Progress

I have been working hard on the MoonGlow quilt.  I have the top finished now, and I am liking it much much better!  (Whew!)  The borders seem to set the center section apart, and brighten it up too.  This is a very large quilt.  The finished top is 104 x 104, not the 110 x 110 the pattern states .  But then, I did not follow the pattern totally!  I made all the border strips the same size, whereas in the pattern, they get wider as they get darker.  I also added a new fabric, the lightest turquoise to help brighten it up a bit.  I did switch out a couple fabrics, too, from the stars, deleting a dark blue and a dark purple, and substuting a lighter blue, and a lighter purple.  The stars look better to me and do not get lost in that black background.  I love how this has turned out!  In the making of the final stars, I did do paper-piecing, and while not necessarily easier, the points turned out crisp and sharp.  You do have to peal off all the papers afterwards though, and that is a pain, but the result is worth it, in my opinion.  So!  here it is!

I have this on my bed, a California King, so you can see that this is a BIG quilt!  Even bigger than the Cowboy quilt.  It's gonna be a pain to quilt this baby, but I am more experienced now, so we'll see.  I have to go make the backing now.  I have a dark blue backing fabric, and tomorrow I plan on making the quilt sandwich.  I am hoping that I can have this done by Christmas!  Wish me luck.