Star Quilt Center, Fussy Cut Friday

I write some of the posts ahead of time and sometimes mistakes happen. You might have received a not yet completed rendition of this post in November, 2014. That was because I wrote 2014 instead of 2015. Now this post in completed and ready for you to read. Enjoy!

I need 3 more stars to complete the center. Two of the stars are ho-hum, but the 3rd star can be arranged in 2 different patterns; arrangement 1 . . .

 Arrangement 2.

The final three blocks. Doesn’t the 3rd star look different? 

The stars have been attached to the body, the paper pieces removed and the entire center has been pressed.

Using a Frixion pen, I’m marking a line 1/4″ from the star points on the quilt sides.

To add stability, I’m stitching the marked line. 

The side borders have been sewn onto the center, pressed and trimmed; then the top and bottom were trimmed. 

Now it’s ready for the final border, I’ll show you that next week.