I'm just finishing a very similar quilt - squares of various patriotic fabrics but instead of a star each center has a white seashell shape with red blanket stitching. It's for the 90th (!) birthday of a friend from my dance class (!) who was born on July 4th. I made her a signature quilt for a big party for her 80th and she said she'd like another one. Wish I'd have seen this one earlier with the star center, it would have been so appropriate.