Linda, if you go to Bonnie Hunter's quiltville.com website, she shows how to make those wonky stars. I happened to have 3 of Gwen Marston's liberated quilting books from the library to see her method.
they are fun AND easy!
Thought I'd better post the link cuz I even had a hard time finding it. I forgot that Bonnie calls them "maverick stars" ..
http://quiltville.com/maverickstars.shtml