BlockBase 2719: Key West Star

BlockBase 2719

About 1900

This is a full-size quilt so those blocks are pretty large.

I have three examples of this design pieced in similar colors from

the turn of the last century.

But I haven't been able to find a period pattern than might

have inspired the red, white and blue quilts.

The design was published in the 1970s by Jeff & Beth Gutcheon

as Key West Star but these tops are older than that.

The Gutcheon name was probably inspired

by a more common design Key West Beauty,

which is more of a kaleidoscope than a star.

There are several ways you could piece this and come up

with the same graphic results, but none of my ideas here

has a BlockBase number or a name.

As a 4-pointed star block, cutting the white diamonds in half

the long way

As a Four Patch with more pieces but the same look. Blue diamonds cut into 2 triangles.

If you loved set-in seams: as an all over with the blue  and white shapes here as diamonds

rather than pieced of two triangles.