wesing

I belong to a small group of "Guy Quilters" and we sew for QOV. Our leader often gets fabric donated that we won't use for QOV, so he packages it up and gives it to us. This was in my package from the last giveaway. Does it have enough colors to be a Stack-n-Whack quilt? The vertical repeat is about 11 & 3/4, and I have a little more than 3.5 yards. That's all I can think of to do with it. BTW it's an Alexander Henry.
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sewbizgirl

That's what I was going to suggest... Stack n Whack!

QuiltnNan

OBW, Big Block quilt

NZquilter

I think a Stack n Whack would look great with that fabric!

Pat M.

Will make a great one.

Austinite

is a one block wonder a stack and whack? I'm not super clear on all the trendy quilting nomenclature i think that fabric would make a really cool one block wonder quilt

Tiggersmom

If you're not in love with it, use it for a backing.

Eva Knight

This is perfect for a Stack"N"Whack.

dunster

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.

Macybaby

OBW or Stack and wack work best if your design is on the large size. How large are the birds?