I am sure I have seen the tutorial, or I wouldn't have had the thought in my head <g> but!
Has anyone actually ever completed a OBW out of the squares?
I would like to see the whole project .... just to see <g> If maybe I should try to make one these ... :shock:

k3n does lots of 'em. She probably has a photo or two. Kathryn, are you out there???

She has alot of really nice ones.

I don't know if this will work I will try to link it- If not search for " one block woofers" that is one of the OBW quilts she made.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/23403.page

Do you mean the 4-patch posies? http://images.google.com/images?oe=U...N&hl=en&tab=wi (I google-imaged "4 patch posies). I've seen a few at Show and Tell at my LQS and they're gorgeous.

Was looking in pictures. Found one - http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/27418.page

The four posies! That is the one I was thinking of.
And, the link you had where the person was using an "hourglass" cut ... is a good one to.
THank y'all for pointing me in the correct direction ... I think I can manage four pieces .. LOL
Thank you!

I'm planning on doing a posies one myself. I mean, really, stacking 4 pieces of fabric and cutting squares can't be that hard...... right????? :shock:

Kind of what I am thinking ... not as intricate as the real thing, but hey! it could be fun <g>

I'm having a hard time finding a fabric that I find "suitable" to try this OBW technique.
Kirsten

I think this is the biggest challenge - making them is pretty easy! I'd say, pick a fabric with colours you like, motifs larger than 3" so they get chopped up in the cutting process and something with swirls rather than straight lines. Also, the longer the repeat the more variety you'll get. Having said that - I've seen fantastic OBWs that don't follow any of these rules! And it's always a surprise how a fabric works up - but that's part of the fun!

To date, I've only done hexagon ones although I did put some squares made from 4 triangles in a cathedral window doll quilt I made for Chele in the swap. I want to try those 4 patch posies one day soon... just checking things off the Christmas gift list at the moment. :D

Thank you for putting your picture in.
The tips you provided will surely encourage us foot-draggers to actually try a few.
Neat idea to use them in the doll quilt swap!

You're welcome - only too happy to encourage others to try these - they are the BEST fun! :D

Thanks for the tips on picking fabric. I saw one with black cats on orange fabric, no swirls/large repeats/etc and it still looked really cool. I'm going for the big repeats for my first attempt

This link was posted for a different post ,but the very first picture is the hour-glass four patch posies. The fabric is pretty basic, doesn't work with the suggested techniques for picking out fabric, but looks amazing.

http://www.claudiasquiltshoppe.com/photogallery.htm

So I think the moral of the story is - anything can become a 4-patch posie fabric :D

Too funny! I posted that same link to a thread asking about modern looking quilts!
I never thought to actually look at the blocks, and sure enough! there are the four-patch OBWs!
So, as I was pondering that vision, I looked at the total quilt , and there, just lower than center to the right, one of those dragon OBWs had come out looking exactly like an Auxiliary poppy!
As a matter of fact ... I just purchased a remnant of that blue dragon fabric from LQS and DGS really liked that fabric. I guess I know what I am going to do for his Christmas gift?

Here's my four patch posie. I did a triple sashing with cornerstones to set them. The thing I love about the fpp is they're just squares and you can set them anyway you want.

Wonderful! And, setting them anyway you want ... those cornerstones and sashings REALLY set off your four patch posies.
I am hoping this will encourage a lot of others to try this technique to begin with ... the hexagon can be pretty intimidating.

That is beautiful Scissor Queen - is the 4PP fabric the same as the border? Or just the same range? :D

It's from the same line. I used the larger print for the blocks and the smaller more compact print for the border.

Great idea - might have to borrow one day! :wink: :D

I think this would be a good project for those lines where I have to buy all the colorways <g> ...
I love lots of colors, but I can see from your explanation of how you created the 4PP quilt that I could make a more impact if I would use this pattern when getting all excited about certain fabrics.
Did we ask you, Scissor Queen - - how many yards of fabric per quilt top? say for a lap robe (60x72)?
And, do you find that you have fewer scraps by cutting the squares versus the hexagons?

Hi Omak - the hexs waste a lot less fabric than you'd think - here's a pic showing the wastage from one I made - the little pile at the top and a few triangular scraps from the selvedge is all the waste their was. :D

It's one of those "it depends" quilts. I think mine turned out to be a little smaller than twin size. It takes four repeats and I think this one was around a 20 inch repeat. We cut our fabric in half length wise and I used both halves. The sashing adds a lot of size to the quilt too and it actually took longer to do than the blocks!

If you wanted a bigger quilt just buy 8 repeats of the design and then jog the second set off a bit from where you cut the first set. I did that with the second half of my fabric so the blocks are all different

I haven't ever made one of the hexagon or octogon ones. I like the four patch one so much I doubt if I ever will.

Thanks K3n .. that looks like a reasonable amount of waste ... I am running out of excuses <g>
And, SQ ... That is a good tip about moving your cut over a bit on each strip set ... how clever <g>

:mrgreen:

Yup, you're out of excuses!! One of the things I really like about the 4PP is you have four choices of how to put each block together. You have to look at all four ways for every block to decide which way you like the best. I think the hexagons and octogons can only be put together one way.

The hexs can be put together 3 ways because they're equilateral triangles - obviously only one way has the straight of grain on the outer edge but the bias is more help than hinderance in the piecing process. :D This is another way of ensuring you don't get duplicates if you're working with two shorter repeats. It's amazing how different the three ways can be sometimes. :D The octogans can only go one way though.

I will get right on it, as SOON as I complete that other challenge I got involved with yesterday ... that stack and slash nightmare! :lol:

Thank you all for the tips, links, suggestions for making 4PP and OBW :D :D :D I just may be getting my mind wrapped around the concept now 8) 8) 8)

I saw that! And you were doing sterling work at unravelling the puzzle! :D BTW if you can work that out (I lost it around page 2! :shock: ) you can do OBWs IN YOUR SLEEP! :wink: :D

So! I have to go to town today for some reason, and no use leaving the ranch if I don't stop in at the quilt shop, and I looked, and I looked, and I LOOKED
I couldn't see ANYTHING to use for the 4PP ! !
So, I am thinking .... hmmm .... I have a lot of fabric back at the bunkhouse, maybe .... I should just get two or three 4PP out of a fat quarter, and accrue a whole bunch of blocks, and THEN make them play nice together ... I am fairly successful with my dogs and cat, and hubby seems contented ... my children actually grew up civilized ... I think I could make that happen!!
So I spent my money on two more quilt books and two more rulers, and one yard of fabric that I was told wouldn't work with a center <g> ... and two yards of fabric that I think MIGHT work someday for a border of some kind!
Just had to share before I go get batteries charged with a nap!
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Hi from Nebraska,

I have a Better Homes and Garden's quilt book, that is titled Grandma's Best Full Size Quilt Blocks. In this book they call this
1830-1860 Mosaic Star. Maybe you could find this book at your library. I have looking at this block thinking maybe I could just make some single blocks and make them into place mats as a Christmas gift!! Good Luck !

I stumbled across a picture the other day that was showing a quilt of Ole Glory. It is the American Flag and it looks like it is blowing in the wind. Does anyone know what company has this pattern, or where I could get ahold of a copy of the pattern? Thanks!

Omark here is a photo of one that is the done using the square block method.....very fun to do and you can do it ...enjoy.....:-)

WOW! Gcathie, that is really a good way to showcase the diversity of a patterned fabric, doesn't it?
Thanks for sharing those pictures with this thread ... now to keep an eye out for the appropriate fabric from my stash. :lol:

Oh! You mean my avatar picture?
I have that book, and the name is most certainly the block I have displayed, but I know the block as carpenter's wheel. The quickest way I have found to make that block is to make a bunch of gridded half square triangles ... but, I was just thinking of a book that I have (can't remember the name right now?) but the outer "ring" of pieces become a frame of sorts for what the author has put into the centers. It was a Sally Johnson book, and she makes teeny tiny little blocks ... but, I apologize ... I just can't remember the name of the book :?
I am heading to bed right now, but I will come back tomorrow and look for that flag for you and post the link. I am pretty sure that I have copied it at least once as a free pattern off the web. See you tomorrow <wave>

http://cgi.ebay.com/%22Let-it-Wave-B...11219005r15406

Is this similar to the one that you were thinking of?

You need to find a realistic print of animals, flowers, people doing action movements (athletic moves) and preferably not have a solid color background. For example : you'd want swirling wavy water with ducks on the lake, soccer players running dribbling the ball, parrots and tropical birds on green leafy background. Find your length of the repeat, buy 6 repeats (if making hexagons). Depending on how long the repeat is, will determine how much fabric to buy. If the repeat is 12" or less you probably want 12 repeats, but if it's 18" or longer than 6 repeats should be enough, unless you're making a bed- size quilt, then you'd need more. The folks at the fabric shop can help you buy the amount you need.

aha! I saw a western fabric that had a lot of different things in it, but the thing I kept thinking was: I'm not sure about the frames around some of the images. It was sort of childish, and shaded like I would want, but the straight lines gave me pause ... so, I am glad to know that there definitely needs to be movement for the technique to look as intriguing that all we have seen.

Yes, you have to be REALLY careful with straight lines because if you're off ever so slightly with your matching up, it'll be glaringly obvious. Swirls and curves are more forgiving. :D