Pairing it up with a plain bedding set, I think a bed runner is a great quilt to make as you can change them often to get a different overall look of the bed decor. I have never made a bed runner before, but I thought this was such a great idea. The binding blends in with the border and it was the exact look I was aiming for. It is called Honey from the Pure Elements collection. It is so much fun to put the labels when the label is already done and ready to use.Īs for the binding, I chose the same solid fabric as the border. You can read more about the quilt labels I use here> Attaching Quilt Labelsīefore quilting, I secure the quilt labels using the lite Heat and Bond and simply machine blanket stitch it in place. Read more here for 8 tips on quilting on a budget. I can’t justify spending too much for the backing, but I do love cute ones like vintage sheets. I always love using other options than full-priced yardage, simply because I feel like the backing is not going to be shown off as much. Backing with a budgetĪs for the backing, I chose an old sheet (maybe vintage) that I already have in stash. The cross-hatch reminds me of the lense of a toy kaleidoscope and I thought it would perfectly match this quilt pattern. I first do a 2″ apart line, then when it is all done, I went over with the 1″ lines. I opted for a straight line quilting this time, cross-hatch using my walking foot. It’s a fun colourful book and I love that it is spiral bound. This is a great project if you don’t want to make something big a whole bed quilt.īut if you want to make the quilt, go ahead too! This book includes patterns for: get the book Kaleidoscope HERE>, get the requirement for the bed runner HERE> This pattern has to be accompanied by the book itself, so make sure you get the book if you want to sew along. With this sew along we will be making a bed runner. There are affiliate links within this blogpost in which I may earn a small commission for the links used. You can find more about the Sew Along HERE. Send me an email and I'll give you my PayPal info for making that arrangement.Quilt Kaleidoscope Bed Runner Finish Sew-Along Kaleidoscope Bed Runner If you're interested in buying one (only US residents, unless you want to pay the extra postage), I'll forfeit the postage. I do have 4 patterns with multi-sized kaleidoscope rulers remaining. Look for some future posts about other rulers. I guess I must like this pattern, huh?Īll rulers and patterns for kaleidoscope have been sold (one lady emailed at 3:30 am!). I actually have enough patches cut out to make another one.
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Or, if you have a kaleidoscope ruler, you can use that.įeedsack Kaleidoscope Quilt - which is a FREE download from the Windham Fabrics web site. There is a paper template for the two triangles. This isn't a great picture, but I think you get the idea. I made this quilt using one of the 1930s reproduction collections from Windham.
This was gifted to some little baby a few years ago.Īnd one last pattern. Three blocks make a fabulous Autumn runner.Īnd I just found a few other quilts I had published several years ago. This string pieced 3 block runner is project #4 in my pattern. She used my pattern and kaleidoscope ruler.
Jeannine used the Sockey Fabrics from Windham for this. Now for one made with really fun fabrics. Merry Go Round quilt using 12" blocks: 48" x 48" I love these fabrics! This is project #2 in my pattern. This appeared in my 2014 Wall Calendar of Quilts. I used the Katie Collection from several years back. You can see each of the 3 block colorings. Let me show you one of the pattern pages.
One center, four in the corners and four on the outer centers. There are 3 different colorings of the blocks. This is 1 of the 4 projects included in my pattern. Blocks are 10" and the quilt size is 42" x 42". 8 triangles equals - wait for it - 360 degrees (a complete circle)!Īnd here is the class sample I used. Now for kaleidoscope! The angles are measured from the center, where the tip of the triangles measure 45 degrees. all of the outer points are the same distance from each other."ĮZ Being Green from Supersize 'Em Quilts, 2009įarm House West Stars as seen in Supersize 'Em Quilts What's that, you ask? Here's a simple 8 pointed star called LeMoyne Star. I'm retiring this workshop after teaching it for several years, so I thought I'd share a few pictures of the quilts I've made - and one made by my friend Jeannine.Ī kaleidoscope pattern is based on an 8-Pointed Star grid.
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