I'm sure there are other names for this pattern, but the one that I know it by is Brunswick Star. I made place mats with the star surrounded by diamonds to give a hexagon shape. It is an English Paper Pieced method but can easily be adapted to foundation or machine piecing.

I agree with dunster and Corky. It is a variation on EPP using a diamond motif.

Guess it has several names. I, too, found Texas Star, although the block seems smaller. I found Garden Star but did not find Brunswick Star. Some of the ones I did find have a circle in the center instead of the hexagon.
Thank all of you, you provided me some new web sites as well.

My grandmother had made one of those in yellow and green before I was born, so I'm guessing 30s or 40s. Found the green on white print she used in some 30s reproduction fabric.

I like that pattern too bad you can't find it on a free list.

If I were naming it, it would probably be HEXAGON STAR - I bet it has been called more than one name in it's time. Sure is pretty!

It is also called, Hexagonal Star, Dolly Madison Star, Boutonniere. The latter seems to fit the block perfectly. May you can find a free block with one of those names.

Go on google & type in quilt historian. Choose one & ask them. They are the quilt experts, they would know all about your quilt & they may even be able to repair it for you, probably for a price.

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texas star

Sharon Hultgren has it in her book, Traditional quilts 2, page 44. She uses her easy hex ruler to cut the hex then uses the same ruler to cut the diamonds. It's real easy toput together the way she does it.