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Old 07-01-2013, 02:28 AM
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These triangles are from one block wonder book, don't know author. I have made all these triangles and know I have forgotten how to join them together.

I do have the book but my friend is in New York visiting her daughter and family.

Can anyone help. I remember it was rows of these shapes then mind a blank.

Thank you for reading and helping.
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Old 07-01-2013, 05:08 AM
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OBW blocks consist of 6 triangular pieces. The high point of the triangle come to the center. The 2 bias edges are inside the hex and the straight of grain edge is on the outside. Sew three triangles together to make one half unit. Sew the other 3 together to make another half unit. Pin these two units together. Make all blocks.
Hopefully someone else will jump in because I really cant put into words how to arrange the blocks. But they are arranged to sew together in rows. I think if you look on youtube and type in OBW or One Block Wonder you will come up with some tutorials.
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Old 07-01-2013, 05:25 AM
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OBW triangles are cut by lining up 6 layers of the same fabric so that the same design element is at the same place on all 6 layers. Strips are cut from the layers, and then equilateral triangles are cut from the strips. Then the 6 identical pieces from one triangle (all 6 layers) are put together to form a kaleidoscopic design. Your pieces do not look like they are for a OBW. They might, however, be for a hollow cube, which is included in some OBWs. The author of the books for OBW is Maxine Rosenthal.
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OBW is when repeats of the same unit are put together to form a new pattern similar to a kalaiscope pattern. 6 triangles are put together to form hexagons without any other fabric sewn to them. I don't think you can put yours together into a pattern due to additional fabric added to the edges. The hexagons halves are then sewn together in rows and the rows are sewn together. Cutebuns did a tutorial for QB you might get some pointers from it.
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Here is what I used when I created these blocks - very good instructions, she has a you tube video too
http://www.how-to-quilt.com/patterns/HollowCube.pdf
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That is such an interesting block! I've never seen that before.
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I do hope you get them together. they should look great. keep going!!
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Thank you everyone going to spend today trying to fit them together . Hope I have 6 of each.
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Old 07-02-2013, 07:35 AM
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Quilters thank you for your help. Here are the 6's I found the rest have either 4 or 5 and I plan to do those tomorrow.
Today I made these and began playing with layout.
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I really like what you have one! This is not at all what I thought a One Block Wonder was!! I guess there is more than one. It will be a great quilt.

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