kaleidoscope fun

Kaleidoscope quilts are so interesting because many effects can be achieved from one simple block. I used a kaleido ruler to cut the triangles, there's a variety of sizes (I'm making 12″ blocks) and it has made cutting out suprisingly very easy! 

I started with a 10" square pack of AMH fabrics. I followed Jolene from blueelephantstitches approach, alternating the light/dark + dark/medium blocks. Some of my fabric combos are a little quirky, but I'm ok with that! 

Careful placement of neutral triangles (the low volumes in my case) create the larger circles when you stand back a bit.  And I want the circular pattern to be obvious, but not too stark, so like Jolene suggested, in some places I am merging the values slightly. 

Of course I could simply make all my background triangles assorted lights, which reinforces that circle effect, but I was super keen to add in a "pop" of rose solid, as it works so well with lots of AMH fabrics. And look, the  “circle illusion” does fade in and out, but they are still happening, yes! 

Here's a few progress pics on the 'design floor' ...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

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Linda