Kaleidoscopic Kites Free Quilt Pattern
I am very excited to share my latest pattern with you, Kaleidoscopic Kites! This pattern is great for everyone, but especially for beginners. Each block has only 4 pieces and if you are familiar with chain piecing, you will make quick work of assembling these blocks.
The final quilt will measure around 63″ x 72″. Let’s get started!
1. Cut fabric. Below are fabric requirements, piece sizes and number of cuts.
| Small Color Squares | Fabric Requirements | Size | Cut |
| Light Yellow | Fat Quarter or 1/4 yard | 3.5″ x 3.5″ | 6 |
| Light Brown | Fat Quarter or 1/4 yard | 3.5″ x 3.5″ | 8 |
| Light Pink | Fat Quarter or 1/4 yard | 3.5″ x 3.5″ | 12 |
| Light Orange | Fat Quarter or 1/4 yard | 3.5″ x 3.5″ | 14 |
| Light Blue | Fat Quarter or 1/4 yard | 3.5″ x 3.5″ | 10 |
| Light Green | Fat Quarter or 1/4 yard | 3.5″ x 3.5″ | 6 |
| Large Color Squares | Fabric Requirements | Size | Cut |
| Dark Yellow | Fat Quarter or 1/4 yard | 6.5″ x 6.5″ | 6 |
| Dark Brown | 1/2 yard | 6.5″ x 6.5″ | 8 |
| Dark Pink | 1/2 yard | 6.5″ x 6.5″ | 12 |
| Dark Orange | 2/3 yard | 6.5″ x 6.5″ | 13 |
| Dark Blue | 1/2 yard | 6.5″ x 6.5″ | 10 |
| Dark Green | 1/2 yard | 6.5″ x 6.5″ | 7 |
| Background | Fabric Requirements | Size | Cut |
| White | 2 yards | 3.5″ x 6.5″ | 112 |
| Finishing Up | Fabric Requirements | ||
| Binding | 1 yard | ||
| Backing | 4 yards | ||
2. There are 18 different block layouts. Follow the below diagrams and sew squares together using a 1/4″ seam allowance. This should leave you with a 9.5″ square.
Tip: I find it helpful to make piles for all 18 block types, and then sew them together in sets. Be sure to keep track of your block letters (A thru S) as you will need to know that for the quilt top assembly in Step 3.
| Block A Dark Green/Light Yellow Assemble 2 |
Block B Dark Yellow/Light Yellow Assemble 3 |
 |
 |
| Block C Dark Yellow/Light Brown Assemble 2 |
Block D Dark Brown/Light Yellow Assemble 1 |
 |
 |
| Block E Dark Brown/Light Brown Assemble 4 |
Block F Dark Brown/Light Pink Assemble 3 |
 |
 |
| Block G Dark Pink/Light Brown Assemble 2 |
Block H Dark Pink/Light Pink Assemble 6 |
 |
 |
| Block I Dark Pink/Light Orange Assemble 4 |
Block J Dark Orange/Light Pink Assemble 3 |
 |
 |
| Block K Dark Orange/Light Orange Assemble 7 |
Block L Dark Blue/Light Orange Assemble 3 |
 |
 |
| Block M Dark Orange/Light Blue Assemble 3 |
Block N Dark Blue/Light Blue Assemble 5 |
 |
 |
| Block O Dark Green/Light Blue Assemble 2 |
Block P Dark Blue/Light Green Assemble 2 |
 |
 |
| Block Q Dark Green/Light Green Assemble 3 |
Block R Dark Yellow/Light Green Assemble 1 |
 |
 |
3. Once your blocks are assembled, use the following diagram to lay out your quilt top. Assemble the top.
4. Create your backing, baste, quilt and bind! Enjoy your Kaleidoscopic Kites Quilt!
Pattern is for personal use only. Please do not copy the pattern, resell pattern or post copied text and/or sizes on your blog. Feel free to link as much as you want though! Thanks for understanding!
Fresh Posts You Might Like :
Tagged as: Modern Quilts · Patchwork · Pattern
Oh, this is wonderful — thank you, thank you!
That is an absolutely fabulous quilt! Thank you so much for your generosity.
Love it! Thank you so much for sharing your talents.
thanks so much for this awesome pattern!
Thanks so much for the great pattern! I’m definitely putting this one at the top of my “to make” list.
going onto my to-do list, its so fun and pretty, thanks for the tut and clear instructions
I love, love, love this pattern. You continue to impress me. This is definitely on my to-do list.
Hello!
This is beautiful! What would you recommend for making this into a king size quilt?
This is great! Thanks for sharing this.
I love the colors too!
LOVE it! Thank you for this awesome pattern! I always love how you make everything so detailed and clear.
Gorgeous !! I’m definitely going to make this.
Beautiful! I can’t wait to make one of my own! Thank you so much.
I’ll try this very soon. It’s gorgeous!!!
This is a fantastic quilt – thanks for the free pattern!!
I love this pattern and the quilt you made with it! Thanks so much for sharing.
Very pretty quilt. It is going on my “to do” list. Very nice thorough directions. You make it look so easy!
Lovely!
this is so pretty! thanks for sharing the pattern!
This is awsoome! Thank you for not making it too rainbow-ish (as in roygbv). Can I be so bold as to offer up a time saving tip on the block making process? It looks to me that you could make a nine patch block with 6.5″ squares and cut it up like a disappearing nine patch to get the same result. I say this because I dislike cutting lots of tiny pieces. Just my two cents.
This is AMAZING!! I must add this pattern to my quilt queue and bump it up to the top!
Love this! So cheery and sunshiny and fun! Thank you for sharing!!!! I’m seeing Christmas fabrics in this…. oooh, like those fun paperchains they make in Kindergarten and string all around the classroom for the Christmas concert!
Thanks for sharing your pattern. I LOVE your quilt. I’d love to use up some of my stash on this beauty. It’s so generous of you to share your pattern. Thank you so much.
Quick suggestion – this could be done like a disappearing nine patch. Especially if you were going to make it bigger.
Very nice mod of the disappearing 9 patch! Love the rainbow effect
This is so beautiful!! Thank you so much for providing the pattern!! I wonder if you could do some of the construction as a disappearing nine patch and save a little bit of work?
Yep! If you are using all the same prints and/or solids you could definitely do disappearing 9-patches to save time. I wanted to have a very scrappy look with no more than 2 of the same print anywhere (preferably no duplicates) so I went with individual blocks.
Thanks you so much…this is wonderful. I’m going down to my sewing stash and start picking fabrics. Happy Easter.
Thank you for sharing this with us. I like the pattern very much – so simple yet so cleverly assembled to make a quilt with quite an intricate look.
Thank you so much for your detailed patterns and fresh design! Can’t wait to make one of my own, just a soon as I finish the other 10? pending projects on my desk!
This is gorgeous. I had promised myself no new project until I’d finished three UFOs, but I can see this breaking my resolution.
I just couldn’t resist. I’ve made a start and cut my background and half of the squares, s trip to the quilt store is needed tomorrow.
Super! Thanks so much for sharing your directions. Love the quilt!
I have just started to sew again and I love the look of this quilt and it looks like I might be able to pull this off…so I think this is going to be my first stab at quilting! Thank you for sharing!!
Wow. Thanks for this. I think the use of prints really “makes” this quilt. It’s so vibrant and has such great energy.
Thank you so much for sharing this incredible quilt pattern…. have been looking for a hip-n-happenin’ quilt to make for one of my nieces… don’t have to look any further!
This is great. I love the colors. Thank you for sharing this pattern.
Ooh, this is wonderful! Just followed the link through from Quiltstory, and am DEFINITELY bookmarking this one!
So very cute! Thank you for sharing your pattern with us.
Thank-you sooooo much for sharing your pattern. You are a very generous person! I make alot of charity quilts & this will be a great addition to the patterns I use.
Faith – I really like this quilt!! Fresh, clean lines, good size and simple piecing. I also followed the link from Quiltstory. Thank you Faith, I look forward to more patterns from you. Now, to continue perusing your blog. Cheers, Dianne
Do you think that this would work using a 5 x5 square, 2.5 x 2.5 square, and a 2.5 x 5 rectangle? I realize the blocks would be smaller but then it would be a good project for charm packs. Thoughts?
Love this quilt
Great idea! That would work!
Hi there!
I wanted to thank you so much for this pattern. I’m making now with batiks, and I am just in love with it. Your directions are so clear and the pictures so beautiful; this made my month.
Thanks again.
This is a beautiful quilt! I have never made a quilt but your directions are very clear and this will be my first attempt. I was wondering what kind of fabric you used? Cotton? Also, I love the white background, what fabric is that called? The “bubbly” looks is great!
This is a great quilt! Thank you so very much for the pattern.
Pieced this quilt top today. It went really fast (esp for a beginning quilter). It gave me a chance to really focus on the fabric choices and not worry as much about the pattern. Plus I was able to use some random fabrics in my stash that I just hadn’t found a use for yet. I am super happy with how it came out!
Done! It’s fantastic. If you want to see the result, check it on my blog.
Looks Great,, love it,,thanks for sharing HUGS Jeanne xox
I love it I cant wait to make one thank you foe sharing.
I am so in love with all your quilts. The patterns are so simple but the effect is stunning. I love the choice of fabric and colors. So cheerful bright and happy!
i llooooove this quilt! im a beginner quilter and im just not that clever with this stuff yet!!! Could you tell me how to make this a queen size quilt? its the first quilt my boyfriend and I agree on for our bed haha!!!! *
Hi Sally – Thanks! Well – enlarging a quilt like this isn’t as easy as it sounds. Because there is a pattern, you will need to plan out how much bigger you need for a Queen sized quilt and then add blocks accordingly following the pattern. It will require a bit of math and probably a pencil and paper / planning. Good luck!
Faith,
Hi! I am new to quilting and I just had a question about this quilt. When everything was put together and you began to do the actual quilting, what did you do? From pictures it looks like you did some form of stipple quilting only on the white areas? What did you do on the color blocks?
Emily
Hi Emily – This one I just meandered all over. I hope that helps!
I love this idea- ran across it on pinterest and I bought my fabrics tonight! I’m gonna mix up the design a bit- I’ll be sure to send you a picture when I’m done!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PATTERN!!
I want to thank you for posting this! It will be the quilt that will help to save my life. I am 40 year smoker, after a week on Chantix, today is my quit day. One of the battles for a person who is quitting is the habit of smoking in addition to the addiction. Your quilt design is my choice to help me with my habit. Each time I find myself craving the habit of smoking, I go cut squares, and as I finish each color, the next craving finds me preparing the next color, and so on. I will carry this quilt for years to come, and again, thank you for the design, and the pattern.
Thanks for posting this quilt! I have been looking for inspiration for a quilt I want to make my cousin and his fiance for their wedding; but have yet to stumble upon something I think they will enjoy. But now I think I’ve found it!
What a thoughtful and generous gesture to share your quilt/w instructions on how to make one. It is beautiful and I hope I can make one just as nice.
Wonderful directions for laying it out.