Sorry I'm so slow to respond, it's been a difficult week!
The Stars are "Lucky Stars" by Atkinson Designs. Extremely easy, and comes together very fast. I've made several in different color combinations, some batik, some cotton prints. It always comes out great! The alternating blocks are flipped, so very few seams to match. I made one from selecting the fabric from my stash to wrapping the gift in about 4 days, and I work full time.
The one with houses is called Beach Cottages. Here's where I got the pattern
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php...ng_id=38469031 It was my first paper pieced pattern. It's much easier than I thought, but definitely not one to rush thru.
Boston1954 ~ there are places online that you can get batiks for a very good price ($4-6/yd)! Thousands of Bolts, Marshall Dry Goods, Fabric Depot, Over the Rainbow. If you check out the ones in your LQS, then look online, you will recognize them and get a better idea of color. I love batiks...can't get enough of them! LOL