Originally Posted by MTS

One other point:

The "rules" for choosing a good fabric are the same for both the S&W and the OBW.

If you don't have enough contrast - in value, color, shapes and textures, the quilt will be a dud using either setting.

Although you might be able to get away with a bit more in a S&W because the contrasting fabric will at least stand out to provide some visual interest. In a OBW, a bad choice will just look like mush.

I agree about having enough contrast. I am working on one now, & ended up having to turn it into a S & W with contrast triangles, because putting the hexes together, was like mush. I like it anyway, and will look for better fabric to do another the right way.

I recently dug up my first (and only) unfinished S&W from 10 years ago the other day. Hadn't seen it in almost as long. I think I might take the top apart and turn it into a OBW.