While I was making the butterfly and wild floral kaleidoscope stars, I had to make a few more of the little mauve and pink kaleidoscope stars. It’s impossible to make only one. Or two. Each seam is only 1.25″, so … Continue reading
The butterfly fabric was another one that was meant for kaleidoscope stars. And I couldn’t resist making a few last weekend. First one. Then another. I couldn’t stop. That ah-hah moment as each one is finished is impossible to resist. Each … Continue reading
My reward for finishing the piecing of Summer Picnic Dish was to stitch a few kaleidoscope stars. I started with the wild floral kaleidoscope stars. Each one takes only a few minutes. And they are so much fun to see … Continue reading
This is how many of the melon/arc combos are done so far for the Summer Picnic Dish top. There are only 12 left to make and then it will be a hopefully quick few nights of stitching and the top … Continue reading
When I was looking at possible setting fabrics for the various kaleidoscope star projects, I found a very pale yellow fabric. Then I put a few of the mauve and pink kaleidoscope stars on it. And I’m sold. It’s the … Continue reading
As I’ve done a few more of the stars in each group, I decided it was time to see the groups of kaleidoscope stars together up on the temporary design wall. The individual mauve/pink kaleidoscope stars I made last weekend … Continue reading
Once I finished adding the connecting centres for the next row of rings on the Summer Picnic Dish last week, it was weekend play time. And kaleidoscope stars were calling to me. The small stars made with the 1.25″ diamonds … Continue reading
While there are more kaleidoscope stars in this post, there was another arc/melon combo made last night to add to the Summer Picnic Dish. My reward after each melon/arc is completed is to make a few stars. It’s my way … Continue reading
I thought I should show the pathetically little progress that’s been made on the Summer Picnic Dish since it was last seen. One more ring has been added. That’s it. The quilt top is now two-thirds done. Eight more rings … Continue reading
I’ve had this fabric in my stash for quite some time. And every once in a while I would look at it, wondering what it was going to become. When I first got hooked on making kaleidoscope stars with the … Continue reading
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