Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Friendship Stars

I finally finished the friendship star blocks for the king sized quilt. Phew!

Then I cleared a space on the floor and laid out the blocks. I have since moved a few blocks around and oriented them so all seems will nest. They are now clipped together by rows and ready to sew the 108” x 108” beast together. I did purchase a wide backing and a king sized batting.

This quilt was requested by my husband for a friend’s son & partner and will be going to England when I get it finished. It’s a good thing Sophie has a 14” table. Did I mention there will be 432 inches of binding?!?! 😳

Cheers, Cherie
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9 comments:

  1. Exuberantcolor/Wanda S HansonJune 30, 2026 at 11:54 PM

    Those king size quilts do take a while to make. I hope the quilting goes well on it.

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  2. Kathy S.July 1, 2026 at 4:39 AM

    108" square! That's a lot of beautiful stars. Congrats on getting it to this point. They are going to LOVE it! Such a wonderful gift.

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  3. patty a.July 1, 2026 at 8:43 AM

    That is a big quilt! I have made a few that big and it is a job! At least you have Sophie to quilt it. I quilted mine on my Pfaff! Call me crazy! LOL!! It will be a wonderful quilt!

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  4. Vicki in MNJuly 1, 2026 at 9:05 AM

    Oh I love that! I have lots of black/white/grays that would look great in other colorways too-no I can't start another new quilt!!

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  5. QuiltdivajulieJuly 1, 2026 at 9:07 AM

    What a handsome quilt this is going to be. And I hope you might consider machine binding this one given all those inches!

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  6. The Colorful FabriholicJuly 1, 2026 at 9:47 AM

    That's huge! Glad Sophie can accommodate it. That'll be a lot of quilting and a lot of binding! I like your layout with the dark border.

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  7. Karen - Quilts...etc.July 1, 2026 at 3:23 PM

    looks pretty - nice colors.Yes that length of binding will take a bit if by hand mine usually take a week at least when I'm not rushing it.

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  8. MaryAnn ShupeJuly 3, 2026 at 7:15 AM

    This is fabulous! I'm amazed at all you get done!

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  9. SnowcatcherJuly 3, 2026 at 9:27 AM

    Yikes! The binding sounds almost scary!!! But a queen-size is just as intimidating, in my opinion. This truly is going to be beautiful. What a wonderful gift!

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