Originally Posted by
wildyard
This photo is what I was taught is stack 'n whack (or stack 'n slash) as opposed to kaleidoscope:
Actually, this is a technique that my daughter learned to make. To me this is a Buggy Barn technique, a Crazy Patch quilt. The stack n whack I learned is a Bethany Reynolds pattern. Her's is where you make sure the fabric lines up on the repeat of the pattern, you cut identical blocks, and then sew them together to make the kaliedescope affect. I can definitely see a large difference in what you learned is the difference.