please explain OBW and stack and whack
01-18-2011, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by feffertim
Connecting threads have a good video tutorial showing how to do this. You have to be very precise in the cutting, so watch the video and go for it. It's really fun, you never know what you are going to get
Check this out - I believe this is what feffertim was talking about.
http://www.connectingthreads.com/tut...lock__D21.html
01-18-2011, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by KyKaren1949
What is the name of this fabric and manufacturer? It truly is absolutely gorgeous!!
Originally Posted by beewild
7x can you please tell me whe company who has this fabric. I simply must have it!!!!! Thanks
01-18-2011, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Grandma Libby
Abbreviations for Stack n Whacks, One Block Wonders, and about 10 other abbreviations that I have no idea what they are -- for new people, would you guys like type it out a few times so we'll know what you're referring to or someone POST A LIST of THESE ABBREVIATIONS YOU ALL SEEM TO USE. Some of us are reading along and then at an unexpected moment, we lose the meaning because we don't know what SW, OBW, some husband term of endearment abbreviation, and I don't know what else pops up in the sentence and we might as well quit reading the post.
Below are some from the above link:
DD..dear daughter
DH ..dear husband..
GGK grand kids
DGC..dear grand child or children
MLN.. mother in law
SIL.. son in law
FMQ.. free motion quilting or FMMQ.. free motion machine quilting
LOL.. lot of luck or love or laughs
BOB = Beginner’s Only Block (swap)
BOM = Block of the Month
DSM = Domestic Sewing Machine
DWR = Double Wedding Ring
FART = Fabric Acquisition Road Trip
FIU = Finish It Up
FQ = Fat Quarter
HST = Half-Square Triangle
HSY = Haven’t Started Yet
LAQ= Long Arm Quilter
LQS = Local Quilt Shop
MAQ = Mid-Arm Quilter
OBW = One-Block Wonder
PHD = Project Half Done
PIGS = Projects in Grocery Sacks
SABLE = Stash Accumulation Beyond Life Expectancy
SEX = Stash Enhancing eXperience (or eXcursion)
STASH = Special Treasures All Secretly Hidden
TGIF = Thank God It’s Finished!
TOT = Tone-on-Tone
UFO = UnFinshed Object
WHIMM = Works Hidden In My Mind
WIP = Work In Progress
WISP = Work In Slow Progress
WIVSP = Work In Very Slow Progress
WIWMI = Wish It Would Make Itself
WOF = Width of Fabric
WOMBAT = Waste of Money, Batting, and Time
WOW = White On White
WWIT = What Was I Thinking
01-18-2011, 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by geosprouter
Originally Posted by Hosta
that is pretty fabric
01-18-2011, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Quilter7x
Below are some links to tutorials done here on the board by Cutebuns. One block wonder is sometimes called a hexagon quilt as well. That, stack n whack and 4 patch posy are similar in that they all use repeats of the fabric. Look at the pictures in the tutorials for a better explanation. :D Cutie's tutorials will walk you through the entire process, but I put some pictures below for a quick reference.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-34937-1.htm
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-35685-1.htm
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-36316-1.htm
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-36954-1.htm
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-34937-1.htm
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-35685-1.htm
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-36316-1.htm
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-36954-1.htm
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