Originally Posted by shnnn
I have a fabric that screams OBW to me. It has a 24" repeat, and a huge print. The largest flower is 6". I think it needs to be larger hexagons, but how big is too big? Would 5" or 5 1/2" strips be too much?
There's nothing stopping you from doing it whatever size you wish.
To avoid wastage, keep your strips so they work out with the 24". In a perfect world, that'd mean you could do four 6" or three 8", so a little smaller would allow for evening up, eg. 5-3/4" or 7-3/4".
That being said ... keeping them smaller will still some interesting kaleido patterns and colours will develop.