What to do with this fabric?
02-02-2018, 05:00 PM
#11
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One Block Wonder quilts are made with hexagons (which are created from specially cut equilateral triangles) and can create quite unusual visuals depending on how the resulting hexies are set.
Here are some good google images: https://www.google.com/search?safe=a....0.hsIEIhRDp8I
Jan in VA
Here are some good google images: https://www.google.com/search?safe=a....0.hsIEIhRDp8I
Jan in VA
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02-02-2018, 05:11 PM
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I think it would be a great "fussy cut" square pattern with all those beautiful colors to put with it. Here is one that I am doing with a finished 6" block. It could be done with larger blocks and would be beautiful.
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02-02-2018, 05:19 PM
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A OBW generally uses only one fabric for most of the design. (There are sometimes other fabrics used for embedded hollow cubes, edges, borders, etc.) OBW blocks are also either octagons or hexagons. A S&W generally consists of blocks that combine a background fabric with the focus fabric and the blocks are usually square. But there are exceptions to any rule. Bethany Reynolds came out with the S&W books; Maxine Rosenthal came out with OBW much later.
Edited to add: Both methods involve layering fabric by lining up the same design element throughout the stack and then cutting through all layers, usually producing a kaleidoscopic effect.
Edited to add: Both methods involve layering fabric by lining up the same design element throughout the stack and then cutting through all layers, usually producing a kaleidoscopic effect.
wow, thank you! i will educate myself!
02-02-2018, 05:27 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vusz5Rx5tkQ
I found this excellent youtube show on S&W with Bethany Reynolds in case there is someone else out there like me who is wondering what to do
I found this excellent youtube show on S&W with Bethany Reynolds in case there is someone else out there like me who is wondering what to do
02-02-2018, 05:50 PM
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From what I have read about OBW, it is generally recommended that the repeat should be about 24 inches. Maybe you could try taking a picture of the fabric flat and use http://oneblockwonder.com/design-helper/ After you click on "make hexies" scroll down. You can change sizes of triangles, too. Fun site to play around on.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
02-02-2018, 08:57 PM
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Wow - the site Janey/OurWorkbench suggested (http://http://oneblockwonder.com/design-helper) shows that this fabric would be really fun as a OBW. (I used the image provided and estimated its width at 16" and used 3.75 inches triangles.) The hexes with the parts of flower or bird in it are my favorites, but the hexes with just the background colors in them also form a whole variety of interesting patterns. I think the good contract between the blue, turquoise and tan of the background makes this fabric work better than a lot of fabrics I've seen used in OBW quilts.
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