Star Quilt

Last year my sister introduced me to the fun of quilting. Like most things I do, I didn't start with something easy, I picked a star pattern and Asian fabric. Still it turned out OK, my husband wanted to hang it on the wall, but I had made it to be used on our king sized bed, so that's where it currently is.

I got a lot of advice on this quilt, and some of it I followed and others I did not, and wish I had. For instance I have embroideryn the stars, and one friend told me I should quilt around the embroidery. This same friend also said I should use clear thread when doing the actual quilting, and I didn't. So I don't look at the back side because it shows white thread over red material, that totally doesn't match. But it's great to sleep under or over, and it's cat approved.

So here is a close up of the start pattern, if you're interested in seeing more pictures, I have an album on webshots, called My Quilt where I've documented the fabrics, embroidery and layout in pictures.  Enjoy.