dunster

This article explains how the morning star was adapted by native tribes to become the morning star, and Lakota star. It's interesting reading.

eparys

I agree - it is a LoneStar pattern. Here is a link to a blog that shows the strip method of construction. Her star comes out at 33x33 and uses Jelly Rolls for the diamonds BUT you could increase the final size easily by adjusting the width of each strips or adding additional 2 1/2 inch strips.

https://betteroffthread.com/2012/08/...torial-part-1/

dunster

I mean how the LONE STAR was adapted... to become the morning star and Lakota star.

Goatmom

Dunster,
Thank you for sharing the link. The information is very interesting.

Iceblossom

I thought that was an interesting article, going into history both good and bad. Is one of the hard things about quilting being mostly a western art form. On my trip across the states before we moved, we went to the Dignity statue. Thought you might like this link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dignity_of_Earth_and_Sky

And speaking of Native influences, let's have three cheers for the Seminole Indians who took to the concepts of machine quilting and strip piecing as soon as there were machines to do piecing on!
https://floridaseminoletourism.com/seminole-patchwork/

WMUTeach

I read the article that was recommended by Dunster. The book suggested in the article, The Star Quilt on the Northern Plains: A Symbol of American Indian Identity by Birgit Hans, is not a book but rather an article that is part of a publication by the State Historical Society of North Dakota. https://www.history.nd.gov/publications/starquilt.pdf The author was a professor of Native American History who retired recently. She did publish other books about Native American history as well as a text book for Native American Studies.

This is a much deeper dive into all early quilting in America as well as the use of symbols in the Native American tradition. Worth the read and with many additional resources mentions if you are interested in Native quilting and symbols used in their traditions.

LI_diva

I figured it out!!
I tried to work out the math with my 17-year old wizz, but we got hopelessly confused!
Instead, I took rotary cutter to fabric, and after much trial and error-well, error-we got a version we like.
It’s not going to be the whole quilt, it’s just the focal point.
And as always, no comments about my lost points are necessary. I know they’re there 🤦‍♀️

eparys

LI_diva - That looks fantastic!!

Butterflyblue

Wow! I like the gray background a lot!

LGJARN52

I spend more time than it's necessary on Pinterest looking at different quilt patterns and marking the ones I like. It bugs me that the majority of people that post don't ( or won't ) inform us of the name of the pattern they used. Countless hours have been spent trying to track down patterns or information on the quilt. Sometimes I can figure a pattern out with graph paper, but I do much better with the actual pattern as reference. IMHO every photo needs a pattern name to reference it by. Anyone else?