Recently finished quilt for nephew

Saw a friendship star based quilt ... and saw one of those quilts that takes a motif and repeats it different sizes.  So, I gave the combination a whirl.  Next try, I will make the large stars more separated and the small stars smaller.  The lightest version of the small blocks, I think needs to be lighter still.







Here is a detail from the name I appliqued on.  The kids really like to have their names on the quilts in a large family especially.  But, I didn't want the name to obscure the design.  I went with a sparkly-sheer organza, so it is kind of hard to see in the full-shot.  It is smooth to the touch and held up under the first washing.  The white outline is partly the white thread, but also partly the white paper I used to stabilize.  It may or may not work it's way out.