I have done the Ks in hotpads and they took awhile to sell in the store so I kinda put them on the back burner so to speak. I have revived the idea again because I am taking my stuff to Old Threshers this fall and I wanted to find a way to use them that would sell.

Old Threshers Reunion is a big event that draws people from all over the world. It is themed around the antique tractors and the 1800's. It covers over 3 miles and has a permanent old time village and they have 3 or 4 old trains they use and ground carts so people can go from one side of the park to another. It is big on crafts and demonstrations. They do reenactments of gun fights and rob the train and rob the bank etc. It is a lot of fun.

I never felt I could do it before but so many have urged me to that i and my friend Dorothy with help from my daughter are going to do it this year.

So I am now sewing some of the Ks onto canvas totes and will add a pocket on the back side with the original material.

I probably will make some into hotpads and I am still looking for a better idea to use them. Any suggestions??

[quote=sewhappy57]Hey Rhonda,
Thank you for the template, Please tell me the pattern you use for your Kaleidoscopes I've made lots of stack n whacks I like the scalloped edges.

Thanks Sewhappy57
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Sorry I didn't answer sooner I didn't check on this thread and didn't see your post.

If you go to my site you will see the directions for my ks

Just click on "the cut down method" in my signature

I don't like to match the center so I choose to cut my sections short and cover the center with a yoyo that matches the fabric. I cut a piece out of the fabric that will either match or add to the design. Like finding an individual flower that will stand out in the middle.

I did one just the other day to try it again because it has been a long time since I did it that way and I still find it too bulky and I couldn't get the seams to match right.

It is so much easier on the brain to just use a yoyo.

Beachlady you can come any time!! Would be gald to have you! Just hope you aren't allergic. I have 2 dogs and a cat and a cockatiel. Lots of fur flying at my place!!! :D :D

Yes I fussy cut but it isn't any harder than drawing around the template and cutting out the pieces. I put a pin with a yellow head on it in my sections so I can find them when I go back to cut them out.

You can see my directions on my site just click on "the cut down method" in my signature.

I have a black fabric with flowers and a yellow one I will be cutting soon as I have time.

I will be making more. They are so much fun and they are pretty fast.

Hi Rhonda,I was wondering about the hotpads and glasses case,are they done by paper piecing? I would sure like to do something for money.We are retired I tired the part time job route,the tax lady said tax wise I would be better off not working. But sure makes a long time between checks.Then it only goes for bills,no much left for quilting or any thing..I like paper piecing and it looks so neat,but it jsut takes so long.

Pat

There is some wasted fabric but depends on what size template you use and how much you can find areas that are suitable to cut out. I quite often can butt up one section to another that was already cut out previously but I don't look for that. I concentrate more on what looks good for the Kaleidoscope and not whether I will leave waste. But as long as I can find a good spot to cut I will use all of it that I can.

You know I never thought about it til I saw your post. I wonder what the scraps would look like in a confusion? That is my version of a crazy quilt.
A crazy crumb pattern is basically the same. I just use mine differant than most people.

I'll have to try it and see! Hmm......

Your pansy kaleidoscope pieces are wonderful. Makes me want to do kaleidoscopes. I find them so fascinating.

Those are stunning!! I didn't like the fabic until I saw the blocks.

They are beautiful! Pansies are are my favorite flower. I love that material.


Ninnie

I am working on another tutorial. Should I do a tutorial for the Newsletter on the Kaleidoscopes? I do have the directions on my site but know not everybody who might want to do them will see that

Yes, Yes, please do . They are beautiful and I would love to learn how to make them.

Ok but I don't have any idea when Admin will put it on. But I will write it.

YES ! Please do. And thanks in advance! :lol: It's the figuring out of the fabric required that stumps me the most.

Do you mean what kind of fabric or how much to buy?

How much to buy. I've made one before and had the lady at the store help me (she had made one before). I came out short, so I just made the top with what I had. It really came out nice.

Pictures!! Gail Pictures!! Would love to see pictures if you have them?

Sorry you guys. I'm the cluck in the bunch. I don't do pictures. Have an old dinosaur computer that doesn't work with my camera (so my kids tell me. I wouldn't know. :oops: )

Top is still waiting to be sandwiched, etc. It really came out nice. I used the Stack n Whack book by Bethany S. Reynolds, HALF- SQUARE TRIANGLE MAGIC. Used tiny print maroon for background and a gorgeous pink floral for the kaleidoscopes. Positioned them differently since I had fewer blocks. Really nice. Believe me. Thanks. :wink:

Ahh what a shame! But it sounds really pretty!! I love pink and burgandy. Those were my colors when I got married in 75!

beautiful - one day maybe i'll attempt something like this

Those are amazing my favorite is the last one, Great job can't wait to see the finished project.

These are probably going to be hotpads and totes. Maybe a table runner.

Rhonda,

the pansy kaleidoscopes are beautiful. You do fantastic work. :)


Cheryl

I love them.

Thank you! Thank you!

OMG I love that. They are exquiste. I am either going to have to get me a book or find somebody to teach me. WOW!!! :shock:
Thank you for sharing.
BillsBonBon

boy those are pretty...

wow!! this reminds me of a peacock... how stunning!!! and all the rest are just gorgeous!!!... Is this also called the "stack & whack"? method of cutting? I never tire of stuff like this!!!

The stack and whack is done by cutting with a ruler and what you get is what you get.
I cut mine with a Dresden Plate template and sew them into a Dresden style. I fussy cut mine so I can choose what I want to use.

Rhonda.. i did go to your site & the directions are great.. but...I couldn't copy the pattern of the dresden plate template.. it would not let me highlight anything on the page. am I doing something wrong? I can get a pattern out of one of my quilt books if I have to but just wondered. BTW, how do u all do the "squares/rectangles' that have the "replies to different posts?(so u can reply to something specifically? I hit reply on the one I want to reply to & it just sends it as a post. thanks

I didn't set up the technical side of my site and the lady that did blocked any copying. I need to have her change that. I can send you a copy if you like.

Click on the quote button at the top right hand corner of the post
It will copy what was said and set it into a new post for you to write your answer in.

Thank you sooo much.. if you would just send the dresden copy to my email: [email protected] I have wanted to do a stack & whack a long time & I think I like this even better! Your work (all on your site too) are just lovely!!!

I just sent an email to ask Brenda to change that and then I got to thinking! (Dangerous I know!) So I tried just printing off the pages. YOu should be able to print off the pages - It worked for me and I went online not on my admin site.

Try this and see if you can get it this way it will be faster than my sending you a file.

oh my pretty :D :D

wow those are pretty

I need someone to show me how to do those things. They are simply gorgeous. How neat to get them all to come out like that. It's got to be hard. You did a fantastic job. Love the pansy material.

Very Nice. Another one to put on my todo list.

Wonderful!! It worked that time!! Thank you very much!! Now let's see how long it takes me to "work on" one of those!~ :wink: :thumbup: