taj334

Just a couple of days ago, someone posted pictures of a beautiful OBW that they had quilted. (Charisma) The quilting was indeed amazing. I was also impressed with the way the person who made the quilt had put it together with triangles between the hexagons instead of in the usual way. I chose a fabric that I now realize was probably too busy. I liked the way each hexagon stood out on it's own on this quilt. My question is, how did they do it? And how was the edge done too?

amma

You cut additional triangles out of the other fabric, the same size as for the hexagons. Sew them onto the end of the half hexagons as you are piecing them together.

I made templates of the pieces I needed to square off the ends of each row. I used the half hexagon as a guide, cut it in half and added the seam allowances to both ends :D

Usually the prettiest OBWs are made out of the busiest fabrics :D:D:D

PaperPrincess

This actually isn't a OBW, it's a 'stack and whack'. Both are kalidescope quilts, but an OBW is put together without any contrasting fabrics, where the S&W uses additional fabrics to highlight the kalidescope blocks. Do searches on both OBW & Stack & Whack to see the difference.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-92686-1.htm

taj334

Thanks for the advice. I really didn't know that much about stack and whack. I tried to get a busy fabric with interesting lines for a OBW. After seeing how the contrasting fabric made each one stand out, I thought that might be the way to go. I think I'll "live" with it a little longer and then decide. I've attached pics. Let me know what you think. Thanks again

PaperPrincess

I'm partial to OBWs, but your layout looks great!!! You didn't sew the 2 halves of the hexagon's together, did you? It will be easy to cut the same size contrasting triangles and piece them in. I'd go with red or black. Please post a pic of the finished quilt! The added benefit of the contrasting fabric is that your quilt winds up a bit bigger.

taj334

Thanks for the suggestion. I was going to go with a green, but I think a real contrasting color would probably work better. Fortunately, I still have the hexagons in halves.

k3n

http://www.quiltingboard.com/virtual_section_list.jsp

Here's the board's Topic List where you can see the differences and a list of all quilts of this type.

Can't improve on the advice from amma and PaperPrincess so I won't even try! :-D