Category Archives: Starstruck

I finished the Starstruck quilt late in October, but forgot to post until now. :

Top: Detail showing border: The outside black border will end up being the same width as the inner black border. I added extra on the outside for machine quilting purposes…….so there would be some fabric available for “squaring up.”

I have been making serious progress on the Starstruck quilt. This is the center 100 stars pieced together. I will be adding an inner 2 inch black border, then a border of the little cream and black Friendship stars, then … Continue reading →

Well, this is what 51 cream and black Friendship Star border blocks look like: I know, I know. All the little back figures in the cream background fabric are not lined up in the same direction. So give me a … Continue reading →

Whew, I now have 100 – 8 inch blocks (finished) for the center of the Starstruck quilt: Now, on to the border blocks. These little guys are only 4 1/2 inches square finished and my new calculations indicate I will … Continue reading →

Only 18 to go. Then on to the border which has as many cream and black Friendhip Star blocks as the center has colorful blocks. Humm…………

As I posted earlier, I am making a queen size version of Bonnie Hunter’ “Starstruck” quilt. My version will have 100 of the star blocks to make a queen size quilt. So far, I have made 47 of these: And … Continue reading →

I mentioned in an earlier post attending a workshop with Bonnie Hunter, designer, blogger and author. Well, here is an EQ6 drawing of the version of “Starstruck” I started in her workshop. I added the Freindship Star border in black … Continue reading →

Over the weekend, I drove 420 miles to Indianapolis to attend a trunkshow and workshop by Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville fame. I stayed Thursday evening at my sister-in-law’s house near Indy and she graciously drove us from her house to … Continue reading →