You may remember the previous post on Karen Nyberg, the NASA astronaut who took her patchwork into space with her. 
Karen has now issued a challenge to quilters worldwide to create a star block to celebrate the 40 year anniversary of the Houston International Quilt Festival.
To read more about Karen’s challenges trying to stitch in space, follow this link. There is a great YouTube clip of Karen talking about her difficulties completing her 9×9 block.
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I think I will make a block to send to America. It will have to bigger than Kelly’s stars though!