279. Great Plains Star

 Years ago, back when I was a new quilter, I tried making a radiant star. There were a lot of bias edges and it did not turn out well. I never finished it. 

When I was thinking about making a large quilt for donation to the MCC auction in April, I was intrigued by a radiant star quilt, particularly one by a quilter in Canada. Instead of strip piecing and then cutting the strips at an angle, she cut each diamond individually and made it scrappy. I was hooked. It was a lot harder but I knew the payoff would be worth it.

She had used a palette of corals, teal, and golds against a navy background. I went through my stash and found just what I needed.

 

Then I stasrted working on the next components.

I was aiming for a king-sized quilt that was 106" x 108", and since it has been a long time since I've made a quilt that large, it took some maneuvering. There was also no space in my home to take good photos. These were taken by Helene, who did a beautiful job of quilting.

I found this wideback on sale.

I was thrilled that it was one of the quilts chosen to be hung at the sale.

Quilt: Great Plains Star

Pattern by: Plains and Pine

Made by: Cindy Wiens

Quilted by: Helene Shannon

Completed: March 2025

Size: 106" x 108"

Sold at MCC quilt auction for $2000