Pin each stack together to prevent them from getting mixed up (helpful pets can really mess up your stacks if you turn your back for a moment!) The larger the repeat, the less you have to fussy cut. Because our design repeat was small, we moved the template around to ensure each wedge looked completely different. Repeat this process until you have 5 stacks of wedges. Reposition the ruler to each side of the template to cut the entire wedge. Tip: to protect your fingers/and or your template from accidentally being cut, and to provide a firm cutting edge, we like to lay our ruler directly over the plastic template, align the edges of the ruler and the template. Watching carefully for pins, cut the first wedge.
If you have a 60mm rotary cutter, that's ideal for cutting through all of these layers, but if you don't, just be sure your 45mm has a fresh blade. You can fussy cut, or you can be random in your placement. Lay your clear template anywhere on the fabric you like. Pin all 8 layers together, again referring to the Lesson 1 video as a refresher. You can see our repeat in the photo below, between the seam rippers.
#KALEIDOSCOPE QUILTS FULL#
So we cut our layers 8 1/2" wide and incorporated 2 full repeats. To allow space for our templates, we doubled that so we'd have more fussy cut options to work with. Note: our fabric had an unusually small repeat of only 4 1/4".
You'll need 8 layers of fabric for this project.
#KALEIDOSCOPE QUILTS HOW TO#
Refer to the Lesson 1 video for a refresher on how to identify a repeat and cut your layers. Template plastic will hold up well with repeated cutting and you can see through it if you wish to fussy cut your wedges. We recommend tracing the template onto a sturdy, clear template plastic. This block is template based, and we've provided the template in the pattern.
#KALEIDOSCOPE QUILTS DOWNLOAD#
Find your own fabulous focal fabric to make this beautiful wall hanging your own! Download the Free pattern by clicking here. This was designed by Kristin Gassaway and Mari Martin, exclusively for Connecting Threads. Frankly, I agree.This week Karen will teach you how to make the 8 wedge Kaleidoscope block featured in our Free Pattern. Sue McBride took my Kaleidoscope class at the July 2009 AQS Quilt Expo in Knoxville, TN.She suggests to use a red corner in place of the orange corner pieces that are opposite from the yellow corners in the 4 center blocks of orange and yellow as illustrated in the pattern. Yes, a Scrap Quilt: (From Kaleidoscope the Smart Way) Therefore, only 3 strip-sets need to be prepared.ĬLASSIC BLUE AND WHITE: (From Kaleidoscope the Smart Way)īorders for top and bottom should be cut 42 1/2″ to allow for the side borders which would have already been attached. Making the Alternating blocks, only 18, not 36, 4 3/4″ segments are needed from the triple strip-set. Pink Lemonade: (From Kaleidoscope the Smart Way) Please use the actual quilt photo as a guide if needed. I apologize for any inconvenience they may have caused and ask that you let me know if you find one, so I can correct them for you and everyone else.Įnglish Garden: (From Kaleidoscope the Smart Way)Ĭontrary to some of the illustrations, all colored Kaleidoscope points should be the same fabric as the Churn Dash side centers. Now a beginner can be as successful as an experienced quilter when making the Kaleidoscope block, and an experienced quilter can add the Kaleidoscope block to their “quick and easy-blocks” repertoire. Whether you are making an 8-patch “kites in the corner” version a 12-patch “Center Octagon” version or a combination of the two, the Right-handed and Left-handed guidelines make it quick and easy to make the Kaleidoscope block in finished blocks from 2″ to 6″ with the small, or 7″ to 12″* with the large, Kaleidoscope Smart-Plate®. Start with a basic Pin-Wheel block, then use the Kaleidoscope Smart-Plate® to trim it at the correct angle to obtain a perfectly sized, traditional Kaleidoscope block. These are easy to make and with the Kaleidoscope Smart-Plate®, even a beginner can get the central intersecting points to match. The Pin-Wheel block is a basic beginner block made of simple Half-Square Triangle patches.
Even a beginner can have great success by making the Kaleidoscope block the Smart-Plate® way. There is no cutting or sewing of narrow pointed triangles. The patented Kaleidoscope Smart-Plate® is a brand new quilting template designed to simplify and speed-up the construction of the traditional pieced Kaleidoscope block. Piecing a traditional kaleidoscope quilt couldn’t be simpler!
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