Big One-Star Quilts by Magic: Diamond-Free(r) Stars from Squares & Rectangles  14 Stars in 4 Sizes, 28 Quilting Designs, 4 Projects
The patterns in this new book by Nancy Johnson-Srebro make it fast and easy for anyone to make Star of Bethlehem or Lone Star quilts. There are no diamond shapes or Y-seams. There are no bias edges. Nancy's patterns are only made with squares and rectangles. Fourteen star pattern designs vary in their design and are easy enough for beginner-level quilters. From simple to complex-looking, the traditional looking patterns look like they were in fact made with diamonds, and they aren't!...  --antiquequiltdating.com/     11/1/08