Twenty-five different 6-inch star designs in one pad -- all sharing the same 8-pointed outer star but each with a different center motif. Log cabins, hearts, square-in-a-square, chevrons, striped bars, and many more variations are included, giving a quilter the flexibility to mix designs for visual interest within a single project. The cover shows the variety in finished form: a colorful grid of completed stars in pinks, oranges, yellows, greens, teals, blues, and purples on white backgrounds, each with a unique center.

What's in the Pad

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

The pad includes 50 foundations: 25 different star designs, each printed twice. Each sheet yields one finished 6-inch Scrappy Star block. Basic cutting and construction instructions are printed on the pad cover.

Also included:

• Block requirements for quilts of various sizes
• A link to Leila Gardunia's detailed written and video tutorial for the Scrappy Stars
• A link to a free Scrappy Starshine lap quilt pattern (uses the 6" Scrappy Stars)
• A link to a bonus free 6" Scrappy American Flag Star foundation (a fit for Quilts of Valor or July 4th projects)

What You'll Need

Scrappy Stars uses small fabric pieces that work beautifully from a scrap bin. For the outer star and corners, each block needs four 2 1/2-inch background corner squares, one 5 1/4-inch background square cut into four triangles, and four 3-inch star point squares cut on the diagonal. The center of each design uses various scraps, with the exact sizes printed on the foundation itself.

Fat quarter pulls, 2.5-inch strips, charm packs, and a general scrap bin all work for this pad. The smaller pieces required mean even modest scrap collections go a long way -- 25 different blocks from 25 different fabric pulls is genuinely achievable from a working stash.

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 comfortable with foundation paper piecing who want variety from a single purchase
• Foundation paper piecing newcomers -- Leila Gardunia specifically recommends these stars as a starting block for learning the technique, and her tutorial video is geared toward learners
• Scrap-stash users with a mix of small precuts, strips, and odds and ends
• Sampler quilts, charity quilts, baby quilts, table runners, mini wall hangings, and gift projects
• Block of the Month, retreat projects, and group sew-alongs where variety matters

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. With 25 different designs in this pad, the convenience advantage grows: printing equivalent PDFs would mean feeding 50 separate sheets through a home printer, verifying each one printed at 100% scale, and managing the stack. The pad eliminates that work entirely -- flip through, pick a design, tear off a sheet, and start sewing. The paper itself 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.

Twenty-five center designs in one pad means a quilter has built-in design flexibility from a single purchase. A scrap-busting quilt can feature 25 different stars for maximum variety, or a more controlled palette can repeat favorite designs across a project. Because the outer star points are consistent across all designs, the blocks coordinate visually even when the centers are wildly different.

Leila Gardunia's complete video tutorial is included with this listing, demonstrating fabric selection, cutting, and the foundation paper piecing process from start to finish. Her teaching style is approachable and she walks through both the careful method and the faster shortcuts she uses when piecing many blocks at once.

Product Details

• Brand: Leila Gardunia Design
• Item #: LGD-113
• Designer: Leila Gardunia
• Category: Foundation Paper Piecing
• Skill Level: Confident Beginner (a forgiving introduction to foundation paper piecing; the designer specifically recommends these stars as a good starting block for learning the technique)
• Technique: Foundation Paper Piecing
• Sheets per Pad: 50
• Yields per Sheet: One 6" Scrappy Star block
• Designs Included: 25 different center designs (2 of each)
• Finished Block Size: 6" square
• Paper Size: 8.75" square
• Format: Pre-printed Foundation Paper Pad
• Made in the United States