Okie Dokie...I was just wondering.
One way to get all those seams to lay flat....A BIG HAMMER!! ;)
twistedstitcher
03-17-2009 08:47 AM
Wow, they're all beautiful!
k3n
03-17-2009 08:48 AM
I've seen in a book somewhere that if you get a tiny hole in a centre of a star, etc, you can take a teeny gathering stitch through each patch on the reverse to close it.
Obviously with a bigger hole this would cause puckering though! I like the yoyo or button idea!
K x
Evelynquilts
03-17-2009 11:36 AM
they are so pretty...
Jacque
02-27-2011 06:26 PM
What pattern do you use? I see you have 10 wedges or triangles? Beautiful. Thank you
Rhonda
02-27-2011 07:42 PM
Originally Posted by Jacque
What pattern do you use? I see you have 10 wedges or triangles? Beautiful. Thank you
There is no pattern. These are fussy cut and you can make them anyway you want. I use my own template which I offer free to people. It makes 10 blades which end up as a 8 1/2" Dresden Kaleidoscope.
I wrote an ebook on this method and have a lot of the info in there as well as projects you can make.
Basically you need a yard of fabric with enough repeats of a specific part of the design. for example a flower. Once you see a particular flower in the design then see how many more you can find that are the exact same thing. You need at least 10 in the yard. Usually I find at least 8 in a half yard. So you can use the same fabric to make several. Once you find a spot you like then lay the clear template on the spot. I take a fine point magic marker and mark features of the flower and leaves on the template. Then I draw around the template. Find another spot that is identical and line up the markings with the design on the fabric. Then draw around the template and continue to do this til you have 10 blades drawn. I place a pin with a bright colored head in each blade as I mark them so I can go back and find them easier. Now cut out the blades.
Sew them together and you will end up with a Dresden Kaleidoscope.
You can use the stack and whack method but you won't have a Dresden plate shape if you do. You will just have a Kaleidoscope and not the combination of both Dresden plate and Kaleidoscope.
This really is not that hard at all. Just make sure you match up the template as accurately as possible for the best results.
Jacque
02-28-2011 04:43 PM
I would get your e-book but my computer is like me, old and slow., and my printer doesn't work. Do you have a book for sale? And how do I get the templates? Thanks so much, Jacque
Rhonda
02-28-2011 04:51 PM
Originally Posted by Jacque
I would get your e-book but my computer is like me, old and slow., and my printer doesn't work. Do you have a book for sale? And how do I get the templates? Thanks so much, Jacque
You can order it through my website if you like and I can print it off and mail it to you. No problem. The templates I just need your postal address and I can mail them to you.
