Working with busy prints can sometimes lead to surprising results. I’ve seen kaleidoscope quilts made the “Stack n’ Slice” way and thought I’d give it a try. This 55”x70” quilt was tricky but fun to make. I started by finding the repeat of this cigar advertising collage fabric. The next step was to cut six same size pieces then stack them exactly on top of each other. The stack was secured with random thread tacks to keep it all in place. This quilt ended up being a truly unique piece and sold on http://www.eBay.com.
With the fabric stacked and tacked I then cut strips wide enough so they could be cut into the triangles needed for the blocks. I ended up with a lot of triangle sets with each having six exact pieces. I then arraigned each set into a block I thought looked good.
Once I had enough blocks sewn, I arranged them and added a black print fabric to off set them. The blocks were put together in rows easily by using those black triangles.
I think the result is a smashing quilt! The process was surprisingly easy once I got the layers all lined up and secured. I would probably make another one with another style of fabric.
I saved enough uncut fabric to use as the backing. I machine quilted this one in an all over edge to edge abstract design with black thread.
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