I so enjoyed your original post and your finished quilt. Congratulations for getting it finished!

what a beautiful, beautiful quilt!

this quilt looks exquisite and so professional.

Beautiful quilt!

my goodness. that is absolutely outstanding! she is a beauty!

What a beautiful quilt--I'm so glad you stuck with it and finished it. Thanks for sharing your photo.

So that's the secret to making beautiful quilts! Perhaps I should nip a li'l more at the inspiring beverages. Great story and what a gorgeous quilt!

LOL...No it wasn't, but funny you should bring up AA. I started quilting many years ago while trying to dry out after a bitter divorce. Yep, I'm recovered...never been to a meeting, but no longer drink till I pass out. I have the occasional irish coffee. Most of the time the Baileys spoils before I can drink the bottle. You know they say alcoholics will generally trade one bad habit for another, mine was fabric!

Wow, what a beautiful quilt!

Well the errors don't show, that's for sure! Just stuning!

Well worth the trials and tribulations.....'tis a beauty indeed.

It's such a beautiful quilt

Wow! Just beatiful! You can send it my way!

That is beautiful!

Absolutely gorgeous, it turned out perfectly. Your work is wonderful and this quilt is the proof of it. So worth all your troubles with it. I'm so glad you finished it up.

Gorgeous... worth every woe.

The quilt is gorgous, no matter the story behind it.

I loved reading your post> I felt your frustration but especially your humor . The quilt is beautiful

Beautiful quilt, worth all the frustrations! Great job!

It's a beautiful quilt, you should be proud of it, no matter how long it took, the end result is fantastic. Great job.

It's gorgeous, you did a wonderful job. Hope you are enjoying the fruits of your labors.

I'm in Martinsville, IN right now! Want to talk? PM me and we can exchange information. I no longer live here, however, will be here about a week.

If laying a quilt aside for 2 years would produce a beauty like this, it's time to start turning them loose! Very, very nice work!

Went and read your story, you sure should write, maybe you could turn that into a parttime job. There is a lady who writes books that are quilting based, and they sound like they should be really good.

Green with envy, wish I had your talent!!! I do much simpler quilt patterns and keep saying I am going to do something more complicated soon. Maybe 2013 will be the year for me. So much inspiration on QB. If I am ever going to have something this beautiful, I just better jump in feet first and start cutting and sewing. I just love this quilt.

This is absolutely stunning!!!!!!

Absolutely beautiful:)

beautiful like the applique also

Beautiful quilt!

I think Karen Mctavish says it best "Quilt out of your comfort zone, you won't be disappointed!" I'm by no means an advanced quilter but I strive to be. Its all about where you devote your energy. Someday before I die I'd like to get just one quilt in a big show. Its baby steps, I hope you find it within yourself to take a step outside your comfort zone in 2013, good luck and thank you for inspiring me!

A writer I'm not, sometimes life just gives you a good story. My dad tells some of the best, maybe its an inherited trait. Glad you enjoyed my sewing adventure.

LOVE this!!!!

Your quilt is beautiful and you should be proud, what an accomplishment!

It turned out looking so great! A beautiful finish, in deed!

That is one amazing quilt. love the applique work.

It's a beautiful quilt. Congrats!

Is there a pattern for your star quilt? Thanks...Trish

Whoop, whoop! Loved your story, because I've been there. that's why I don't cut the whole quilt out at once any more! i hear my husband's voice in my head,'Measure twice; cut once.' I still take as much of my machine apart as I can, and it's usually a teensy, weensy bit of thread hiding in the most improbable place - or the top thread caught under the spool or in the notch.

Your quilt is beautiful. Has the look of a beloved antique.

This is beautiful and it was worth the wait. Is there a name/pattern for it?

To all that asked there is no pattern. It started out as something else and I was inspired by grannies stars in fons and porters 2009 june issue I think. So I had to get out pen and paper and do some math because I didn't have the pattern just a picture of the quilt. You can find my inspiration on my blog that I'm not allowed to post here on the board. I might get in trouble for even mentioning that I have a blog. The rules here keep me guessing. So if I just made another boo-boo Im sorry in advance. I like to call this quilt my Variation of a variation, variation quilt.