Welcome!!
Originally Posted by mosaicthinking
Not a book but a link to a pattern that *might* be contemporary enough for you and that uses 2 1/2 inch strips -
http://www.quiltville.com/boxystars.shtml
I'm busting to make it in woody, masculine tones using a combination of prints and solids which I think will look great and be contemporary.
I have made the boxy stars once and am getting ready to do another for a friend. It was easy to make-I'm a beginner and it didn't take me very long at all.