Caroline S

I see that you have your pieces laid out on the floor. A design wall on which you could pin your pieces would help with the layout process. Being able to see the layout from a front on view helps. You are doing very well so far. Keep at it.

fireworkslover

I think the whole idea with a OBW is to have the colors flow from one area to the next. The hex's on the far right with the hot pink in the center and the yellow around the edge should go up higher to connect the pink across the top to the yellow on the right side. I've made many of these and it really just takes some time to arrange and rearrange them before you find a layout you really like. When I first sort my hex's, I put them in piles of similar color on their edges and lay them on a paper plate. Then when I get to lay them out I'll have similar ones all together and don't have to hunt for ones that go together. I too would move the one with all the circles out of the center. Sometimes it works to start with a diagonal line of color and work off of that shape. Take pictures and redo it. Also use those cut wrong half hex's on the edges so you won't have to cut off your points. As someone else mentioned having a vertical design wall is very helpful with this process. If you can have it in a room where you can stand back 10 or more feet to look at the whole thing from further away, really helps. It's amazing how different the prints look when viewed from a distance.

amyjo

I like it just the way it is. It sure is pretty. I don't know if I would want to tackle one of those. Just not on my to do list, but I admire anyone who does it.

WTxRed

I love your OBW! you know how monitors display different colors, etc., when i opened this - all I could see is 'Wow! How awesome is this! A Smurf-ville quilt!

Reb

I did a OBW with fabric that did not have a lot of variation in, I believe the term is, tone. The gradient is not as pronounced. It does make it more difficult to lay out. But you have done a great job. The only thing I'm seeing is a bit of a medium shade in the bottom to the right of the middle. Hard to describe. I also sewed in rows. Make sure you pick up the pieces in the correct order! It isn't easy but it will be beautiful!

mckwilter

What I was told when I took my OBW class was to group the hexies by the predominant color -- white, yellow, pink, blue, then subgroup white/yellow, yellow/pink and pink/blue. Then arrange the hexies so that they flow diagonally starting with in one corner with the darkest (the most blue), blending into the blue/pink, to pink, blending into pink/yellow, to yellow, blending into yellow/white, and ending with the white in the opposite corner. Since I have never finished mine, you can take my advice as untried, but I have seen pictures of several OBWs done by another instructor, and this is what she did. I love your fabrics and colors. I look forward to seeing the finished quilt.

Reb

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Well I'm not sure if this will work but, I found the picture and made my attempt to upload it. I did this for a Benartex contest. It was selected as a semi-finalist and I sent it to their offices. I didn't win (which I had no thought that I would) but they sent me a really nice bunch of fat quarters! You can see I didn't get my placement entirely right, but I had a lot of fun doing it.

blondeslave

I love it! One day I hope to try this...

Skittl1321

This is actually how I did this- if you look closely you can see a dark to light to green along the diagonals.
The problem with this print may be too many colors- it is really difficult to pick a dominant color in many of the blocks, because they are equally two colors.

I decided i didn't really care on this one, moved a few, and am now sewing.

Reb

Good for you! It's easy to get stuck on a OBW placement.