Winter Project Link Party Patching

Hi there! Welcome if you have hopped over from Jennifer at Thistlebear. I have been working on several big makes over the winter, this quilt being one of them.

I have been beavering away on my eight pointed star quilt over the last six months. I like to do it when my shoulder and arm can no longer knit and crochet. The stars are hand stitched together so I could make one in an evening. Variety keeps me crafting.

I have made fifteen squares, had a little measure up and five rows of three looked good to me. I think it is time to sew them together and see what size it makes. I may need an outer border to make up a single bed size as well as the binding but I love the feel of not really knowing...weird I know, but I really feel like I am making something not just following along with a pattern.

I re cut the borders on each square to even them up before I sewed it together. A happy hour cutting where I treated myself to a new blade on the rotary cutter which made the job so easy. The children went to the local football match with their dad so I did it in utter peace and quiet.

I am relishing this project that takes a little more time which is a surprise to me, I normally like the thrill of the chase. 
Maybe I am growing up a bit?

Jo xx