Thursday, September 2, 2021

The Striped Kool Kaleidoscope

A true squirrel project, started and finished this month. I was intrigued by the possibility of using striped fabric instead of pieced strata for a Kool Kaleidoscope quilt. I found a stripe that might work in the PCQ club's stash and ran with it. 


I really like how it turned out. Bold, clean, graphic and interesting!


I definitely want to play with this concept again. 

I kept the quilting minimal to keep the quilt soft and drapey, and to not take away from the graphic piecing. Just some straight lines following the seams and the stripes, and a bit of meandering. The medallion features in the quilting on the back, too. 


This quilt finished at 37" before washing and will be donated by the PCQ club to the family services agency we support. I see it as a baby quilt because of the colors and size and because babies at first see graphic black and white before their vision matures. 


I'm including it in my Rocking Chair Quilts series, see tab above. 


Link Ups: My Quilt Infatuation, Meadow Mist Designs
Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Alycia Quilts, Wendy's Quilts and More


12 comments:

  1. Turned out great! Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Wow! Great job. I have a wonderful collection of striped fabrics that would be fun to play with for a "short-cut" Kool Kaleidoscope quilt.

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  3. It turned out so great! The center hexie was a brilliant solution, and using that bold stripe gave it all the punch with less work :)

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  4. Be still my heart! It’s racing to see the perfect beauty of a quilt. I love what you did using the striped fabric.

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  5. What a cool affect the quilt design combined with the fabric has. Thanks for linking up to the Favorite Finishes Monthly Linkup Party!

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  6. Wow, that is really striking! It turned out so well, and I love that it's going to a baby. He or she will love it!

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  7. Jan, Your quilt turned out to be awesome. I enjoyed seeing it develop on the design wall. The Yellow is so stunning with the black and white stripes. Great Job.

    Edna

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  8. What a stunning quilt. I loved seeing it on the design wall as you were working on it and now that you have completed it the colors are more striking. Someone will be lucky to received this great gift as a Charity quilt. Edna

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  9. That really is a striking design! It looks like the striped fabric worked very well for the effect you wanted. Pretty colors, too!

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  10. Golly galoshes..........it's stunning. Well done.

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  11. This is got wow factor out the yin yang! I love it! I've played a bit with stripes in this fashion too, and they are FUN. Thank you for linking up a true, quintessential DrEAMi!

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