Here is the Star Struck quilt half quilted. I began the blocks several years ago and never finished them {gasp}. There are about 160 of these blocks, and it takes four to complete a Star Struck block, so I have enough for at least three crib-sized quilts. The blocks are all assembled, and I am squaring them up as I need them, a very necessary step as I was not a very neat quilter back then.
I began quilting this using straight-line quilting, which I have never done before on a quilt of this size. My terrific old Bernina has a foot attachment with an adjustable guide for sewing straight lines. The more I learn about her extra feet, the more I love her! I am finding I am really enjoying this new way of quilting as my usual way of quilting a quilt is random stipple, and I also really like the effect of the straight lines. However, I plan to get a walking foot for my sewing machine before I finish this project to make it easier.
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These are the leftover triangles from the corners of the individual blocks. I am sew glad I took the time to sew the extra line of stitching to create them! These are being used as a top border in the quilts.
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