Here is a link to a Hunter's Star block method by Deb Tucker (sorry if this was already posted).
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...58187178,d.eW0
I have a lot of 1.5" strips and this lends itself well to those. The triangles needed are small as well - 4" cut on the diagonal. Here is a block I made so you can see. I am hand piecing these because I need a portable project. The block is about 9.5".