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1 Filigree Pillow Materials Kaleidoscope Collections Kaleidoscope Kreator 3 Kaleidoscope Collections Filigrees Template Mini-Pack PC with inkjet printer Digital photo 3 sheets of 8½ x 11 cotton poplin inkjet fabric Fusible web Fat quarter of gold cotton fabric ½ yard of maroon cotton fabric 16¼ x 16¼ fusible fleece 16 pillow form Decorative rayon thread and quilting thread Note: Because color varies from printer to printer, we recommend that you first print the kaleidoscopes onto the fabric sheets, then select tonal fabrics to coordinate with the printed image. Trying to match inkjet prints to already chosen fabric will result in a lot of wasted ink and fabric sheets! On the Computer 1. Choose a photo based on the colors, not the subject. In Kaleidoscope Kreator, open the digital photo with File>Open Image. 2. Select a Filigree template shape. Click on the Select Kaleidoscope Shape button in the Toolbar (the button that looks like a pie wedge) to bring up the template shape selector. Click on the checkbox next to Filigrees under the Template Pack heading in the left column. Also, click the checkbox next to 16 under Number of Segments. (Figure 1) Then doubleclick on any 16-segment filigree shape to select. (The sample pillow was made with Filigree 4 (16).) 3. Create a kaleidoscope design. Move, rotate and/or resize the photo in the workspace and watch the Kaleidoscope Preview in the upper right corner of the screen. (Figure 2) Every time you move the photo in the workspace, the Preview will update with the current design based on the position of the photo in the template. Click on the Kaleidoscope Preview if you want to see a full-screen preview of the kaleidoscope.
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3 4. Design the background fabric that will appear around and behind the filigree shape. There are two steps to designing the background: choosing a color and choosing a texture. a. To select a background color, click on the eyedropper button in the Background Color palette. Next, click on the photo in the workspace on a color that you think will complement the kaleidoscope design. The background color will change as soon as you click on the photo. (Figure 3) If you don t like the color, simply click on the eyedropper again and then on the photo. Repeat until you are happy with the color. b. To choose a texture, click on the Select Texture pull-down menu in the Background Texture palette. This will display a list of pre-defined textures. Choose a texture that won t compete with the kaleidoscope design. The Marble texture was used for this particular project. (Figure 4) You can adjust the scale of the texture with the Scale slider, if desired. Tip: After adding the texture, the color that you chose may appear muted. If so, you can adjust the background color by clicking on the color swatch in the Background Color palette. This will bring up the Select Color dialog box. To increase the intensity of the color, you will want to increase the saturation. Figure 5 shows that the color that was initially chosen for the background has a Saturation=218. The highest saturation value is 255. (Remember, you can always undo any change you don t like with the Undo button in the Toolbar.) Figure 3.
4 Figure 4. 5. Save your kaleidoscope design. Use File>Save Workspace to save your kaleidoscope design as a workspace file on your hard drive. A workspace file has a.kk3 extension and stores everything about your kaleidoscope design so that you can open it again later in Kaleidoscope Kreator. Save the workspace file using a name and location that will make it easy to find later. Figure 5. (Optional) Use File>Save Kaleidoscope to save the kaleidoscope design as a JPEG file as well, using the same base name as the workspace file. Having a corresponding JPEG file for each workspace allows you to quickly see the design in the thumbnail view of Windows Explorer, and makes it easier to manage your saved workspaces. Since this doesn t need to be a high-resolution image, a size of 400 or 600 pixels is sufficient.
5 6. Print three copies of the kaleidoscope onto inkjet fabric. This is accomplished through the Print Multiple function. Click on the little arrow next to the Print Kaleidoscope button in the Toolbar and choose Print Multiple to bring up the Print Multiple window. a. Make sure Maintain Proportions at the top left is checked, then enter 7.75 inches for the Width. (The Height will automatically update.) Enter a quantity of 1 and click the Add button. (Figure 6) b. Still in the Kaleidoscope Size section, change the Width to 6.25 inches. Enter a quantity of 2 and click the Add button. You will not see these kaleidoscopes appear immediately in the preview because they don t fit on the first page. Click on the right arrow button below the preview to see the second and third pages. (Figure 7) c. Uncheck Print Margins and Show Cutlines. d. Choose your printer in the Printer Settings section in the upper right of the window and click the Properties button to set the printer properties according to the inkjet fabric manufacturer s recommendations. Then click OK. e. In the Page Settings section in the lower right, set the Top and Left Margins to 0.25 inches. f. Click the Print button at the bottom right of the window to start printing. This will send all three pages to the printer. Put only one sheet of fabric in the printer at a time. Once the first page has printed, the printer will complain that it is out of paper. Simply put in the next fabric sheet at that time. Figure 6.
6 Figure 7. Cutting 1. From the gold fabric, cut: One 14¼ x 14¼ square 2. From the maroon fabric, cut: Two 1¾ x 14¼ strips for the outside border Two 1¾ x 16¾ strips for the outside border Two 12½ x 16¾ rectangles for the pillow back 3. Prepare the inkjet fabric for trimming. Peel the paper off of the inkjet fabric and follow the manufacturer s instructions to set the ink. Let fabric dry (if rinsed) and then apply fusible web to the back of each printed kaleidoscope. Make sure that the fusible web completely covers the printed edges of the kaleidoscopes. 4. Trim the kaleidoscopes. Trim away all of the white fabric around the printed kaleidoscopes. You don t need to worry about a seam allowance since they will be fused. Trim right on the printed edges. 5. Cut the smaller kaleidoscopes in half diagonally. For each of the smaller kaleidoscopes (the 6.25 kaleidoscopes), cut in half from corner to corner to create four half-square triangles.
7 Assembly 1. Create placement lines on the gold fabric. First, fold the fold square in half vertically and gently finger press. Open the square and then fold in half again, this time horizontally. (Figure 8) Open and place face up on ironing surface. You should be able to see the fold marks enough for placement of the kaleidoscopes, but not so much that the crease cannot be ironed out. 2. Place the large (7¾ x 7¾ ) kaleidoscope on point in the center of the gold square. Place the kaleidoscope face up (with the fusible side towards the gold fabric.) The corners of the kaleidoscope should line up with the fold lines in the gold square. 3. Arrange the kaleidoscope triangles face up in the corners of the gold square. You will need to eye-ball this placement. The two sharp corners of the triangle should touch at the fold marks of the gold fabric. There will be about ½ between the edges of the center kaleidoscope and the long edges of the triangles. See Figure 9 for placement. 4. Fuse the kaleidoscopes to the gold fabric. Once you are happy with the placement of the kaleidsocopes, fuse them to the gold fabric. Tip: Don t use the cotton setting on your iron when working with inkjet printed fabrics as some inks may yellow if too much heat is applied. I have found that the medium (i.e. wool) setting works well. 5. Sew on the maroon border. First sew the 1¾ x 14¼ strips to the each side of the gold square (using a ¼ seam allowance). Press the seam allowances towards the maroon fabric. Then sew the 1¾ x 16¾ strips to the top and bottom. (Figure 10) 6. Applique around the edges of the kaleidoscopes. Use a decorative thread that closely matches the background color of the kaleidoscopes so as not to compete with the kaleidoscope design itself. (Figure 11 shows the applique stitches with maroon thread to match the kaleidoscope background color.) Figure 9. Figure 10. Figure 8.
8 7. Apply fusible fleece to back. Place pillow top face down on ironing surface. Center the fusible fleece (with fusible side down) on pillow top. (The wrong side of the pillow and the fusible side of the fleece should be facing each other.) There should be about ¼ of maroon border extending past the fusible fleece on all sides. Fuse according to the manufacturer s directions. 8. Add decorative stitches to the pillow top and quilt as desired. Consider using some of the fancy stitches that come with your sewing machine to embellish the gold sashing strips between the kaleidoscopes. Figure 11 shows decorative stitches in gold. 9. Finish the pillow backs. Fold back ¼ (wrong sides together) along one 16¾ side of a 12½ x 16¾ piece of maroon fabric. Press. Fold under another 1 and press. Stitch just inside the ¼ fold to finish the edge. (Figure 12) Repeat for the second piece of 12½ x 16¾ maroon fabric. 10. Place the quilted pillow top face up on work surface. Place one of the pillow back pieces face down with finished edge positioned vertically and raw edges lined up with pillow top. Place second pillow back piece face down with raw edges lined up on opposite sides from the first piece. The back pieces should overlap roughly 4-6. (Figure 13) Pin in place and stitch around the outside edge with a ⅜ seam allowance. Note: In Figure 13, the side of the fabric with the butterflies is the wrong side of the fabric for this particular project. The pillow top and back pieces should be placed right sides together! 11. Trim the corners diagonally to remove bulk and turn pillow case inside out. Press and insert the pillow form. Figure 11. Figure 12. Figure 13.