Start with a proven system for designing, cutting, and sewing quilts; add two of the most interesting shapes used i quilt piecing; mix in lots of personality and helpful illustrations.  The results are hundreds of original and easy to make quilts.  

In Stars Galore and Even More, Donna Poster transforms hexagons and octagons into whirling stars, six-point poinsettias, and intricate overlapping triangles. Donna takes readers step by step through her speed-cut system for creating quilts.  Every aspect of quilt making is covered - from nurturing the first glimmer of an idea to selecting fabrics and supplies, to planning an original quit design on paper and then carrying it out on fabric.  

• 288 different quilt blocks using hexagons and octagons and more than 50 quilt designs based on those blocks.  
• Instructions for cutting and pasting the blocks onto planning pages to create original quilt designs.  
• Color photos of 23 quilts created with Donna's system.  
• Special instructions and practice exercises for beginners.  
• Tips on rotary cutting, applique, binding, and much more.  

Book is from avid quilter's inventory, non-smoking home, stored in clean, dry area in bookcases.  In excellent condition, binding completely intact, no markings, tears, or discolorations in pages.  There is a line at the bottom outside edge of the pages that appears to have been placed by a store, it has not bled into the pages.