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I came across this quilt and was wondering how you make it with multiple size blocks?? Her blog says she used 6 inch, 9 inch and 12 inch blocks.
I've made 2 OBW quilts and have fabric for 2 more. It would be nice to have the option of using multiple sizes to jazz it up a bit.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...rt=121&ndsp=42
Oh, I get it. These are 8 sized (kaleidoscope) blocks. So she is able to piece the blocks across and the 6, 9 and 12 blocks work together like a puzzle. Now I have to figure out how to make the kaleidoscope block. Darn, I don't have enough for 8 repeats of what I have purchased.
ETA--what is she using to fill the spaces in the corners of each block?
I think cuts from the same strips you cut the main triangles from. You'd have nice stacks of 8 so you could plan the corners out to have nice repeats. Not sure the exact dimensions but looks like 45-45-90 triangles.Originally Posted by AngelinaMaria
Question: When purchasing fabric with a big print it has repeats down the length of the fabric. Isn't this repeat "repeated" on the other half of the fabric also. I mean if there is a large flower at the edge of the fabric, there is another one in that same line, farther over into the fabric. Is that understandable? Has anyone purchased 4 repeats, cut in half down the center and found the same pattern on both sides?
The fabric I have has already been cut up on one half, so I can't see how it relates to the other half.
Mavita - Square dancer and One Room School Teacher
in the OBW book, she uses squares pieced like 4 patch posies:
http://www.connectingthreads.com/tut...lock__D20.html
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Oh goodness. I actually have both of the OBW books. I'm looking at it now. thanks.
She makes each kaleidoscope hexagon, then she squares off each of the hexes by adding a triangle to 4 of the outer hexagons. Once she has square blocks to work with, as long as she is working with squares in sizes that are multiples of 3 ... she can mix and match. A 12" square can be matched to two 6" squares ... etc.
it's a very pretty quilt. It looks like she planned the placements before she added the squaring triangles to get matches at the corners, and it looks like she cut the matching triangles in a kaleidoscope pattern. Very clever, and well planned setting.
Last edited by DogHouseMom; 12-30-2014 at 05:25 PM.
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Well, isn't that striking! Thanks for posting this.
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I dunno, but it sure is gorgeous!
http://s1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh485/KitsieH/
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Are they hexagons or octagons...or a combo. Looks like a pieced millefiori
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