11/25/2023 0 Comments Kaleidoscope quilt tutorialI use an add a quarter ruler which makes this easy. ![]() Trim off any excess fabric ensuring you leave a quarter an inch seam allowance. Use a fabric glue stick to put glue over the piece marked as ‘1’ and then place the scrap wrong side down on top of the glue to stick it into place.įlip it over and fold the fabric back along the line between pieces 1 and 2. Find a piece of fabric slightly larger than piece 1 (at least 1/4 an inch larger all around). With your first square flip it over so the print side is facing down. This will make it easier in later stages. Cut out the 4 squares and then fold alone the lines between the numbers. There is a test square you can measure to ensure it has printed correctly. If this is a new skill for you please read our beginners guide to foundation paper piecing before you start.įirstly, please print our Kaleidoscope Quilt Block pattern, you will need to change the scale on your printer to custom – 100% to print to the correct size. You can use our foundation paper to make piecing this block easy. Sometimes it is worth taking that leap of faith.This kaleidoscope quilt block (click to download the pattern) is a 6.5 inch foundation pieced block. Luckily, I had enough fabric I could match the pieces up and you could barely see where they came together. ![]() Since I wanted the back to be of the same fabric that the Kaleidoscopes were made from I had to piece the back in three places. All the Kaleidoscopes came from the outside border and the backing. The fabric is Floral Burst Purple by Kaffe, and Simply Delightful Off White, by Moda. The pattern of the quilt I am submitting is called Kaleidoscope. I am also thankful to my grandchildren for having faith in me and giving me the inspiration to enter the contest. I now feel a lot better about the work I do. ![]() Much to my surprise it won First Place! I also received a few “I told you so’s” from the kids. Finally, just to satisfy them and basically to prove to them my quilts aren’t fair quality, I entered the Kaleidoscope quilt. I never felt my quilts would measure up especially to be judged at a fair. The last couple years my granddaughter and her husband thought I should enter one of my quilts in our local fair. I now have made my mother, uncle, grandchildren and great grandchildren quilts with their names and birthdays. That lead to another and another and another. With all that said, I took on the challenge of making my grandson his quilt. I still have the quilt they made me, which would now be about sixty years old. My special part was finding my name and birthday on the quilt. But when the quilts were completed, they were beautiful and warm. I remember them cutting patches using card board templates and how sore their hands would get from the scissors. I use to watch my mother and great grandmother make quilts when I was a child, but it was done on a treadle machine and it took a lot longer in those days. ![]() I did make clothing, curtains, and crafty things, but that was the extent of my sewing. I guess I was intimidated by all the beautiful quilts I have seen. I never made a quilt before and never really even thought about it. My grandson asked me to make him a quilt. It is approximately 40 miles from our capital, Harrisburg in Pennsylvania. I am from a rural area known as Hockersville. Quilter’s Name: Nancy Mentzer from Hockersville, Pennsylvania
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