Originally Posted by CoriAmD
I think it is just a matter of making a "snowball block" but only putting the pieces on two opposite corners instead of on all four. Play around with some scrap and see what comes of it. I have seen this pattern somewhere but can't think of the actual name. Something "star" I think.
Thanks! I like this pattern too but the star is a little more on a slant then the one I was looking for. This would be a faster way and looks easier. I think quilter's cache might have this pattern as Shooting Star?
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:5ArvpKlVFIcJ:www.quilterscache.com/S/ShootingStarBlock.html+quilter's+cache+shooting+st ar&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&source=www.google.com