Length of the fabric repeats tend to be more accurate. You want to cut your identical rectangles using the repeats along the length of the fabric instead of the width of the fabric. This will give you the pattern repeat of the fabric.
Choose a point in these identical motifs and measure between these points. To determine the repeat, look along the selvage of your fabric until you see the same motif. The repeats can be as small as 6” or can be larger than 27”. Small scale prints are less interesting in large blocks but can be very effective in smaller blocks. Larger pattern repeats create more variety in your blocks which makes your finished product more interesting. Medium to large scale prints create blocks with more interest. The main fabric is used to create all your kaleidoscope blocks. The Stack & Whack method involves taking rectangular pieces of fabric that have nearly identical motif prints to make the Stack then Whack (cutting) pieces from this Stack and arranging them to create a kaleidoscope effect. Sometimes it is worth taking that leap of faith.This Stack and Whack Tutorial for Beginners will cover some of the basics for selecting which pattern you want to make and which fabric will work best for that pattern. Luckily, I had enough fabric I could match the pieces up and you could barely see where they came together. Since I wanted the back to be of the same fabric that the Kaleidoscopes were made from I had to piece the back in three places. All the Kaleidoscopes came from the outside border and the backing.
The fabric is Floral Burst Purple by Kaffe, and Simply Delightful Off White, by Moda. The pattern of the quilt I am submitting is called Kaleidoscope. I am also thankful to my grandchildren for having faith in me and giving me the inspiration to enter the contest. I now feel a lot better about the work I do. Much to my surprise it won First Place! I also received a few “I told you so’s” from the kids. Finally, just to satisfy them and basically to prove to them my quilts aren’t fair quality, I entered the Kaleidoscope quilt. I never felt my quilts would measure up especially to be judged at a fair. The last couple years my granddaughter and her husband thought I should enter one of my quilts in our local fair. I now have made my mother, uncle, grandchildren and great grandchildren quilts with their names and birthdays. That lead to another and another and another. With all that said, I took on the challenge of making my grandson his quilt. I still have the quilt they made me, which would now be about sixty years old. My special part was finding my name and birthday on the quilt.
But when the quilts were completed, they were beautiful and warm. I remember them cutting patches using card board templates and how sore their hands would get from the scissors. I use to watch my mother and great grandmother make quilts when I was a child, but it was done on a treadle machine and it took a lot longer in those days. I did make clothing, curtains, and crafty things, but that was the extent of my sewing. I guess I was intimidated by all the beautiful quilts I have seen. I never made a quilt before and never really even thought about it. My grandson asked me to make him a quilt. It is approximately 40 miles from our capital, Harrisburg in Pennsylvania.
I am from a rural area known as Hockersville. Quilter’s Name: Nancy Mentzer from Hockersville, Pennsylvania
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