Hello all! It’s been awhile since I posted a bona fide, start to finish, made with my own two hands kind of quilt. I made this Spider Web, aka Kaleidoscope, in a fabric swap with my "Piecemakers" quilt friends.
Our theme was “pastels.” so each participant contributed six yards worth of assorted pastel strips, precut into strips of ( ) widths. to exchange with the group. Even with perameters, therethere
On the day of the swap, three banquet tables overflowed with strips. We paraded around the room to the rhythm of the “Macarena,” snatching a strip from each table we passed. Between the festive music, hysterical laughter, and fabric flying we looked more like a deranged conga line than anything else. "Hey, Macarena!"
After sorting and sewing our strips into sets, we used this handy 45 Degree Kaleidoscope Wedge Ruler to cut the eight segments needed for each block.
Coordinating the colors within each block was fun...
but, I think I liked the scrappiness of mixing random strips almost as much.
The best thing about this quilt is that nothing went to waste. Even the leftovers found their way into my scrappy border.
I chose a 1930s-style print for the back too and bound the quilt in pink.
SO pretty - what a fun exchange that would have been.
ReplyDeleteI remember that day well - I wonder what happened to my spider web quilt....can't remember if I finished it or what. I love how yours turned out Diane.
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