Star quilt pics finally

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It is old news that I finished the quilt that was my major project last year. However I had never posted pics due to the camera stealing burglar. So finally here for my readers is my big star quilt!.  The quilting is my own desigh, the piecing is heavily based on Cecile Whatman's Aurora quilt. I added the border but the design is otherwise hers. Colours are brighter though.1400 bits of fabric and a year's work. Machine pieced, hand quilted. Fabrics are part scrap and part purchased. Colours and fabrics themed by a beautiful blowsy rose print that forms part of the brown stars. You can see part of this in the detail below:


And here she is in use. Lovely to sleep under. The batting is 60%wool, 40% poly. I think I want to use wool/cotton for my next major quilt. Won't be starting that any time real soon. Want to make other stuff and need time for variety. Also to carefully consider what the next big quilt will be. Committing to a year's labour is a bit of a big deal. Meantime I plan to start the quilting this morning for the baby quilt that has been layered and waiting for a week or so. Plan's for the pattern of the quilting have been gelling in my head. I now have a plan, hoorah for a plan.