Peggy Martin Pieced Stars Quilt

I finished the quilting on Thursday night, after spending several days on this quilt. The pattern comes from Peggy Martin’s book, Quick-Strip Paper Piecing for Blocks, Borders & Quilts.  The customer loved how I quilted it, which is always a plus! I used several colors of variegated Superior Rainbows thread on the top, Superior Sew Fine in my bobbin, and I also used a Sulky 30 wt. cotton variegated thread on a couple of blocks.  Each star is done a little differently from the others.  In the alternate blocks, I used a feather variation that I learned in Jamie Wallen’s machine quilting class.  I stitched ferns in the outside border, and a swirl and feather variation on the inner border.  It was a lot of work, but it was well worth it!