Kaleidoscope Krazy

I saw that Ricky Tims has a new book out:

The technique calls for making complicated looking Kaleidoscope quilts from straight strips of fabrics.  Intrigued, I thought I would give it a try, and maybe offer it as a class at the quilt shop.  Already, I am having second thoughts.....

I started out with a bundle of my favorite colors, the jewel tones:

Most of these are fat quarters, and the large floral piece on the left is enough for a backing.  As I looked at Ricky's suggestions for fabrics, I realized that he suggests using the full width of the fabric, rather than fat quarters.  Oops! 

I was already in love with this color palette, so I decided to downsize the overall quilt and hopefully get by with fat quarters.  (Risky, I know.)

I drew up the design on freezer paper, following Ricky's directions, and assembled the first set of strips:

From these, I cut out the innermost point of the kaleidoscope (Ricky calls this the "nose") and laid them out to see what direction I was heading in:

I haven't sewn any of these wedges together yet, but I can see that with this quilt, accuracy is EVERYTHING.  This is not a quilt where you can rush, and I didn't.  I really took my time when sewing the strips but it was still a challenge.

I'm a bit nervous about how this will turn out, and wondering if I will be able to show someone else how to do it.  At the quilt shop, you have to try and offer classes for a wide range of abilities.  This would definitely be considered "advanced".
Stay tuned....