did you see the free link I posted the other day for the Carpenters Star
here is the link
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-122357-1.htm
Originally Posted by NJ Quilter
I would do a search here for the Carpenter's star thread. Very much like you descibe what you'd like to do. You could change out the layout to suit your star color choice. It's also described as a '4 hour quilt'. Not quite sure about that but the directions have multiple sizes listed. I just started a couple of days ago and don't have much concentrated time to work on it but it actually does make up very quickly.