Kaleidoscope Stack & Whack Quilt

ilt (a.k.a. Kaleidoscope Quilt)

This was probably the most interesting quilt I've attempted. 

It was made in a class that was conducted 

at a quilt store which now no longer exists. 

We used Bethany S. Reynolds' 

Magic Stack-N-Whack Quilts

as our guide and purchased 

all our fabrics and 

tools (ruler) from 

the quilt store.

Stack and Whack Quilts & a Giveaway

Welcome to this week's Linky Party!

The theme this week is Stack & Whack (S&W) Quilts. According to Quilt Block of the Month Glossary, a “Stack and Whack Quilt is one where blocks of fabric are stacked on top of each other so that the patterns are aligned, then they are cut in such a way that when pieced together properly, the sewn blocks will form a kaleidoscope pattern.” This is one kind of stack & whack quilt. Other S&W quilts are made by stacking, whacking and shuffling any number of fabrics to make unique and diverse blocks.

Kaleidoscope Star Quilt

This was probably the most interesting quilt I've ever made.

I chose an oriental theme for my focus fabric.

 The repeats in the pattern of the fabric were segmented

and stacked on top of each other six times,

triangles cut from each set of six,

which were then pieced into a hexagon.

The resulting pattern for each

of the 18 hexagons in this quilt is unique.

 I've shown only 6 of them.

 I like the 'movement' in each block.

  The colours are incredible.

 I couldn't stop sewing this quilt because

my expectations kept on building.

It isn't until all the blocks are sewn

that one can appreciate the magic

that is created from one focal fabric.

The quilt was machine quilted by an independent long-arm quilter.

Cheers!