tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post5017220715067721200..comments2024-03-14T07:48:09.470-06:00Comments on elsie quilts: Teaching OthersElsie Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-1088037532238157332009-10-14T21:17:19.539-06:002009-10-14T21:17:19.539-06:00So ambitious -- a kaleidoscope for a first quilt!So ambitious -- a kaleidoscope for a first quilt!jovaliquiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04658198685121310571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-13860403383973496612009-10-02T06:25:07.677-06:002009-10-02T06:25:07.677-06:00I have been tempted to make that cat quilt ever si...I have been tempted to make that cat quilt ever since I bought that magazine.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083924435653058457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-48102435004660427562009-10-01T21:08:50.853-06:002009-10-01T21:08:50.853-06:00Actually, the fabrics make them look that way. The...Actually, the fabrics make them look that way. The Catnip one is just a nine patch with the middle larger that the outsides (looks like sashing but it is a simple block). We used 6” squares, with 2” corners and sides. The striped fabric gives it that sparkle and makes it look complicated!<br /><br />The other one is Ricky Tims Kaleidoscope. You make a wedge shape out of freezer paper, cut it into 5-6 pieces, and use them for patterns on a strata (The strata is in sets of two that are identical – sew strips of fabric together into about a 10” piece then place the two sets back to back). That way you get a mirror image of each piece, and cut six pairs of them. You start sewing them together from the middle and have no idea what it is going to look like until it is finished. If you ever get a chance to take a class using his method, do it. It is so much fun. I’ve made three of them and want to do more!<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by! (I sent Mary-Kay an email, but thought others might want to know...)Elsie Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-12197762371986018352009-10-01T21:07:33.870-06:002009-10-01T21:07:33.870-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Elsie Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015443597193818506.post-15258076415006472442009-10-01T19:00:02.000-06:002009-10-01T19:00:02.000-06:00Wow! you must be some teacher because both those q...Wow! you must be some teacher because both those quilts look complex to me. Good job!Mary-Kayhttp://mk.luckydot.org/noreply@blogger.com