just looked it up in the Block Base 2 program and it looks to be "The Diamond"

Good Luck on finding the name, no clue here.

Do know they (all shown), sure are pretty !! :)

I have seen it called Grandmother's Star, I guess it is like so many other patterns with several names. Whatever the name it is still a pretty quilt to have and enjoy.

Longarm

IT IS BEAUTIFUL AND I HAVE LOOKED FOR THE PATTERN FOR IT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS

TEXIAN, DOES YOURS HAVE THE CENTER ..SEXTAGON?

That sure is gorgeous. I hope you find the true name.

THE ONE MY MARTI MITCHELL IS CALLED TEXAS STAR GARDEN QUILT. IT IS TWOPATTERNS PUT TOGETHER, TEXAS STAR AND GARDEN. SOFTEXPRESSIONS.COM HAS IT ON SALE NOW FOR $8.50. FROMMARTI.COM IS SELLING IT FOR $10.00

Boy, does this quilt have a lot of variations and names. It is not Seven Sisters because I have a Seven Sisters. I find the quilt with a circle in the middle, hexagons in between (Like Ada's - great minds think alike! LOL), and other variations. Many that were suggested are 8 pointed stars, this is 6. On some sites the Lone Star pattern is called Texas Star. So I guess it comes down to pick what you like. The Marti Mitchel part of the pattern is like mine. I made patterns from the pieces I removed for repairing.

Very Nice! I'm a ParrotHead Too! LOL

I have seen that called "Star Garden". Wonderful quilt.

Pati, in Phx

It is called the names I said and a few more and texas star is one of them also the garden one...I found it in block base and it is one the Kansas C....blocks. The seven sisters have seven stars in the block.

that is beautiful. God bless.

I really like it too!

Texas Star

I have a book presented by Leisure Arts, published in 2001, call Encyclopedia of Classic Quilt Patterns and containing 101 patterns and instructions. It has this pattern called Texas Star and is said to be one of many associated with the Lone Star State and first published in 1928. The book contains the templates and full instructions as well as a color copy of the quilt. The quilt is referenced as being made by Mable Azhill Webb of Jackson, Tennessee. You might be able to find a copy in a library or on Amazon.com. Beautiful quilt; bravo for restoring vintage quilts.

I found 3 patterns in the Block Base 2 program that might be what you are looking for.

Thank you Dunster for the link - which also says Pentagon Star so that is what I will call my quilt which is "Tim's Quilt" at present. In my pre-internet days of 1993, I struggled as single mother with young child and couldn't afford fabric so I played with my templates and drew numerous patterns with Irregular Pentagon (Complete Book of Patchwork & Quilting for Australia & New Zealand 1986) - my patterns include fish, scissors, frogs, aeroplanes etc embarking on tessellations, which I'd never heard of back then!!

I appreciate that more than one person can have the same idea even though we might be worlds apart.

AS I WAS GOING THRU MY THINGS, I FOUND AN 8" TEMPLATE IN MY DESK OR "TEXAS STAR" THIS IS MADE BY ARDCO. THE WEBSITE IS WWW.ARDCOTEMPLATES.COM . IT SHOWS THAT IT IS MADE IN 8" AND IN 12". THERE IS A PRICE MARKED ON THE BACK FOR $ 11.95. THE TEMPLATES ARE METAL.. REALLY VERY NICE. .

For anyone interested in the irregular pentagon shape I've found my drawings from 1986-90 before I had pc and printer in '95, I had traced templates from the A & NZ book above and drew patterns such as: Bird House in Tree, Robot Man, Wheel Barrow/Pram; Air Plane I; Airplane II; Airplane III; Turtle; Cray Fish; Crab; Water Lily/Tulip/Lotus; Ice Cream in dish; Helicopter/Plane; Flower (as in some of those garden flowers named by others here; Fish x 2; Bird; Kite; Box Kites; Bows; Dogs I & II; Camel Kneeling; Caterpillar; Flying Bat; Chicken; Dog Running; Cow Kneeling; Scissors; DartBird; another Bird House/Mouse Cage/Letterbox and so on - it is a remarkable shape which only needs triangles, rectangles etc added to give greater scope - I obviously didn't have anything better to do in those days

:lol: :roll:

I HAVE NEVER UPLOADED ANYTHING HERE BUT I WILL TRY THIS

I bought a quilt top in the Houston area just like this and it was done in green and 30's fabrics. All original. They called it the Texas Star. It could have several names depending on where in the country you find it.

My son's MIL located this quilt top...hexigon all the way. Was told it was the Garden Star.

I have this book and I converted this pattern from template piecing to EPP. I made a photo copy of the templates in the book ---- cut them out --- traced onto cardboard and cut out --- traced as many times as I could on a piece of copy paper and made copies of that "master" copy. Then EPP like usual ---- I have converted many patterns by doing this. Easy Peasy! Just be very careful and do a sample block ---- if you have to force the pieces together then something is off --- start over!!

I began piecing it together and decided the pieces were too big for my liking. I haven't reduced the pattern yet, but I will....soon...and start over. I love this pattern and I love EPP.

I have a quilt top I bought at an antique flea market in the Houston area a couple of years ago done in a very similar pattern. I will take a photo of it and post it soon. It's done with green diamonds between the stars and all the fabrics are original 1930's fabrics. It's all hand pieced. Very pretty. I've wondered what the pattern is called. I can't decide how to finish it or if I should even bother. Look for the pic soon.

texas star (old pattern), looking for directions.
 

I inherited a texas star quilt pieces thru my mother. I do not have any assembly directions. Does anyone know where I could find some? I can go by the pictures that I found. But was hoping for written directions. Thank you.

I have also seen it in the Encyclopedia of Classic Quilt Patterns.
http://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-O.../dp/0848724747

Looks like fun and a great finished top....

Looks to me that three different templates are used on that quilt.

A hexagon, a pentagon, and a diamond.

I think the pentagon is actually diamonds of the same color sewed together ( background), may be wrong tho.

The one that Rainbow showed - with the pink "hexagons" - the pink hexagons are made up of three diamonds sewn together. It is different from the ones that Parrothead and Corky showed.

The first one is made from three different templates.

PattiesPearl showed the templates I used to draw the attached design.

All of those units can be further subdivided.

I believe it is a version of the Texas Star Quilt