I have made this and it is not foundation pieced. You just need to be very precise with your quarter inch seams on your strips. If you are out slightly, it will not work as each slight mistake multiplies as you go along. The pattern was in a magazine which was devoted to scrappy star quilts. I can't find it at the moment but will pm you with the name as I do. A number 8 people in our group made the quilt and only 2 people were successful with it, so it is deceptive.