The friend who cut the hand dyed fabrics for me with her die cutter also cut batik fabrics. There were enough pieces to do 2 quilt tops but I just made one and a friend took the others. I made this top in 2011 and a friend bought it from me to finish for her daughter.
This is my preferred pattern to get the circular look. I have made more than these 3 but the others were before digital cameras and I don't think I have a photo of them. These are all strip pieced Kaleidoscope quilts made before 2010. Click on the photo for a closer look. The one in the center is all floral fabrics.
My Sedums have turned a really deep rosy red. They don't always get to that stage before the first frost.
I've not done any curved piecing before but after watching many video's I feel like I could do the basics. The Winding Ways blocks look like extra curves are involved! I would like to make a small Kaleidoscope quilt one day, when I can find the time. Your front garden is looking very pretty :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Kaleidoscope quilts you've displayed here..love the all flowery one especially...
ReplyDeleteWe had quite a wind and rain storm overnight. 0.32 inches of rain--but that is better than nothing...Many leaves down with the winds...
now it looks like Fall here..
hugs, Julierose
Wanda what size are these blocks? Candy
ReplyDeleteThe sedum is so beautiful. What a pop of color! I had gotten a start of sedum, but the deer ate it.
ReplyDeleteThe optical illusion of circles in kaleidoscope drew me in, too. I made several years ago and another set more recently. Winding Ways is always beautiful and yours glow with your fabric choices. Lucky you to have a friend with a die cutter.
ReplyDeleteI love the look of the Winding Ways quilt, but all that curved piecing would drive me crazy. The deer have eaten all my sedum blooms. I get tired of constantly having to spray deer repellent, so the sedums and chrysanthemums never get to bloom. I've given away a lot of them.
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I just love, love the floral Kaleidoscope. Great sedum colors.
ReplyDeleteI've been wanting to make a kaleidoscope quilt and I would certainly make the one with all the straight seams! But the one with the curved seams is spectacular!
ReplyDeleteI saw one made from Kaffe's woven stripes and it's pretty amazing. I bought a bunch of stripes a couple years ago and have had this on my list of possibilities for some of those.
These are all gorgeous!
Winding Ways... Each one of these beauties is spectacular ! We all know what it takes to stitch curves like this, and for them to turn out so perfect is what makes these quilts so spectacular . They are all 'Purple Ribbon' class pieces.
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Oh the winding ways with the florals is so beautiful. I'm a bit nervous about curved piecing - unless I do it by hand then I'm more confident - I'd never finish a quilt that way!
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