looking for name of this pattern...
 

I can not seem to find this pattern anywhere. It looks like a french braid with triangles and a square.

I don't know the name of this pattern, but it is really cool!

I don't know the name. It is beautiful and I love all the beautiful colors.

Love it and will follow to see if any one identifies it for you.

I don't know either. Big help huh... But it's very unique. Colors just pop on that white.

i found this which might help
http://www.purlbee.com/mini-quilt-striped-star
the pattern is on pages 22-38.

I love it! I don't know the name either, but someone on etsy was selling the blocks and the listing was called 72 French Braids (confusing because it looks like only 36 are shown in the picture). A picture of one of the blocks is shown in the listing too, and she says it's a 6" block, but you could make it larger too. Other layouts are equally interesting. http://www.etsy.com/listing/73748082...-fabric-blocks

it sure is beautiful!

I don't know the name, but am so glad you posted it! I've never seen a braid done that way, but it looks like it would be fun to try.

Thank you!

What a beautiful pattern.

I have seen several versions of the striped star center, but not this color explosion. I suspect the quilter who made this invented this variant. Clever quilter!! Thank you for sharing it. In hard times, good quilters everywhere have done string pieced, scrappy variantions. Scrappy innovation is a large part of our otherwise very traditional art form. Thanks for sharing this.

I love this quilt ! I suggest you piece a braid row together for about 12" or so. You'll see how easy this block can be by starting with a square and adding a triangle each side after your braid section is pieced. I did check out quiltingfamily etsy from dunster's link, she did have one block pictured that you can click on and see a single block construction. I did print off the pics of the other block layouts that quiltingfamily had pictured. Thanks for posting !

Looks like there is a single block to this pattern ( well a block and it's mirror image)
Here's a block that I tried to isolate. If you know how to construct a braid, you should be able to figure it out, but you will need to experiment with the size of the strips. I would start with a white square, then add the braid strips. I think the strip length would be the length of one side of the square plus the width of the strip you are using. trim the sides of the braid, then add the triangles to the sides.
Proportionally, it looks like the square is less than half the size of the finished block, and the strips finish at half the white square width. I think I would go for a 10" block, starting with a 4.5" square (finishes at 4) then 2.5" wide strips, which finish at 2" each.
A smaller version would be a 2.5" starting square and 1.5" braid strips yielding a 5" finished square...
I'm going to try and post a picture. First time on new board...

It is a lovely pattern!

call me crazy here but could you just do a log cabin and then cut the side diagonals off? maybe doing a braid is just as easy w/ not as much waste though.

Oh my, what a lovely scrappy! It has been saved and I hope I can do it justice later this summer.

Never saw it before, but it's wonderful!

oh that is so pretty . . . . another to consider for my to-do list .. . . . lots of scraps to use up :)

Beautiful scrappy I love scrap quilts

I don't the name of this pattern, but it is really beautiful. I would love to me one for a baby shower gift in June. I will continue to watch this post for the name.

Thanks to Nativetexan and Dunster for all the info.... another for my list of wannados. :-)

I love it, its really pretty, It might be something I might like to make some day.

I would call it Exploding Star.

I am going to watch this one - I love the look - I hope someone comes up with the pattern.

Love this quilt pattern!! I will be checking back often to see if someone knows the name.
Thanks for posting it!

A very pretty quilt top. Unique pattern.

:oI don't know the name either but would love to know it as well! Love it but not smart enough to figure it out without pattern.....barely smart enough with pattern!!:)

Have you looked up Pioneer braid? the colored sections look more like that to me.

It is lovely!!

I love this pattern too. Sure hope someone finds it for you and me lol.

This is lovely-if you can't find a name-make one up===Broken star is a suggestion.

Looks to me like a log cabin then cut on the diagnol with two triangles -- one on each corner!

Looks like Pioneer Braid set in a star pattern. Hope this helps.

One other thing...if you look at the Etsy posting, you can see how the blocks actually go together: the braids, the squares and the triangles. The Etsy post is just the blocks laid out to look like a finished top - they are not sewn together, so you should be able to get a better idea of how they go together. I have patterns for braids that are paper pieced, so let me know if you need more info on them.

What a fun pattern! It would be a cinch to paper-piece the blocks.

I don't know the pattern but it sure is pretty!

Such a beautiful quilt! I would love to have that pattern or find out the name as well.
I see a white square in the lower left corner and then logs built around the side and top like a log cabin.
After that is complete, two white squares attached to each corner, flipped back and then cut to make this design.
That is what I see and I could be wrong but I think I'm going to try a block with some scraps.
The colors in this quilt really make this star explode. Awesome!

Beautiful, that is the name. Wow. Outstanding. Thanks for sharing.

luvestitches, It looks very doable. If you do try the block, please post your results, and perhaps a photo. I would love to see how you come out with it. Good luck.