Thursday, December 8, 2005

More kaleidoscope quilts!

I thought I would share the kaleidoscope quilts that I have made. This one was made out of a cool Hawaiian print fabric that I found at JoAnn's. It was the second one that I made. Me and Nina made a total of about 4 of these kaleidoscope quilts in the span of one week after I learned the method on Simply Quilts.

This is the very first one I made. It was made out of a wild floral print that I found at... WALMART for $1.00 a yard. I know you are all shocked and appalled! I didn't want to waste expensive fabric on something I wasn't sure was going to work. It turned out to be kind of a strange size - kind of long and skinny.

This one with the olive green background was made with a fabric that looked like Italian plates, artichokes and other veggies on it. You can see the fabric better in the second photo. I also used the fabric as the backing. That way I can show people what I used to make the kaleidoscope blocks. No one ever believes that all these different looking blocks can come from the same fabric. This quilt I gave to my MIL, who uses it underneath a tablecloth as a pad for her glass top table. UGH! I know she loves the quilt but ....

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6 comments:

  1. Lazy Gal TonyaDecember 9, 2005 at 12:24 AM

    Have to say I'm really partial to that wintry snowflake kaleidescope (I do so love the combination of blue and white), but they're all wonderful.

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  2. ElizabethDecember 9, 2005 at 5:34 AM

    Someday I'm going to make one of those.

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  3. Bonnie K HunterDecember 9, 2005 at 7:06 AM

    These are so great! I love the blue and white one that looks like snowflakes! The funniest one I ever saw was a stack n whack made out of these chorus line dancing girl fabrics....it was HILARIOUS, there were kicking legs everywhere!

    Bonnie

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  4. FinnDecember 9, 2005 at 12:11 PM

    You've got the cutiest kids..what a sweetie Ian is, and Maddie has a priceless smile.

    Love the quilts too...now is your method(via simply quilts) the same as stack and whack? I love the look but lack the confidence to make one.

    I applaud you using el-cheapo fabric...nothing like making a new pattern from the high end stuff, and then hating it!! Also, I used to find batiks at WalMart at the $1 a yard price..no one seemed to know what they were...LOL..that has changed..LO>

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  5. MichaelDecember 11, 2005 at 9:24 PM

    These are really beautiful. Every time I see a quilt that I know was made by hand, I remember days as a child being safe and warm at grandma's. Thanks for sharing these.

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  6. Quilts And PiecesDecember 13, 2005 at 6:23 AM

    What fun stack n whack quilts. I am on the lookout for some good tropical fabric to do one also! After xmas I have to start looking harder!

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