I made my stars with the strip method.. they were easy.I have used different width strips for different size stars and cut and assembled pieces like the person on sand and sunshine blog. I don't remember where I got the information many years ago but they are quite easy.. maybe EB. I watched the sewing programs on PBS and recorded them
Also you can use less or more strips. I have some with 5 strips, some with more, 7, 9, etc.
You can use a different angle to cut the strips and make 6 point stars.
I have a 40 degree and 60 degree small diamond templates. but I use the degrees marks on my rulers to cut the diamonds usually.