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Originally Posted by sewmorethings (Post 5540539)

Beautiful isn't that similar to the hunters star?

Sort of looks like Hunter's Star at first glance. But think this might be easier.

Sew pretty! You did a super job on this beauty!

Very pretty, great choice of fabric and great job on the quilting.

Good job. I love it!

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Originally Posted by Cindy60545 (Post 5541699)

The differences between the Hunter & Orion are minute. Hunter has a smaller star in the corners, I think.
The pattern I used is a Thangle project that I picked up a few years ago. It's been in my bucket list bin for a long time just waiting for the right cloth to come along. It ONLY took 640 2" HST to make this. Thought I'd never get them done! It's a Queen size, & took what seemed like forever to get it all pieced, but the quilting went really fast.

Sorry to differ but there is a lot of difference between Orion and Hunter's. Orion is a pattern by Eleanor Burns, named after her son and is a combination of the Log Cabin and a standard star with a square center surrounded by four flying geese or eight HST's (sorry don't recall its' name). The Hunter's Star has been around for a long time and there's nothing resembling a Log Cabin in its' construction. Uh-oh, I fear I may have crossed the line from a happy-go-lucky quilter to something akin to the quilt police. :shock: BTW, yours is definitely a Hunter's Star.

Delilah, you're right about EB designing that particular Orion star block, however, if you google both hunter & orion star quilts, you will see the same quilt! So, it can be either!

Really beautiful quilt. Love the black and white!

Black and White Orion Star

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Originally Posted by Cindy60545 (Post 5540342)

Here's the last of the quilts I've made for the upcoming guild's quilt show, just off the frame! Now to trim & bind it!! The close up is so that you can see the fabric.

Is this an easy pattern?

Beautiful quilt. Black & White quilts are timeless in my opinion. Thanks for sharing.