Mousie

I love the center surrounded by the kaleidoscopes. How much fabric does it take, (I know you have leftovers), but how much do you have to purchase, to make a full size quilt like this?

kd124

Thank you so much.

kd124

Thank you. I'm not sure how much fabric I used for this quilt. All I know is that I bought 6 yards and have quite a bit left. I used less than I planned because of adding the hollow cubes. It depends on how many inches between repeats. For the hexagons, you have to have 6 layers of the area between repeats---all alike. For octogons, you have to have 8 repeats. Mine is not really a full size quilt, it is just a large lap size quilt. I like to make them big enough to lay on the couch and cover up with or she could snuggle with her hubby. LOL!!

Quilter Bug

Hello Kathy,
That is an amazing quilt. I have made some kaleidoscopes but always put boarders around them. It never occured to me to just sew them to each other. Those open cubes intrigue me. Did you have a pattern for them or did you make them up your self? You did a great job!

Janstar

Great job Kathy! You really did a good job on those tumbling blocks. I bought the OBW Encore book after I made two OBW quilts. Really want to try those next time. Connecting Threads had the Encore for $14.95 not long ago.

kd124

Thank you. I didn't have a pattern for the cubes. I have the book One Block Wonder. While she showed the cubes in that book, she didn't tell how to do it. I figured it out on my own. However, if you get her book One Block Wonders Encore, she tells how to do the cubes. My first kaleidoscope was using the Bethany Reynolds method. I did a lap for my daughter, and it has 5 kaleidoscopes floating on a green background.

kd124

Thank you. Thanks for the info about Connecting Threads. I'll check it out.