OBW - Blunder
#11
Originally Posted by kraftykimberly
Im confused too. I've never been able to do a OBW with less than 2 yards. (12" repeats is the smallest I've ever seen, needing 6 sets of the repeats = 72" of fabric) Would love to know how to get some blocks out of just one yard though. Please share that tidbit.
#13
Originally Posted by Holice
how can you do a OBW with just one yard of fabric. Don't you need at least 4 repeats.
This was a very large print. I cut into 3" strips, so I have small triangles.
I got 'almost' 3 repeats across the yardage, but it also repeated twice in each row, so I did end up with about 6 repeats. I say 'about' because this weird print did not have perfect repeats and since I had less fabic, I had to make due. But for my purposes of a OBW trial, it was sufficient.
My problem will be that because I have to turn the triangles in each set, the repeat will not line up as normally in a OBW. But I have a few strips I have not cut yet, so I think if I flip half the strips unside down this might counteract my having to turn the triangles. We'll see. I'll post pictures as I get farther into trying to do something with my blunder. Live and Learn. I may come up with something cool or really ugly, we'll see.
#14
Originally Posted by Aunt Fanny
Love your avitar! Sorry about your cutting mistake - I have a few of them myself!
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