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Old 08-08-2010, 02:35 AM
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MM has 2 rulers on her page.Is the small or large 60 degree ruler? is needed for a OBW? Thanks
Originally Posted by k3n
I've done a OBW using a 60 deg triangle ruler which made hexagons. For octogans it's a 45 degree ruler but you need to make squares to fill the gaps. The one I did was fairly straightforward and fun to do - I already have the fabric for a second one! My ruler was a Marti Mitchell http://www.frommarti.com/mm5/merchan...ategory_Code=R I used the method in One Block Wonders by Maxine Rosethal.

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Old 08-08-2010, 03:09 AM
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Originally Posted by collettakay
Can you post a link for this? I'm not quite sure what it is.
This is a photo of a One Block Wonder that I made for my daughter's birthday in 2008. The book is by Maxine Rosenthal and I thought her directions and her samples were very helpful.

It's basically a stack and whack that is made by carefully placing 6 layers of the same fabric on top of each other so that the motifs all line up identically on all 6 layers.

I used the Sara Nephew 60 degree ruler to cut mine.
You just cut the triangles, and you get 6 identical triangles from the 6 layers. When you fan them out, you get this kaleidoscope effect. You sew them together in rows, not in hexagons, so no tricky corner seams. Pretty easy.

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Old 08-08-2010, 03:18 AM
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I can`t beleive you answered this old post lol
I was able to get 6inch 60 clearview for a friend and my self at the Hersey PA show.
No fabric yet as need to finish a ton of projects!
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Old 08-08-2010, 03:33 AM
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Justme2
I can`t beleive you answered this old post lol
I was able to get 6inch 60 clearview for a friend and my self at the Hersey PA show.
No fabric yet as need to finish a ton of projects!
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OMG I was at Hershey too and loved it! I met a bunch of nice gals from Ontario on Sunday as we were waiting for the rain and hailstorm to let up.
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Old 08-08-2010, 03:59 AM
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Can you tell I'm still looking thru the OBW posts? LOL Fabric ordered,so next is the ruler.Thanks for the info.
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Old 08-08-2010, 04:06 AM
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If you need a ruler mine came from
www.aliciasattic.com
my ruler says you can make a pattern called Downtown does anyone have a pic of this?
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Old 08-08-2010, 04:11 AM
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Originally Posted by justme2
Can you tell I'm still looking thru the OBW posts? LOL Fabric ordered,so next is the ruler.Thanks for the info.
I liked doing it and I thought it was easy to sew. But wow, it is really hard to decide which goes where, once you get them done. I had the pieces on the design wall for almost a month, playing, switching, looking again, moving the pieces all around. I still call it OBW but I think of it as OBSESSIVE Block Wonder, not One Block Wonder!
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Old 08-08-2010, 04:58 AM
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Easy ? I'll hold you to it...LOL I've been known to jump in & make a quilt top, then interest lags.Right now,thinking of a sofa throw & couple pillow covers.
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Originally Posted by justme2
Can you tell I'm still looking thru the OBW posts? LOL Fabric ordered,so next is the ruler.Thanks for the info.
I liked doing it and I thought it was easy to sew. But wow, it is really hard to decide which goes where, once you get them done. I had the pieces on the design wall for almost a month, playing, switching, looking again, moving the pieces all around. I still call it OBW but I think of it as OBSESSIVE Block Wonder, not One Block Wonder!
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Old 08-08-2010, 05:48 AM
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Here's a partial picture of it with instructions - http://www.hgtv.com/crafting/downtown-quilt/index.html

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If you need a ruler mine came from
www.aliciasattic.com
my ruler says you can make a pattern called Downtown does anyone have a pic of this?
Thanks Gale
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Old 08-08-2010, 06:28 AM
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thanks dunster
now i know what it looks like
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