Red Pepper Quilts: Kaleidoscope Medallion Quilt

I know. You have probably seen enough of this quilt, but my Kaleidoscope Medallion Quilt is now finished. So that I can move on I am going to post a whole bunch of pictures of the finished quilt and you can rest assured that today is the end of this one ...

I spent some time pondering how best to quilt this quilt and in the end decided that I didn't need to add any more detail to the already busy design. Instead of top stitching I have ditch-stitched almost every single seam line. That involved much quilt wrangling; turning the quilt often, sometimes stitching only a few inches and then turning the quilt again. Stitch and turn. Both the Flying Geese Units and the Dog Tooth border tested my patience but I am really pleased with the look and drape of the finished quilt. All up the quilting alone took approximately 6 hours of stitching to complete.

For the back of the quilt I have used a single fabric - a small black dot on a white background - and have matched it with a black and white stripe binding. The binding fabric frames the quilt, draws the eye in and complements the medium scale black/white text border.

I have not kept note of how many different fabrics that I have used for this quilt, but I guess it will be close to 200 different prints, including both neutral background fabrics as well as the colored fabrics. An extensive fabric stash is a wonderful resource and I love working from stash. It has taken a number of years (and a lot of hard work) to have on hand such a great collection of fabrics and I intend on using every last scrap. Eventually.

This quilt is for sale. I have updated my Etsy Store ~

and you can find this quilt listed here: Kaleidoscope Medallion Quilt.

Kaleidoscope Medallion Quilt 550 Patchwork Pieces

ITTY BITTY DETAILS (starting from the center of the quilt):

16 Kaleidoscope Blocks made using Free Paper Piecing Pattern
Dotty Border 1 - 1.5 inches wide including seam allowances.
48 Flying Geese Units each measuring 3.5 inches x 2 inches including seam allowances.
Dotty Border 2 - 1.75 inches wide including seam allowances.
Dog Tooth Border - 3.5 inches wide including seam allowances. I drew up my own foundation papers using EQ7 for this border. Four 3.5 inch square Economy Blocks also paper pieced.
Text Border - First of Infinity by Kumiko Fujita - 2 inches wide including seam allowances.
Outer Border - 72 Rectangles measuring 2.5 inches x 5.5 inches. Four 5.5 inch square Economy Blocks also paper pieced.