Kaleidoscope in The Sweet Life

Okay friends!  It's time to share my Kaleidoscope quilt! 

Back in 2016 or so, a friend brought a quilt made from this pattern to our guild meeting and I loved it so much I decided right then and there that I need to make one!  (The pattern is Kaleidoscope by Lella Boutique.)

I had a jelly roll of Pat Sloan's "The Sweet Life" fabric (that I won in a giveaway from Happy Quilting back in 2015 - WOOHOO!) 

The pattern results in a whole bunch of tiny triangles and since I was in a non-wasting mood, I decided to sew them all up into teeny tiny (1" finished) HSTs.  Yeah, I timed myself to see how long it would take to make this skinny little HST border.  SEVEN HOURS!  Yikes!  I think next time I won't feel so bad about tossing the leftovers.  ;)

For the quilting, I went with a swirls/pebbles combination in the background and borders, leaving the rest unquilted so that the design would pop a little. 

For the back, I used up a bunch of large pieces from my stash (many of which were given to me by my sweet friend and neighbor Abby - YAY!).

And of course, the binding had to be scrappy - made with all my leftover jelly roll strips (mostly the neutral colored ones).

AAAAND this quilt was just "for fun," meaning there was no intended recipient in mind.  So until I can find someone to give it to, it's listed in my shop.

Quilt stats:

Started: September 2016

Finished:  May 2017

Fabrics: "The Sweet Life" by Pat Sloan

Batting: Pellon 80/20 Cotton/poly

Finished size: Approximately 66" square

Recipient: ???

Methods used: Piecing, FMQ

Binding: Machine to back, hand to front

Time to Make: About 30 hours (including the 7 hour HST border)