My first "one block wonder", not sure I'm thrilled with it (WIP)
I'm working on my first "stack & whack" style, or "one block wonder". It's destined to be a Christmas gift for my sister.
I thought I'd be clever and avoid repeat problems by using a gorgeous panel as my fabric, but now that I'm looking at it up on the design wall I'm not positive that was a great idea. Here's the panel I used: http://www.fabric.com/ProductDetail....9-59b368f1a78c And here's my first go at it on the design wall. I already see a few pieces I need to move around, I'm not done fiddling yet. But this is the general idea of where I'm going with it: http://images46.fotki.com/v295/photo...block_1-vi.jpg I'm thinking black borders, but it ended up smaller than I'd anticipated so maybe a triple border consisting of 2 strips of black with a coordinating blue (maybe with a subtle Asian print?) sandwiched in between along the sides? (My sister LOVES black so that part is easy.) I don't know...am I being too picky or is there something missing here? Some of the individual kaliedoscopes are REALLY cool though. I was really excited as I was assembling the hexagons but the overall quilt is (so far) not thrilling me as much as some of the individual blocks did. :( |
It is hard to use a panel, and hard to use anything with straight lines, in a OBW. However, I do think you're on the right track with yours, and it will come out just fine. I would probably move the blues with black in them to the bottom, and then decide whether to move the golds with black to the bottom. I think it might look like the "weight" of the quilt is sinking down, which could be very effective. Half the fun of a OBW is playing with the design! Be sure to post again when it's finished.
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Thanks Dunster, I think I'll try that. I was kind of thinking of a "surf to sand" sort of look but there are a ton of possibilities. I think maybe I need to stop looking at it for the night and come back and see what I think tomorrow. After a fiddle a little more, of course. LOL
I did save an extra panel that I'm going to center in black (and maybe blue, if I use that on the front) for the backing. If nothing else, THAT side should look good! I am REALLY fond of this panel, I might have to order another to make a wall hanging for myself, I like it so much. |
try turning the quilt up side down---black blocks then would be at the bottom mostly
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I'm actually thinking I'll adjust it so it's more of a square shape rather than being quite so rectangular. It's intended as a throw, so I'd kind of like it to be omni-directional, where there really is no up or down to it. (Except for the panel on the back, that will obviously have an up & down orientation...but I'm also thinking of setting the back panel on point, just to confuse matters further, LOL)
Just making it square will change things. Hmmmmmmmm.... |
I think Dunster has the right of it. What if you were to use one of the coordinating prints in your borders?
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The 1st thing My mind said was Starry Night don't know why but just the way you have them on your wall!
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I think this looks very nice!!
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it's beautiful!
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Originally Posted by laurafet
(Post 5534090)
I think Dunster has the right of it. What if you were to use one of the coordinating prints in your borders?
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