Variable Star/eight pointed star/Evening Star/Ann's Doll Quilt/Cluster of Stars/Square & Points/Nameless Star/Saw Tooth Star

 This one is THE classic square with star points.  Star points may be added using flying geese or half square triangles back-to-back.

Here it shines on it's own but is often used as the centre of other more complicated blocks. 

For example, Blackford's beauty, Amish Star, 

And there is always the variations that break up that central square into a pinwheel, a nine patch, etc

For example, star puzzle, 

This offering is from the Crafty author

from Stacie Lee Creative

from Erica Ardnt

Rob Apelle over at Stitchin heaven shows you how to change the size of the block to whatever you want

Melanie Ham went for a monochrome rather than focal fabric

This page from Field guide to quilts.com includes a little history and an example quilt layout

Sew Be It Quilts video under 5 minutes for those who want to save time for quilting!

Quilt Blocks and Patterns plays with the colour of the star instead of using just 3 colours

Kayla Quilts uses the four at a time flying geese method for her block

whilst Teresa Downunder definitely uses two at a time half square triangles for hers

Shelly Sutton Quilts gives instructions for 4 inch blocks and 8 inch blocks but don't be mislead by the quilt behind her - that is not a sawtooth star

Made by Sue goes bigger with a 16 inch block

Pattymac Makes uses images from a panel and adds the points to make her star quilt

This block is based on a 4x4 grid - for other 4x4 blocks click here