kaleidoscope quilt

I know that rulers exist (I bought them for a friend over here, but they must have come from the US!). They come in different sizes (angle of wedge). Perhaps you could try looking for those. A kaleidoscope pattern itself shouldn't be too difficult to find. I can't, for the life of me, remember who is specially known for kaleidoscopes. It could be Karen Combs? Paula Nadelstern? . In message , Judy W writes

It's Paula N. but her approach is very artistic and individual, requiring that you create your own templates. Here's the one I made.

Karen, Queen of Squishies

Beautiful, Karen. . In message , "Karen, Queen of Squishies" writes

I purchased a set of rulers from this site:

NAYY It was just a whim :-) Service was good and delivery was fast.

Rita L.

Judy W wrote:

I just took a class last night where the "kaleidoscopes" are four patches. They make for endless setting choices. I don't know what the pattern was called though.

Ms P

I was just about to suggest that. Before you get into a really complicated kaleidoscope, play with a just plain four patch. Cut each of the four squares from an identical repeat. It's fun, not tedious and will give you an idea of how the procedure works. With posies or pigs, the 'coming together' of it is just delightful. Polly

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I might try the 4 patch and see how it turns out before I get into the real thing.

Judy

Hi Judy

I made kaleidoscope finish last week, i made throutgh template MARTIN MICHEEL o you can used GREAT from England you can see this if you want rosapatch.blogspot.com Thanks,

Rosa

I wonder if the 4 patch kaleidoscope is the 4-Patch Stacked Posie? I just saw it at a recent quilt show & several of my friends & I want to make it . It looks easier than a traditional Kaleidoscope & easier than a Stack & Whack. I found the pattern at a place called

I think I posted about the great services, prices & shipping costs.

Pauline Northern California

Here's a picture of one of several I made as shop samples from the 4- Patch Stacked Posey pattern. Great fun, easy and results depend GREATLY on the choice of fabric.

joan

The latest issue of McCall's Quilting has an article featuring Bethany Reynolds (the inventor of Stack and Whack) and includes a drawing for the template used.

joan

Hi Joan, I was looking through your album and spotted the chinese symbol for love one. I am hoping to make something like this for my son but I didnt know how to start. Did you blow up the script and then copy it to fabric and applique it? It looks like it was all one piece, and I dont think I could do that lol. I am looking at a a different language, but I would suppose the method would be the same. I just wasnt sure which method I should follow.

Carissa

I don't have that magazine, Joan, and I'm curious. Does she call it Circular Logic? That's the class I took from her in January, and I'm hoping to get my version basted for quilting soon -- as soon as I finish moving my web site to its new home, that is.

I think we are having an interesting discussion here, and I have wondered--- are we actually talking about 2 different kinds of quilts?? (Or even 3 different ones??)

I think that first of all we need to know exactly what Judy means by a Kaleidoscope quilt.

1. There is the traditional Kaleidoscope block. 8 even, Isosceles triangles, with half square triangles added to every other one to make a square. Very fun quilt and lots of variety possible. When the triangles are string pieced parallel to the short side this is often called a Spider Web block. There was an article a few (several?) months ago with a quilt that was ducklings with umbrellas in a rainy sky, that was entirely made of kaleidoscope blocks.

1. The look of any block when pieced with identical/mirror image parts of a print. Popularized by Bethany Reynolds in her "Stack and Whack" books. Again, many variations possible. Can use any block that has intersections meeting in the center. Can be impressive, can be ho-hum depending on fabric and how many are seen at one time. (Not a slam, I love them in general. But when one local quilt show, with less than 300 quilts in the whole show, has 10 or more of them, it does get a bit repetitive. )

2. A variation of the above. Each section of the block (4,5,6,8, etc) is pieced from several fabrics so that each is either a copy or mirror image of the other. Sections can be pieced in many different ways, but some "continuity" of the piecing from one to the next helps with the illusion. Ricky Tims, I believe, has a variation of this one. (Magazine article a while back-- not sure which mag or exactly when.)

1. The Paula Nadelstern variation where the sections are not only pieced but fabric with symmetrical print is used to enhance the effect.

Each of these is called a Kaleidoscope. Each is approached in a different way.

So, which kind are you interested in, Judy?? Lots of templates around to use in any of them.

Hope this may help us all help out Judy.

Pati, > Hi all,

That's beautiful Joan - thanks for posting it. What are your recommendations for fabric choice? A smaller or larger repeat? I'm pretty sure I don't have anything in my stash with enough yardage in it to make this quilt, so will probably have to go shopping - darn, don't you just hate that! What about the vibrancy of the print - brighter better?

Pauline Northern California

joan

Thankyou so much for ruining my morning Joan. I had planned to do house work but got distracted and spent nearly an hour browsing through your gorgeous quilts instead. A much better use of my time.

Pati, you are not only knowledgeable, but you set the info. out so beautifully. This is a great summing up of this style. I am interested because I am making a variation (in miniature) at the moment. Thank you for the time you took to expand on the topic. . In message , Pati Cook writes