never seen one like this before

**Edit on 2.10.10**

Sharon suggested I contact Barbara Brackman for her views on the pattern. Here is Barbara's reply to my email.

Wow. Never saw them before. See this post

http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2010/02/mystery-pattern-swirl.html
I'll put a link to your post in my next post on mystery patterns. How's that sound?
Barbara Brackman

Thanks Barbara for some further insight to these stars.

**and another update**

14.10.2010

See Barbara Brackman's recent post for an update.

You may have realised, if you've read a few of my posts, that I have a penchant for the somewhat unusual, quirky, ideosyncratic, eccentric (OK you get the picture).

When these blocks appeared on an internet auction site I knew I HAD to own them. Fortunately, no-one else cared for them. What's not to love I ask? mustard + pink, stars, spinning stars...

I've scoured Brackman's Encycopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns and can't find an exact match; the closest being 3762 King's Star however the centre of that star is made of wedges as opposed to the spiral of mine- perhaps my blocks are an original design? I've decided their working title is "Percy's Stars" (as in Perseus the spiral arm of the Milky Way) for the interim...have to have a name for all the quilts I'm working on , don't you?

My guess is they are 1920's-30's vintage. The blocks are all hand pieced, and someone has started to set the stars together with a plain muslin... I'm thinking that I'll continue this, although I will need to de-construct and re-piece some of the stars -the points are not quite matching up. Fortunately I consider hand piecing and set-in seams enjoyment.

Percy will have to wait, though, others are clamouring for attention. sigh.