Kaleidoscopes Quilts, The Cotton Club quilt way!
Although Stack n' Whack is one way to do a Kaleidoscope Quilt, the Paula Nadelstern technique is the one we are going to talk about.We have been fascinated with this process since seeing Paula's quilts at a Quilt Market when she introduced her book "Kaleidoscopes & Quilts", but we never imagined we would make one. Then, when she was about to introduce her first line of fabric, which we loved, we felt we had to know more in order to know how to sell the fabric.
The answer was to take a class and we did. We were hooked. We were so surprised how much easier it was to arrive at the very intricate, complicated, original designs than we thought before going to the class. Since then we have been bringing Paula to Boise, Idaho to teach, every few years. It really helps that she is a terrific teacher & lecturer.
By the time her first fabric line, Serendipity, arrived we knew what to do with it! We continued to re-order the fabric for Open Stock until every yard was sold. Benartex loved the fact that we sold it down to the last yard, so Paula continues to produce one line after another. And, as they are introduced, they are added to our Kaleidoscope & Snowflake Category. Now, with the introduction of her latest book Puzzle Quilt and Simple Symmetry, a technique using a right triangle, it is more than Kaleidoscopes and Snowflakes Category.
Her next line is due soon, so keep an eye out for it. If you want to take a class, she will return in September of 2008 - see the Kaleidoscope & Snowflake Category in the Online Catalog for more information regarding the class.
If you are a Kaleidoscope enthusiast, let us know and we will add you to the Scope News Email List, and let you know whenever there are changes here or to our Kaleidoscope Online Catalog Fabrics. As you will see from visiting the Kaleidoscope and Snowflake Category, We do keep an eye out and find ideal fabrics from many other suppliers too!
