a little bit of a pucker in it, but maybe it just needs pressing. I hope that is all it is. Some of the lines didn't match up too well, but what the hey. This is the first time I got one put together. Tomorrow I will put a boarder on it too. it is getting so big it's hard to handle. Enjoy, Huggies, Fay

I love this pattern, but don't think I'll ever want to tackle it. You did a great job and can't wait to see it finished....

Beautiful!!!!

I think it looks fabulous. Love your colors. If your center doesn't want to 'unpucker' take out 3 or 4 stitches and re-sew, taking in a 1/16" additional on each side or however much you calculate it needs. It should lie completely flat. I worked on one of these stars last year and sometimes they need a little 'adjusting'. Looks great!

Gorgeous! go fer it!

That's very pretty! Really nice colors!
Congratulations to you for tackling that! :thumbup:

WOW!! :thumbup: I am so impressed with your work!! :D It couldn't have turned out any nicer. Congratulations!!
:D :D :D :D

Very, very nice!

WOW, I like this, I would not have the patience, you have done a great job, personally I like that the check/stripe fabric pieces are not all the same because it adds movement and interest, otherwise it is all very symmetrical. Just MHO.

Gal

Looks perfect to me. I love it

I love it . That is so beauiful.

Very Nice, BEE PROUD! :thumbup:

Wow..I've always been intimidated by Lone Stars but you've done a great job. I love the striped fabric in it.

it's going to be really pretty....

Its beautiful. I've heard you can take a rubber mallot (hammer) and a block covered in batting and really whack that center down.

I love it, I think you have done beautiful work!

Beautiful, looking forward to seeing it again when finished. :D

I have done this it does work - its for when you have a whole bunch of seams that come together. You want to iron it first then put it on a solid surface and whack it. It does really help and I would try that first. But I think one of the other earlier posts had it correct you might need to take it apart a little bit and adjust the seams - yeah I know it sucks.

P.S. Really like your lone star it's looking nice keep us posted.

It is not uncommon in this pattern for the center of the star to sometimes "volcano" a bit. I can't tell from your photo if this is what you mean when you say it puckers. If it is a bit of a volcano, this usually quilts out. Did with mine anyway. But when I did my lone star quilt I did also have to unsew the seams that meet in the middle and resew them, I think twice. Here is a link to a post of mine.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-22341-1.htm

Bobbinchick - I made one of these several years ago during a class. We used the iron on stabalizer with the grid markings on it and used rectangle fabrics - it was soo much fun and alot easier to work with rectangles instead of diamonds. But one of the tricks they taught us to get the center to lay flat is that once you have it pieced into the 4 sections (each with two diamonds) you have to "square" the 4 points that are going to meet in the center - then when you have two halves, make sure your edges that will meet at the center are perfectly straught. My center turned out perfect, not a bulge in sight.

It looks wonderful

Even tho there are a few flaws in it, I am very proud of it. I tried one a loooonnngggg time ago and had a really pretty star all laid out in diffrent shades of greens and it turned out so ugly that I tossed it. I think this one turned out pretty good so now I'm going to add the boarders and I want to make a cornerstone type of block with a mini lone star on it. I can probably make a little star, maybe with three colors and applique' them on a little block for the corners of the boarders and maybe one in the middle of the side boarders and maybe have tree at the head of the quilt to go over the pillow. I've seen some beautiful ones like that so it will be a little bit of planning on that part. Every one thanks for the nice compliments and enjoy your day, Huggies, Fay

That's the very same type of way I made this one, but tho the center didn't lay flat, I'm hopeful I can fix that. I forgot about the squaring up on that so I think that's my problem. I'll press it now and see if I can fix that center star. I've always have trouble with this kind of a center, but I'm very proud of it just the same as since it's going on my bed,, well I have my doubts that any quilt police will be around.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Have a great day, Huggies, Fay

Hey!!! I got out the big ironing board and gave the quilt top a ice pressing and the center star did press flat so I'm happy now. Well I'm going to go ahead and go get groceries and then get atsrted on the final boarders. Have a great day, Huggies, Fay

It is coming along so well!! You are doing a great job on it!! :thumbup:

I love it can't wait to see it when you're all done!

Very pretty!

Grat job! can't wait to see it quilted.

love your plaid fabric

love your quilt.... takes a lot of work huh? your color choice is real pretty too. I love E Burns pattern for this quilt... I have made 3 ..1 for each child.

oh the lone star :)

way to go - yours is gorgeous!

aileen

That is awesome!

The colours are just vibrant I love it.

Excellent job. If the pucker is still there after pressing, remember that the quilting can solves that minor problem in your excellent quilt.

Absolutely gorgeous!

Love your color choices! With the two plaids it vibrates with enthusiasm!

Your quilt is beautiful. Love the colors. I recently learned to sew diamonds together. I like doing it and hope to someday make one of these.

Beautiful, love the pattern.

Wow what a masterpiece of a quilt!!!!!!