"Magic Stack -n- Whack Quilts"

Have you always wanted to try your hand at making kaleidoscope, pinwheel, and star designs? Marvel at this simple method for rotary cutting these versatile blocks. The kaleidoscope effects occur spontaneously, thanks to the ingenious Stack-n-Whack techniques.

More than 200 how-to illustrations and dozens of color plates detail the process fully. In addition to covering fabric selection, the chapters provide step-by-step cutting and piecing directions for seven different blocks, and yardage and assembly directions for 14 projects ranging from small wall quilts to queen-sized bed quilts. A chapter on quilting includes designs and strategies to bring out all the beauty of these magical quilts.

Bethany S. Reynolds Says:
In an old Persian fairy tale, the Three Princes of Serendip make delightful discoveries by chance. From this story comes the term "serendipity" the gift of finding valuable or agreeable things by accident. This is an apt description for these designs, for quilters can watch wonderfully intricate quilts appear with an ease that is nearly magical, by simply letting the fabric do the work.

To create your own Magic Stack-n-Whack quilt, you won't need to use mirrors or trace countless pieces with window templates. Basic rotary cutting equipment and a great print are the key ingredients. Cutting the fabric for the blocks takes remarkably little time, and then the real fun begins as you start to sew. As each unique and unexpected block emerges, the excitement grows. Like a good mystery novel, you may find it hard to put down, plan to order take-out, and stock up on midnight oil!

CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE Kaleidoscope quilts are one of the show-off pieces of a quilter's repertoire. They're judged not only on how perfectly the pieces are sewn to a point in the middle, but also on the cutting: if each piece isn't cut from exactly the same part of the pattern on the fabric, the effect is spoiled. The traditional way of making kaleidoscope blocks involves a special window template, much exaggerated care in cutting--and too often, much wasted fabric. Reynolds's revolutionary method of measuring and marking pattern repeats on the fabric, then cutting all the pieces for the kaleidoscope at once, is more precise, much less time consuming and wasteful, and keeps quilters from being slaves to the cutting process. Reynolds leads the reader smoothly through the process for half-square triangles, 45- and 60-degree triangles, and 45- and 60-degree diamonds. Magic Stack-n-Whack Quilts is an essential addition to the library of any quilter who's interested in the endless design possibilities in kaleidoscopes, stars, pinwheels, and hexagons. --Barrie Trinkle, Amazon Reviewer

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