A 16-wedge sunburst radiating from a small cream center, with bold print wedges alternating with narrower neutral wedges to create a rotating sun pattern. At 12 inches finished, the block is substantial enough to stand on its own as a wall hanging, a pillow front, or the focal block in a sampler. The cover sample features Lori Holt's Bee Dots collection for Riley Blake Designs in teal, peach, orange, red, green, and blue against soft cream wedges, but the same block translates beautifully to any color story -- bright modern solids, autumn florals, holiday reds and greens, or a calm monochrome palette. Also available in an 8-inch finished size (ISE-7009).

What's in the Pad

This listing is for the printed foundation paper pad. Fabric, thread, and notions are not included.

The Vintage Sunburst is built from four 6-inch quadrant blocks pieced separately and then joined into one finished 12-inch block. The pad includes 42 sheets, with each sheet yielding one 6-inch quadrant. A full pad makes 10 complete 12-inch Vintage Sunburst blocks, with 2 quadrant sheets remaining that can be used as standalone 6-inch mini sunburst blocks.

Also included on the foundations: shaded color placement diagrams, fabric cutting sizes, and a quilt layout guide.

What You'll Need

The Vintage Sunburst is a scrap-friendly design -- the cover specifically calls out scraps as a fantastic option. Each block has 16 wedge pieces (8 bolder wedges alternating with 8 narrower ones) plus a small cream center. The 12-inch finished size means each wedge is larger than in the 8-inch version, so fat quarter pulls, larger scraps, and yardage all work well. Background fabric for the narrower neutral wedges is typically pulled from yardage or fat quarters for consistency.

Standard foundation paper piecing supplies make the work go smoothly: a rotary cutter, a paper-piecing ruler such as an Add-a-Quarter, a small pair of scissors, a glue stick or thin appliqué pins, and a sewing machine set to a shorter stitch length around 1.5mm so the paper tears cleanly away from the finished block.

Perfect For

• Quilters who want a substantial scrap-friendly block with vintage character and strong visual impact
• Stash-busters working from a mix of fat quarter pulls and larger scraps
• Sampler quilt makers who want to use the 6-inch quadrants as standalone blocks in their own right
• Throw quilts, lap quilts, or focal-block projects where fewer larger blocks finish faster than many small ones
• Anyone collecting Lori Holt's Vintage Block Series

Why You'll Love These Foundations

Pre-printed foundation paper saves the trouble of feeding thin sheets through a home printer and trying to keep the lines crisp. The paper in this pad is lightweight enough to tear cleanly along the stitch line without distorting the seams, and translucent enough that fabric placement can be confirmed from the back of each sheet before sewing. Shaded color guides on each foundation show exactly where each fabric goes.

The quadrant construction is the design choice that makes the Vintage Sunburst approachable. Rather than piecing 16 wedges into a single round block, Lori Holt breaks the block into four 6-inch corner quadrants that piece flat using straight seams. At this size, the wedges are larger and more forgiving for foundation paper piecing, so the block is well-suited for quilters newer to the technique. Joining the four quadrants brings the full sunburst together at the center.

At 12 inches finished, a single Vintage Sunburst block carries a quilt project. A nine-block throw, a four-block wall hanging, or even a single block as a pillow front all read as deliberate, finished designs without needing to piece dozens of blocks. The Vintage Sunburst is the second block in Lori Holt's Vintage Block Series, a collection of foundation-pieced blocks designed to deliver classic motifs without curves or templates. Lori Holt also offers foundation paper piecing tutorials and tips on her blog and YouTube channel, both referenced on the pad's cover.

Product Details

• Brand: It's Sew Emma
• Item #: ISE-7010
• Designer: Lori Holt
• Series: Vintage Block Series #2
• Category: Foundation Paper Piecing
• Skill Level: Confident Beginner (each quadrant pieces straightforwardly with larger forgiving wedge pieces; assembling the four quadrants requires careful alignment so the petals meet cleanly at the center)
• Technique: Foundation Paper Piecing
• Sheets per Pad: 42
• Yields per Sheet: One 6" Vintage Sunburst quadrant block
• Yields per Pad: 10 complete 12" Vintage Sunburst blocks (4 quadrants per block)
• Finished Block Size: 12" square (12 1/2" unfinished)
• Quadrant Size: 6" finished
• Paper Size: 8.25" square
• Format: Pre-printed Foundation Paper Pad
• Made in the United States