For those of you following along with the making of a Kaleidoscope Quilt here comes the next steps. I have now got all my fabric cut and am starting to sew the pieces together.
Going by the picture above, I alternate each piece with a striped then a plain tan. First join two then sew those two together. When you have two sets of four, then join them. I have found in doing these, to clip the points and keep the seams pressed toward the striped piece, neatly. I am pressing all the time. When the eight pieces are all together, it should lay completely flat.
Shown below are two completed, one light and one dark:
Next I will add the corners on each and then squared them to an exact 11 1/2" square. See next diagram:
The one on the left has the corners just sewn on, and the one on the right was squared to a perfect 11 1/2" square. Now, I need to sew 36 of these all together.
My next blog I will have them all sewn together, and add the boarders. Hopefully this will not take long. If there are any questions, please feel free to ask me.
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