I made this for my niece, Josephine, a bright explosion of joy who joined our world in the middle of one of the darkest nights of 2018 and has been spreading hope and optimism ever since.

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This quilt grew from a few 12" paper pieced star blocks I was playing around with. I liked them so much that I built the quilt around them, filling in the space between with solid borders, 3" squares and sparkles, a few Bonnie Hunter "Criss Cross" blocks, and a canted star block I designed (that I'm really happy with, actually!).

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This is 100% Betsy original design, completely one-of-a-kind. I also quilted it myself (a first!). It is one of my favorite things.