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Use Marti Michell's Kaleido-Rulers and Kaleidoscope ABCs (a quilt book) to create 14 variations of the kaleidoscope quilt. Her Magic Mirrors give you a chance to preview repeating patterns in a fabric.

Marti Michell's Perfect Patchwork Systems Templates won the Best New Product Award with the first 4 sets of templates A-D. In 2004 Marti was named the 2004 recipient of the Silver Star Award, The award is presented annually to "a living person whose body of work has positively influenced, promoted and developed the art of quilting."

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Kaleidoscope ABCs
14 Step-by-Step patterns

Author: Marti Michell
 Pages: 80
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11 1/2"
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Back Cover Information

It is easy to see curves in Kaleidoscope designs, but all of the seams are straight lines. Very few quilt design are as versatile and effective with so few pieces in each block. Most people find it hard to believe that all the quilts in this book are made using the same shapes.

  • How to Make 14 Kaleidoscope Quilts
  • Plus dozens of quilt photos for inspirration
  • Easily made using From Marti Michell Kaleido-Rulers

Author Marti MichellAbout the Author

In 1972, Marti Michell's patchwork hobby suddenly emerged as a patchwork kit business. For nearly 14 years, Yours Truly, Inc., a premiere company in quiltmaking and fabric crafts, was owned by Marti and her husband, Richard. In 1985, the company was sold and Marti began writing books and designing fabrics, patterns and tools for several major companies in the quilting industry.

At the 1991 International Quilt Market in Houson, Marti's efforts and successes were recognized by her peers. She was selected to receive the first Michael Kile Award of Achievement, "honoring commitment to creativity and excellence in the quilting industry."

Marti is internationally recognized as an author, teacher and innovator of strip techniques and rotary cutting methods. She can cut nearly any straight-sided geometric shape with a good acrylic ruler and a rotary cutter. That did not prevent her from falling in love with the concept of actual-size acrylic templates for rotary cutting. From Marti Michell Perfect Patchwork Templates were introduced in 1995.The Michells have two grown children, Jeff, a computer engineer, lives with his family in Seattle, WA, and Stacy, a quilting industry entrepreneur, owns Shades Hand Dyed Textiles and lives in Atlanta, GA. Richard and Marti are currently enjoying pet-free living in Atlanta.

In 2004, Marti was proud to be designated as the Silver Star Honoree by Quilts, Inc. She was the eleventh recipient.

Table of Contents

  
What is a Kaleidoscope Block? 5
Cutting Kaleidoscope Blocks 6
Additional Cutting Tricks 8
Making Kaleidoscope Blocks 9
Adding the Corners First 9
Adding the Corners Last 11
Let the Fabric Dictate Block Size 50
Full Size Patterns 78
Quilts - To Make - To Inspire  
The Clasic Kaleidoscope Quilt 12
* A Trio of Floating Circles Quilts 14
* Happy Scrappy Kaleidoscope 15
Diamond Stars 16
Vintage 1920s Kaleidoscope 19
* Sunny Day Umbrellas 20
Rainbow Spin 21
* Kaleido-Whirl 24
* A Variation in Three Sizes 25
Antique String-Pieced Kaleidoscope 26
My Victorian Valentine 29
Fall Fantasy 29
Serendipity 30
Mini Kaleido Odyssey 30
Stunning Stripes 31
* A Duo of Stunning Stripes Quilts 32
It's Been Kaleido'd! 36
Ramblin' Rose with Guacamole 40
* Purple Geckos 49
* Electric Slide 50
A 60-Degree Kaleidoscope Quilt 51
Monkey Busy-ness! 53
Provence Revisited 53
Tobacco Road 55
Kaleido Askew 61
Morning Star Quilt 62
Evening Star Table Runner 63
Other Designs  
* Maltese Cross 64
* Starry Nine Patch 64
* Spider Web 64
Kaledo Op Art 65
Belgium Spring 65
Eight-Cornered Spider Web Quilts 66
Appendix  
Add This Diamond Border to Any Quilt 72
Preview the Design With Mirrors 74
What Size is a Quilt? 75
Tips on Planning a Kaleidoscope Quilt 75
Using a Design Wall 76
Sewing a Quarter-inch Seam 76
Adding a Flap Border 76
Making Mitered Borders 77

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Book Pictures

Instruction Page
Instruction Page
Shows how to use the Kaleido Ruler

Eight-Cornered Spider Web Quilts

A 60 Degree Kaleidoscope Quilt
A 60 Degree Kaleidoscope Quilt

Ramblin' Rose with Guacamole and Extra Salsa on the Side
Ramblin' Rose with Guacamole
& Extra Salsa on the Side

Kaleido-Whirl


ExampleAntique String-Pieced Kaleidoscope
Examples

Rainbow SpinThe Classic Kaleidoscope Quilt
Examples

Vintage 1920's KaleidoscopeDiamond Stars
Examples

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Magic Mirrors
A Marti Michell Product

Regular Size: 5 1/2" x 6"
Super Size: 5 1/2" x 11"

An innovative way to preview design concepts. Helps establish how your ideas work before extensive cutting. Especially wonderful for positioning fabric when using Set E (the Eight-pointed Star Set), the Kaleido-Rulers, and the 60-degree Triangle-Rulers. Non-breakable material.


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Kaleido-Rulers

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  • Small Kaleido-Ruler makes 2" to 8" blocks
  • Large Kaleido-Ruler makes 6" to 16" blocks:

These rulers were developed to go hand-in-hand with the Kaleido-Krazy Series by Marti Michell or stand alone, your choice.




3 steps to using the Kaleido Ruler

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Step 1

1. Pick a finished block size. Find it on the blunted 45° end of the Kaleido-Ruler and cut strips the width printed on the ruler. Then use the Kaleido-Ruler to rotary-cut the isosceles triangles for the interior


Step 2

2. To cut the corner triangle strips: On the longest side of the Kaleido-Ruler, align the desired finished block size with the evenly cut edge of fabric and cut strips that width


Step 3

3. To cut the corner triangles: Turn the ruler and align the finished block size with the edge of the strip. The point should touch the opposite edge of the strip.

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Rocky Road Pattern
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Tabacco Road Quilts:

  • Queen/Double Quilt: 83" x 99" (210.8 x 251/5 cm)
  • Twin Size Quilt: 67" x 90" (170.2 x 251/5 cm)
  • Made using Large Kaleido Ruler or Template included in the pattern

 

Rocky Road to Wichita

  • Wall Quilt: 32"
  • Made using Template Set D or templates included in the pattern
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Kaleidoscope Software, Books, & Tools

Software
Kaleidoscope Kreator
Kaleidoscope Kreator 2.0
Software
Kaleidoscope Kreator Template Pack
Kaleidoscope Kreator
Template Pack
Quilters Polygons 		Creative Impulse
Creative Impulse Software
does Kaliedoscope Designs
try Demo

SymToy
SymToy
for Tesselations
try Demo

Creative Curve

Illusions- Kaleidoscope Quilts

Kaleidoscope Quilts
Kaleidoscope Quilts
by Paula Nadelstern		Creative Curve

Kaleidoscope Ruler 		Kaleidoscope of Threads
Kaleidoscope of Threads
Pattern
 by Sue Patten		One-Block Wonders, 1 block, 1 shap, 1-of-a-kind quilts
One-Block Wonders
by Maxine Rosenthal

One-Block Wonders Encore!
One-Block Wonders Encore!
by Maxine Rosenthal & Joy Pelzmann

Rhapsody Quilts
Rhapsody Quilts
 by Ricky Tims		Feathers & Urns
Feathers & Urns
Rhapsody Quilts
 by Ricky Tims 		Out of Print
 Kaleidoscope, Wonders of Wonders
Kaleidoscope Wonders of Wonder
by Cozy Baker		No Longer Available
Slice Up A Circle
Slice Up A Circle
by Angela Madden

Marti Michell's Kaleidoscope Book, Tools & Pattern

 Kaleidoscope ABC's
Kaleidoscope ABCs
by Marti Michell 		Mirrors

Magic Mirrors
by Marti Michell 		Kaleido Rulers
Kaleido Rulers
by Marti Michell 		Pattern
 Rocky Road Pattern
Rocky Road
2 Kaleidoscope Variations
 by Marti Michell

Perfect Patchwork System Templates & Related Books From Marti Michell

The Perfect Patchwork System
Volume 1: Encyclopedia of Patchwork Blocks:
Use with Template Sets A & B
Set A templates Set B

NOTE: Volume 1 has the Rosette Block demonstrated on Simply Quilts

Vol. 4 Perfect Patchwork System, EncyclopediaThe Perfect Patchwork System
Volume 2: Encyclopedia of Patchwork Blocks
Use with Template Sets A & C, B & D
Set A templates Set B
Set C Set D

Eight-Pointed StarsVol. 4 Perfect Patchwork System, EncyclopediaThe Perfect Patchwork System
Volume 3: Encyclopedia of Patchwork Blocks
 Use with Template Set E for
Eight-Pointed Stars
Set E 		7x7 and 5x5 patch blocks
Vol 4The Perfect Patchwork System
Volume 4: Encyclopedia of Patchwork Blocks
 Use with Templates Set L and M
for 7x7 and 5x5 patch blocks
Set L Set M
Hexagon BlocksVol. 6 Six is for HexagonsThe Perfect Patchwork System
Six is for Hexagons, Volume 6 of the Encyclopedia of Patchwork Blocks
 Use with Templates Set G and H for

Set G Set H 		Cover to Sunburst Quilts to MakeBlocks from Sunburst Quilts
Sunburst Quilts to Make
 Use with Template Set F

Laminate Strip Cutting Chart
Laminated Strip Cutting Charts:
Templates A & C
Templates B & D

Set A templates
Set A: 3" (7.6 cm) Square Basic Set		Set B templates
Set B: 4" (10 cm) Square Basic Set

Set C templates

Set C: 3" Square Bonus Set

Set D templates
Set D: 4" Square Bonus Set

 Set E Templates
Set E: 12" 8-Pointed Star		Sunburst Templates
Set F: 3 Sunburst Quilts Instructions

Hexagons
Set G
Set G: (9) Hexagon Templates
cut 11 shapes with 2" and 1" sides

Hexagons
Set H
Set H: (3) Large Hexagon Templates
cut 11 shapes with 3" and 1 1/2" sides



School House Blocks
Set J 6"
Set K: 12"

Set L TemplatesBlock example for Set L
Set L: The 12" Seven-Patch Block Set

Set M Templates Block Example, Set M
Set M:
The 12" Five-Patch Block Set

Mini Geometrics
Set N: Mini Geometrics
Based on 1" and 3/4" Hexagon, Eight Point Stars


Set P
Set O
19 5/8" Feathered Star Set
Set P
27 5/8" Feathered Star Set



Set Q Makes 5" to 20" Blocks
Set R Makes 5" to 15" Blocks

Double Wedding Ring Templatesexample
Double Wedding Ring Templates

Drunkard Path Block
Drunkard Path Template
Templates
Drunkard Path Templates
2 Different Sized Sets

Windy Ways Block
Templates
Winding Ways Block Templates

 Dresden Plate Pattern
Dresden Plates Pattern &/or Templates

Dresden templates
Set 1: 7", 10 1/2" and 12"
Dresden templates
Set 2: Mini Dresden Plate and
Bonus Mini Drunkard Path Templates 		Giant DiahliaNot So Giant Dahlia
Optional Combo Templates Giant Dahlia Quilting Stencil
Giant Diahlia Templates
& Not So Giant Dahlia
each w/ Instruct booklet
Giant Dahlia Quilting Stencil
& Combo Template

2 1/2" Template Set
7 shapes from 3 templates
2 1/2" Stripper Templates Set

Storm at Sea Diamond Templates
Storm at Sea blocks
Storm at Sea
Diamond Template Set


Perfect Patchwork Template Carrier

My Favorite Rulers™ From Marti Michell: 12 sizes and styles

Diagonal Set Triangle Rulers
Diagonal Set Triangle Rulers

60 Degree Triangle Rulers
Easy 60 Degree
Equilateral Triangle
Rulers for Hexagon & Related Shapes


Flying Geese Ruler
cut both triangles for Flying Geese units in 5 sizes!

My Favorite Rulers

8 x 16 miter ruler4 x 16 miter ruler

Kaleidoscope ABC's Kaleidoscope Rulers Magic Mirrors
Kaleido-Krazy Series
Book, Kaleidoscope ABCs
Kaleido-Rulers
Magic Mirrors

Hexagon Ruler
Hexagon Ruler
Cuts (6) sizes
2 to 4 1/2"

Log CavinLog Cabin
Log Cabin ABC's
Log Cabin ABC's
by Marti Michell

Weekend Log Cabin Quilts
Weekend Log Cabin Quilts
by Marti Michell

Additional Marti Michell Books & Patterns

Template & Pattern
Giant Diahlia
Giant Diahlia
& Not So Giant Diahlia
Templates & Instructions		 Book
Machine Quilting in Sections
Machine Quilting in Sections
by Marti Michell		 Pattern
Rocky Road by Marti Michel
Rocky Road		 Pattern
Linked Chevrons
Linked Chevrons 		Pattern
Carolina Lily
Carolina Lily

Giant Dahlia Quilting Stencil
Giant Dahlia Quilting Stencil 		Pattern
Texas Gardens
Texas Gardens

Pattern
Downhill Dreamer
Bed of Roses
Downhill Dreamer & Bed of Roses
Sampler Quilts

Pattern
Dresden Homecoming
Dresden Plate Homecoming		 Pattern
Stars All Around
Stars All Around

Pattern

Feathered Star Medallion

Marti Michell's Kaleidoscope Book, Tools & Pattern

 Kaleidoscope ABC's
Kaleidoscope ABCs
by Marti Michell 		Mirrors

Magic Mirrors
by Marti Michell 		Kaleido Rulers
Kaleido Rulers
by Marti Michell 		Pattern
 Rocky Road Pattern
Rocky Road
2 Kaleidoscope Variations
 by Marti Michell

Marti Michell

Machine Quilting Books

 Machine Quilting in Sections
Machine Quilting in Sections
by Marti Michell		 Learn to Machine Quilt in 1 Weekend
 Learn to Machine Quilt
in Just One Weekend
by Marti Michell 		   

Marti Michell

Fast Piecing

Quilting for People Who Still Don't Have Time To Quilt
Quilting for People
Who STILL Don't
Have Time To Quilt
by Marti Michell 		Quilting For People Who Don't Have Time To Quilt
Quilting For People
Who Don't
Have Time To Quilt
by Marti Michell

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by Marti Michell

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