Design Wall Monday - a Kaleidoscope

Another PIG has come out of a drawer.  This one is a Kaleidoscope, and was a very small kit I purchased a while back.  See that little bag with the black triangles?  The whole kit came inside that 4" x 6" bag along with an index card with a link to the online instructions.  

There are laser cut pieces for the 8 blocks in the kit.  This particular Kaleidoscope is a variation on the Hexie quilts, only it has 8 triangles per block instead of 6.  So it's cut from 8 identical layers of the fabric.  The gorgeous bright butterflies are what caught my eye in the first place.  

And here is block #1 all sewn together.  The instructions suggested pressing the seams open to reduce bulk, and that turned out to be a good choice.  

Then the 4 little black triangles were added to make a 6.5" block once it was squared up.  And not much was needed to be trimmed - just some slivers of the black corners.  The kaleidoscope itself was the perfect size. 

This should be a quick and fun little project.  Isn't it interesting how different the blocks each look even though they are cut from the same fabric?   

But it will need to wait until I get home again later this week.  I was willing to give up some sewing days to tag along with my husband on a business trip.  It was a No Brainer to stay in a nice hotel and not have to cook for 5 days!  And I do have some hand stitching along with me.

What's on your design wall today?
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