There are so many to choose from, but I would use the friendship star, Ohio star, my favorite - the 8 pointed star, Hope of Hartford star, and the list goes on. I love star blocks and would have to say the eight pointed star is one of my favorites, as you can make so many variations - putting a 9-patch or 4-patch in the center square, square in a square, and the lsit goes on. The possibilities are endless, in fact I would have trouble decided which ones would not go into the quitl.