Saturday, January 18, 2014

Scraphappy Saturdays - January blues 2

I spent more days this week sewing from the blue scrap bin.  I experimented with the kaleidoscope block design and my special rulers, just to see what I would end up with.  Both of my experiments were not totally successful, but I will keep them going anyway.

My goal was to get a 12-1/2 inch block.  What I got was an 11-1/2 inch block.  and don''t look too closely at the center join - it just didn't work for me. Let's see if I can quilt that one out.  LOL


11-1/2 " square






Then I went for some miniatures.  This not so pretty block will finish at a 6 inch square. Next time I will make a 4-fabric stripset, but the center came out well.



I do intend to make a quilt from these kaleidoscopes.  I plan to square them up with corner triangles and put them into a setting - maybe combining the two sizes?  I do love a design challenge.  I will be continuing this theme throughout the color changes of the RSC14.

I am linking up with Angela at Soscrappy, where you can see what other creative quilters are doing with their scrap challenge.

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  1. soscrappyJanuary 18, 2014 at 1:09 PM

    The nice thing about working with scraps is that there is no guilt if things don't work out just right.

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  2. Carla A Few Of My Favorite ThingsJanuary 18, 2014 at 2:37 PM

    It is hard to get those centers to come together without a wad of fabric distorting it. I just paper pieced this type of block and hope to start quilting it once my thread arrives. Mine will be a Quilt of Valor. I hope that you finally come up with a combination that pleases you, but I like how these turned out! Thanks for tutorial on the reverse starburst, I have decided to start a second challenge quilt to use more scraps.

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  3. Julie in GAJanuary 18, 2014 at 8:21 PM

    Your kaleidoscope blocks are looking terrific! I like the idea of combining different size blocks in one project.

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  4. Katie Z.January 18, 2014 at 10:27 PM

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  5. BillieBee (billiemick)January 19, 2014 at 12:10 AM

    Fantastic job! You can link up with Angie also http://quiltingreadersgarden.blogspot.com/2014/01/hexie-weekend_18.html

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  6. MarlyJanuary 19, 2014 at 3:09 AM

    Your kaleidoscope blocks look so complicated to make. We'll done, they look great.

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  7. JoJanuary 19, 2014 at 4:57 AM

    I have trouble with those centres too

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  8. ratamaJanuary 19, 2014 at 5:03 AM

    GREAT blocks!

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  9. Wonky GirlJanuary 19, 2014 at 11:45 AM

    Your blog post title caught my eye. I'm working on Jan Blues too but they are kitty blocks ;-).
    Keep in going with your kaleidoscope blocks, they will make a great quilt.

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  10. CathyJanuary 19, 2014 at 4:20 PM

    Oh, different size kaleidoscope blocks are a great idea. I haven't had trouble with the centers until the last one which I redid three times!

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  11. Deb@asimplelifequiltsJanuary 19, 2014 at 8:33 PM

    Those center look very tricky... I have a hard enough time with pinwheel centers. Pretty blocks!

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  12. Sweet WoodruffJanuary 21, 2014 at 1:35 PM

    So pretty. Challenging blocks like this are always fun. I don't know if I'm brave enough to try it.

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  13. CharJanuary 22, 2014 at 9:10 AM

    Love your blocks!

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  14. Deb AJanuary 23, 2014 at 9:42 PM

    You could always frame them to make them the size you want! Scraps are so fun to play with.

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