Every so often there is a post asking "What is the name of this block?"
My first thought is "Does it matter?"
I have Barbara Brackman's
Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns, which is an interesting and informative book.
Some of the things that I've learned:
1) Some blocks have several names.
2) Some names have several different blocks that go with the name.
3) Not every block that has been created is in the book
4) New names are being created for blocks/units that have been around for a long time so they are not in the book.
5) People come up with new variations for old blocks/units so they are also not in that book.
If I am participating in something where a certain block is expected, please provide an illustration of what you want - and, if color, and color placement matter - also provide an illustration of that.
"Friendship Star" is an example of that. There are four blocks with that name in the Brackman book, but none of them match this one:
http://www.generations-quilt-pattern...ilt-block.html