littlehud

yikes!!!!!! I don't know how I did that to my post.

butterflywing

ask rhonda if she can give you some advice on choosing fabrics, etc. she's been very helpful re: that part of it.

kd124

I recommend this book. I have done both Bethany Reynolds and this and prefered this one. They really are fun.

tlrnhi

Nope, not too nice, just telling it as I sees it!
Gots me a purty picture on my wall that you did! :) :) :)

And I should add....it's the ONLY picture anywhere in my house hung up :) :) Don't you REALLY feel special?

CindyBee

I haven't tried one yet, but I wanted to mention QuiltHome.com http://quilthome.com/index.php has a wonderful selection of large scale colorful fabrics that would be great for kalidescopes.

Quilting Aggi

Those quilt are soooo much fun to make!

Extreme Quilter

Now I really want to see "All the things she does!" Hear that, Melanie?

Baren*eh*ked_canadian

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peel

Kirsten,
have you seen Paula Nadelstern's Kalidescope quilts, a real art form.
I tried a couple and was pleased with them. What I did was used a 45 degree triangle piece of plastic. Positioned it on fabric where I wanted it and traced portion of fabric design so I could cut all 8 wedges exactly alike. When sewed together amazing designs are produced. Ms. Nadelstern carries this out to the ultimate by using many fabrics to create one wedge and then duplicates it 6 (this would be 60 degree triangle) or 8 times

I didn't find them difficult to do, but you must be precise in the tracing so you cut each piece exactly the same. I never tried the method where you stack the fabrics with the designs exactly alike, it sounded to hard to me to get them all lined up. I also have 2 mirrors taped together on one edge, using that as the point of the triangle that will be the center of kalidescope you can get an idea of how kalidescope will look.

hope this helps, have fun
pat

Extreme Quilter

Speaking of Paula Nadelstern, were any of you able to catch her kaleidoscope quilts exhibit in New York recently? I did in May when we vacationed in Manhattan and boy, was it spectacular. All her quilts are so stunning and mesmerizing.