ArtFire

This small, complex, OOAK kaleidoscope hanging measures 22.5" by 19", and is one of a series of my original kaleidoscope designs done in various color ways. I have sold 2, and besides this one, I have 4 more unfinished, except for quilting.



The center pattern is machine pieced with great attention paid to accurately matching the print lines of the 100% cotton fabrics. Each pie-shaped wedge is exactly alike, with a mirror image comprising half of the block. So the same pattern area must be cut multiple times from the same piece of fabric, and then reversed. Obviously with all the small pieces, a lot of fabric is not used, but what is left behind resembles a large slice of Swiss cheese.



In the 15.5" X 17.5" center medallion there are 180 cut pieces of fabric. (One of my others had 266 pieces. :>) The entire quilt is hand quilted, and I have used a circle with echo quilting in each of the corners. The center is hand quilted in the ditch formed by the seam lines.



Warm and Natural cotton batting was used, and there is a rod pocket attached at the top of the back.



The quilt is signed, named and dated on a tag on the lower right corner of the back.

cotton fabric, cotton batting, cotton thread