Oh Anna, that kaleidoscope is kicking my you know what. I went with the Ricky Tims idea but remade the pattern to a 12" block. Less then a finished 1/2" piece I made for myself to sew...what in the world was I thinking?? apparently not at all, that's a tad small. Longest I have ever spent on a block in my life....2 days worth but I like it. I love the mini swap, kind of took the place of the doll quilt swap.
I have a vintage treadle Singer in my foyer as you enter the front door and I use them a bunch as a little topper on the lid. Everyone that comes to the house sees them right away, I even have people ask "What's new this month?"