Originally Posted by
quiltstringz
So if you don't have enough triangles to make half hexagons for the sides, think about making a template for the half hexagon piece. You can then fussy cut a piece out of your original fabric making it go with the colors of the blocks it will be next to or you could also fill in with the dark blue inner border fabric that you are going to use for the top and bottom.
Ooh... I like that idea of using the original fabric! I want to (someday) make a OBW & I'm going to remember this tip! Thanks!