The Kaleidoscope Smart-Plate^® is designed to take a simple basic Pin-wheel and trim it at the appropriate angle to create the traditional Kaleidoscope block. The Template is placed with it's guidelines aligned with the seams on the pinwheel and a rotary cutter is used to cut the excess fabric away. Depending on the desired version and size of the block, the template is rotated to allow trimming the appropriate areas from the Pin-Wheel block to create the Kaleidoscope Block.

I know the next question will be, "What size SQUARE do I start with for the size HST I want to make?"

My book contains a reference table with HST sizes for the various sized blocks for the two different versions (8-patch or 12-patch) of the Kaleidoscope blocks. Please click on this link for Extended Table for HST sizes Kaleidoscope blocks.

As noted on the Extended Table, add 3/8" to the listed UNFINISHED size of the HST you are making. For those of you who are familiar with the "Add 7/8" ", please realize that you would be adding the 7/8" to the FINISHED size, not unfinished.