Lone Star

" ... and the colors of the patchwork quilt were bright as the circus banners of old time."

says Ray Bradbury in "Dandelion Wine" (1957) , 

it's such a lovely book and what a nice sentence this is!

The name of this pattern in quilt and cushion is "Lone Star", it "is likely one of the most recognizable quilt patterns to Americans. It is also one of the oldest patterns, ..." says Kimberly Wulfert in her article "The Lone Star Quilt Design Through Time", which you can find here:

http://www.womenfolk.com/quilt_pattern_history/mornstar.htm

It's a 

 

and I like this encouragement:

“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes.

Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're Doing Something.

So that's my wish for you, and all of us, and my wish for myself. Make New Mistakes. Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody's ever made before. Don't freeze, don't stop, don't worry that it isn't good enough, or it isn't perfect, whatever it is: art, or love, or work or family or life.

Whatever it is you're scared of doing, Do it.

Make your mistakes, next year and forever.” 

- Neil Gaiman

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/new-year