OMG-OBW's
06-12-2010, 05:27 AM
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I bought lots of fabric, so have enough to chop and enough to just drool over...one of the sets of triangle has all the horses' legs on it...if I turn them one way it looks like a giant squid :)...lol, kind of cool, but weird! Turned another way it is like a swirl...so much fun...won't get anything important done today I am sure.
06-12-2010, 05:32 AM
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if you put 2 little square mirrors side by side -tape them together on the back.. (or the one that they sell esp for this) on the fabric, you can actually see what the hexagon designs will look like after they are cut... and you can move it around the fabric to see if you like the different color combinations that you can get out of the fabric. Helps with deciding if the fabric will work well for the blocks you want before you buy it and cut it up.
06-12-2010, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by amma
I did the same thing with mine LOL I twisted and turned them every which way :D:D:D I thought it was sooooo much fun. I put them onto paper plates to keep them organized while I was sewing them together :wink:
06-12-2010, 07:17 PM
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It's funny to hear someone else did the same thing I did, when I first was looking at the triangles I cut. Each one was a surprise and a new discovery!
I also use a hinged mirror to help determine if a fabric will work as a OBW quilt. I've made enough of them and purchased way more fabric prints than I've currently made into OBW's, so really don't need the mirror, but it certainly helps.
I also use a hinged mirror to help determine if a fabric will work as a OBW quilt. I've made enough of them and purchased way more fabric prints than I've currently made into OBW's, so really don't need the mirror, but it certainly helps.
06-12-2010, 08:27 PM
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That is going to be so awesome! I can't wait until it is done! I was about ready to sell my kids when I was doing mine. My design wall is right by the steps into the family room since that is the only place for my sewing machine. Every time someone would run past (they never walk) there would go half my placed hexagons. Errrr. I didn't have enough pins to hold up all those halves.
Be sure and save some uncut fabric to put on the back.
Be sure and save some uncut fabric to put on the back.
06-12-2010, 10:47 PM
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explain about using a mirror???
Originally Posted by debbieumphress
I always have my mirror in the car and when I fabric shop, I pull it out and ooh and ahhh.....Someone did spend some time developing that pattern.
06-13-2010, 03:09 AM
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[quote=craftybear]explain about using a mirror???
I hope this works
http://fiberfantasies.files.wordpres...kalmirror4.jpg
If you have a hinged mirror it will show you what the fabric would look like if you made a OBW
I hope this works
http://fiberfantasies.files.wordpres...kalmirror4.jpg
If you have a hinged mirror it will show you what the fabric would look like if you made a OBW
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