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This pattern looks so, so familiar, and wonder if it is the name that is throwing me off? Is there another, traditional name for it? Is the basic block a common beginner paper-piecing patter? Is that where I saw it? Has anyone made this pattern or similar (under a different name?) and if so, I would really like to see them! Thank you! (The pattern called"Zircon Chrystals" is a bit down the page http://www.quiltscapesquilting.com/patterns.php ).
I think it is the Kaleidoscope block: http://www.quilterscache.com/K/KaleidoscopeBlock.html Sooooooo many on pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/explore/kaleidoscope-quilt/
Haven't made one yet, but it is on my list. lol
The paper piecing template on your first link is only two sections sewn together to make a block, which I find nicer than the four-square block I was thinking it would be and what I think I saw years ago.Originally Posted by yngldy
I found a similar pattern in the EQ7 block library "Maltese Cross": there are all big triangles from one piece and then called "Kaleidoscope"!
It's called crossed canoes, I think.
If I'm too busy to quilt, something else has to go.
per EQ block base, crossed canoes is made with similar quarter blocks, but the points of the trianges are pointed out instead of in on the 4 patches that make up the block. and the triangles are skinnier to make them look more like canoes.
Nancy in western NY
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I think yngldy is right, it's the kaleidoscope. the maltese cross looks like the kaleidoscope as the center of a square in a square. here's a pretty scrappy http://www.frommarti.com/show_K_happy.shtml
Nancy in western NY
before you speak THINK
T – is it True? H – is it Helpful? I – is it Inspiring? N – is it Necessary? K – is it Kind?
Oooh, that is pretty. Up-to-date modern with a grandma-era feel to it.
I think it is also called kaleidoscope. I took a class from EB in the 90s when she was testing out her pattern before publication.
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Hi everyone. I think the name of the block is Winding Ways or Wheel of Mystery. The pieces are curved, where the kaleidoscope block is straight. There are acrylic templates on the market for this.
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