Kaleidoscope quilt blocks | Paper piecing made easy

If you love to paper piece quilt blocks but don’t love the arduous task of tearing away all those tiny pieces of paper at the end of sewing for hours, then this post is for you.

I’ll be blogging all week about making 2 of my free Kaleidoscope quilt blocks with this unique no tear method featuring FABRIC CREATIONS Cotton Fabric, Best Press Starch Alternative, Clover 9612 Roll ‘n Press, GÜTERMANN  100 % Polyester Thread and Sew Easy Freezer Paper.

I’m sure you won’t look at paper piecing the same after trying this method. If you are new to paper piecing this is a method of quilt piecing, so your blocks are extremely accurate. Follow along this week to see what the hype is all about with piecing accuracy. This method is truly a game changer.

Kaleidoscope block 1

Kaleidoscope block 2

No Tear Kaleidoscope Pattern

materials

fabric

• 8-10 pieces of coordinating cotton fabric (I used FABRIC CREATIONS fabric bundle and 2 FABRIC CREATIONS cotton solids)

thread

• strong thread (I used GÜTERMANN 100% polyester) because it’s strong and fine for piecing these blocks

notions

• paper scissors
• fabric scissors
• rotary cutter
• cutting mat
• thread snips
• ruler to cut 8½” x 11” freezer paper sheets and square blocks
• freezer paper (I used sew easy freezer paper for quilting and applique )
• a fabric roller or brayer (I used Clover)
• fabric spray starch (I used Best Press starch alternative)
• pins

equipment

• photocopier
• sewing machine with a basic sewing foot and straight stitch
• iron
• ironing board

office supplies

• paper to print out original patterns to fit your photocopier 8½” x 11”
• transparent tape
• fine permanent marker for tracing (optional)

Supplies for this project

I’ll be blogging all week about making 2 different Kaleidoscope quilt blocks with this unique no tear method featuring FABRIC CREATIONS Cotton Fabric, Best Press Starch Alternative, Clover 9612 Roll ‘n Press, GÜTERMANN  100 % Polyester Thread and Sew Easy Freezer Paper.

Your homework for tomorrow’s blog post: download the free PDF patterns for the Kaleidoscope blocks. Print out the pattern onto paper first and I’ll explain how to transfer the patterns to freezer paper 2 ways so you can get started learning paper piecing made easy. See you tomorrow!

Thi is part 1 of 5 in this series

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