Originally Posted by fireworkslover
Katrine,
Is that big block really made up of hex's the same size as the black/white print ones? I can't see your seams where it seems they should be if it is. How did you ever come up w/ a design for this? Did you draw it out on paper first and color the block sections in w/ colored pencils or something like that? The optical illusion of the blocks is fascinating to me. It's wonderful!!!
Hi Fireworks. Yes the big cube is indeed made up from hexes which are the same size as the b/w print ones, but of course there are several separate coloured pieces in most hexagons.
I did use a chart which I coloured in each individual section of the big and interlocking cubes.
It's slightly weird making them because of course when you start joining them together, nothing looks "right" until the whole composition is on the wall.
If you look at the 3rd photo on my first post of this quilt, you can see the big cube a bit closer
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-68715-1.htm
In "One Block Wonders Cubed" the author recommends the chart etc and shows examples of layout. When I did "Ice Follies" I actually had 2 charts - one I worked from at the machine with a numbered cutting list, and a copy pinned on the wall as an aide to placement. The three big cubes on that had 232 separate pieces alone. Some of the hexes had 5 or separate pieces.
The book recommends only cutting 2 or 3 hexes at one time and putting them on the wall before doing more. I agree!
I used the free equilateral triangle graph paper here, for drafting
http://incompetech.com/graphpaper/trianglehex.html