{"product_id":"sds4912-friendship-star-vol4-stamp10","title":"SDS4912 Friendship Star Vol4 Stamp10","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA simple little star with a big heart — and a surprising story behind its name.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eFriendship Star\u003c\/strong\u003e is a charming nine-patch block. Four half-square triangles turn around a centre square, creating a star whose points seem to spin gently, while plain squares fill the corners. Quick to piece and lovely in almost any fabric, it has long been a favourite to make and to share.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut here's the twist: the block is older than its name. The design was published as early as \u003cstrong\u003e1907 under the name \"New Home\"\u003c\/strong\u003e in the magazine \u003cem\u003eGood Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cstrong\u003eKansas City Star\u003c\/strong\u003e newspaper — whose weekly quilt patterns reached thousands of rural homes — printed it again in \u003cstrong\u003e1939 and 1953\u003c\/strong\u003e. Along the way it has also been known as \u003cstrong\u003eThe Lost Goslin\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eWings in a Whirl\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe name most of us use today, \u003cem\u003eFriendship Star\u003c\/em\u003e, was popularised by quilt designer \u003cstrong\u003eJeffrey Gutcheon in his 1973 book \u003cem\u003eThe Perfect Patchwork Primer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e — the same designer behind the Card Trick block in Volume 4!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e💛 Did You Know?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFriendship quilts were a kind of keepsake album made of fabric.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuilt tradition tells of women making star blocks for a friend who was marrying, falling ill or setting off west by wagon. Each friend would sign or embroider her name on her block, and the blocks were joined into a memory quilt — a lasting record of the friends left behind. Whether or not those early makers called their stars \"Friendship Stars,\" the custom of signature and friendship quilts is very real, and many such quilts survive today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🧵 A Little Heritage\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Friendship Star is a lovely reminder that quilting has always been as much about people as about fabric — sewing circles, shared scraps and blocks passed from hand to hand. Quilters still carry the tradition on today, making blocks to comfort a friend in need.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've captured this heart-warming design as \u003cstrong\u003eVolume 4, Stamp 10\u003c\/strong\u003e — the perfect stamp to share with a quilting friend — and another little piece of quilt history for your Heritage Quilt Society collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stitch Delight","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67573080391850,"sku":"SDS4912","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9802\/2570\/files\/sds4910_001_11a27065-f948-4cfa-88c5-8620a981badb.jpg?v=1791198974","url":"https:\/\/www.stitchdelight.net\/products\/sds4912-friendship-star-vol4-stamp10","provider":"Stitchdelight.net","version":"1.0","type":"link"}