Kaleidoscope Swirls
#1
This is my favorite design for kaleidoscope quilts. I developed the pattern after seeing one on the cover of a magazine. The in-process picture shows the colors better, so I included it. This was an experiment because I usually use fabric with medium to large items like fish or flowers, but I spotted this swirling fabric and made a few practice blocks. I've been working on this quilt in spirts at "Singer Sewing Days". Pink is not usually in my wheelhouse, but it seemed to match the swirly fabric. I think a blue background would have lost the kaleidoscopes. I used/practiced using rulers to quilt, which I loved. I used the curved half-circle ruler on the circles and then used the straight edge to stitch around the squares. I decided to use the swirls fabric for the binding, and used up the remaining fabric with one 2.5" strip to spare!
#4
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Carroll, Iowa
Posts: 3,980
I've been intrigued by this pattern but thought you would waste a lot of fabric doing it so never have made one. I like the fact that you made circular as well as square blocks but as you said this is your own pattern. Nicely done.

