The first of the final set of three kaleidoscope stars I worked on over the past weekend. The second. The third. The fourth. The fifth. And the sixth. These are Mr. Q.O.’s favourites of the kaleidoscope stars I’m making. And … Continue reading
Along with the butterfly kaleidoscope stars, I also made a kaleidoscope star using the wild floral print. And then a second. A third. A fourth. A fifth. And a sixth. Making six of these stars seems to be the perfect … Continue reading
Of course I couldn’t resist putting together another butterfly kaleidoscope star! Then a second. And a third. A fourth. A fifth. And finally, a sixth. It’s very, very hard to resist making these. They take about 10 minutes each to … Continue reading
The first fabric that I had pulled for the kaleidoscope stars was a blue and brown/beige paisley that had been in my stash for ages. There would be a picture here if I had thought to take a picture of … Continue reading
You knew I couldn’t stop with just one kaleidoscope stars project, right? Of course you did. I am finding these kaleidoscope stars way, way, way too much fun and I have a feeling this is just the tip of the … Continue reading
Last week we had a visitor – Barb from Just Sayin’ Sew came to play for a couple of days. And play we did! It was a mini quilt retreat. After seeing kaleidoscope stars on the All About Inklingo blog, … Continue reading
It was inevitable. I had to start a new project. And it will be small new project because the fabric I’m using is one I used for the Tiffany Lamp New York Beauty top and is just about gone. But … Continue reading
So much fun was had making the kaleidoscope stars like this one that I couldn’t resist doing a little hunting in my stash for some other fabrics that might be likely candidates for interesting kaleidoscope stars.
This one is a definite possibility and will be easy to fussy cut/print for some more kaleidoscope stars.
This one has a larger repeat, but I think some really striking kaleidoscope stars might be the result. I don’t have a lot of it, but perhaps an interesting wallhanging can be made using kaleidoscope stars from it.
This is the fabric combination from yesterday’s post that I was 90 per cent sure I was going to select. It was interesting to read how many of you also felt the same way. So that’s another project waiting in the wings. I’m going to make one block using the two fabrics before I start on that project in earnest.
Last night I was working again on the red and white quilt. I’m really motivated to at least get the 12 blocks together this week. Then I’ll make a decision on whether a small stop border is added before the pieced border.
This picture of Baxter makes me laugh. If you look closely, you can see that his tongue is sticking out just a bit.
The centre of the last of the red and white Feathered Star/Sunflower blocks is ready. I’m getting very close to having the main body of the quilt done. The pieced border is going to take a bit of time, but I think once the centre is done and together it’s going to put this quilt right up at the top of the list to be worked on until it’s completed.
The seams are graded and it’s pressed, ready to be put in the centre of that last block.
Two sides of the Scrappy Star now have the pieced border attached. I think I want to try to add those final two sides before I get started on the pieced border for the Feathered Star quilt, as I’d love to see the Scrappy Star top done and ready to baste. It’s getting a bit large to get a decent photo of inside but the weather is getting better every day, so a roof garden photo may not be that far off.
A few more sets for the Kaleidoscope Stars are ready to stitch. They’re a fun, quick stitch. I think I’ll end up with 20 of them and will then put them into a small top.
Thanks for all the great comments on the orchids. I’m really hoping I can keep this plant alive and see it flower again.
Baxter appears to love draping himself over the arm of the chair. Makes me laugh every time as he seems to be almost having a conversation with us.
There was a little play time with fabric this weekend, although I have to admit to not getting back to the sewing machine. I will this week. But after seeing and thinking about the kaleidoscope stars on the All About Inklingo blog here, which contains a fabulous tutorial on how to place the freezer paper on the fabric to get identical diamonds, I couldn’t resist trying a few. I used the 2″ 60-degree diamonds. I’m so used to working with tinier pieces that those 2″ diamonds seem enormous!
These are irresistible to stitch. It’s such fun to see the effect as each star is put together.
The fabric I chose had a relatively small repeat and so was great for this technique, and I plan to print some more sets.
This is one of my favourites.
They press beautifully. I’m pressing each one the same way so that when I start putting them together, however I decide to do that, I won’t run into any difficulties.
Baxter was waiting for his nightly yogourt treat. Mr. Q.O. captioned this one, “Well, are you going to let me have that spoon soon?”
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