Sooooo, I've reached the end of my attention span for star-making. I'm up to 35 stars, which with alternate blocks will give me a 7 x 10 layout. I'm not going to put them together on-point, just opting for the simpler basic checkerboard instead.
I unearthed a nice chunk of soft orangey-toned yardage for my alternate blocks, very similar to the vintage quilt we're being inspired by.
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