Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!! Such a fantastic use of fabric too! I love that the back is as pretty as the front. I applaud your frugally fantastic skills and use of fabric!! :thumbup: Awesome job!!!
RedGarnet222
05-23-2009 07:44 AM
Lovely pattern and very nice work on the quilting. I like it a lot.
Geta
05-23-2009 07:51 AM
Originally Posted by dunster
Originally Posted by Geta
Gorgeous quilt, lovely colors ! The center of the blocks is Kaleidoscope ?
The centers are sort of a "poor man's kaleidoscope". They're stacked 4-deep (instead of six or eight) and cut into squares. Then they're assembled like a kaleidoscope (same corner of the design in the center of the 4-patch). Then after a frame is put on, a triangular corner is added to each, and the corner is also cut from a 4-deep stack so it adds to the kaleidoscope look. (Clear as mud?)
Someone asked if I could add some pictures of the individual posies, so here they are.
I love that type of kaleidoscope. It is so quick and easy. The pretty fabric you used did a great job !
I use in my quilts another type of kaleidoscope, made from quarter square triangles.
Here it is how I cut the patches:
I am inlove with this technique ! For stacking I don't cut large pieces of fabric, I cut strips ( they match more easily). If I need 8" triangles, I cut 8" wide strips.
Debbie1
05-23-2009 09:17 AM
It is so beautiful! I love both sides!
sewnsewer2
05-23-2009 09:33 AM
Wow that looks like a lot of work! Great job!
Jim's Gem
05-23-2009 09:34 AM
Beautiful, thanks for sharing
Crissie
05-23-2009 11:24 AM
What a work of art! Nice job, so creative too.
farscapegal
05-23-2009 11:36 AM
Gorgeous.
Sybil
motomom
05-23-2009 11:37 AM
Lovely quilt!
sandpat
05-23-2009 03:24 PM
Thanks so much for posting the close ups of the blocks...I love that method of fabric use! It really gives the quilt a whole new layer to look at ..love it!
