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CircleSquare 10-08-2010 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Matilda
What is OBW? I have seen this before. Thanks
Here is a gorgeous OBW a customer brought me today to be quilted.

MaryAnn's OBW
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fireworkslover 10-08-2010 06:05 PM
CircleSquare,
Ooh that's truly gorgeous! Do you know what the original fabric looked like? Flowers, roses perhaps?

natalieg 10-08-2010 06:07 PM
I have never made one yet, and as of right now, don't want to, have plenty of other irons in the fire!

wildyard 10-08-2010 06:26 PM
Originally Posted by np3
I'm still looking for the fabric for my first one. Soooo afraid to take the plunge.
A great place to find it is to check out bed ruffles at the thrift stores. They have very long continuous lengths of fabric in many kinds of patterns, with many, many repeats. Usually you can buy them for $2-$5 depending on size. Often the bed ruffles are like new when you find them. This becomes very inexpensive fabric when you dismantle it and is perfect for making OBWs and SAWs. If you mess it up somehow, you usually still have plenty of fabric to cut more, AND you don't have a huge investment even if you screw it up completely!! ;)
This should take the fear out of trying it, as you won't have a large investment in the fabric you are using. I have the fabric from 4 bedskirts waiting to become OBW's and I just bought another one today to dismantle. It's such a beautiful large floral print I couldn't resist it!!!

wildyard 10-08-2010 06:36 PM
Originally Posted by Mailmanldy
OBW is One Block Wonder... you take 6 repeats of your fabric, layer them so they are all lined up, cut into strips, then cut into triangles. Sew each set into a hexagon (really a half hexagon, as that is eaiser to sew together into rows) and then lay them out on your design wall in a pleasing way. Sew the rows together to form your quilt. I have made many of these, and they are very addicting... I love looking for new fabric for them.

SNW is basically the same, only you don't necessiarly use hexagons. Do a google search on Stack N Whack and you will find some photos of them.

Bow Tuck is a purse/tote pattern by QuiltIllustrated. (Again do a google search and you will find the pattern to see what it looks like).
You can also click search here at the top of the page and find many photos, tutorials, and topic threads discussing all 3 of these quilting projects.

CircleSquare 10-08-2010 07:15 PM
Originally Posted by fireworkslover
CircleSquare,
Ooh that's truly gorgeous! Do you know what the original fabric looked like? Flowers, roses perhaps?
Pink and white roses about 3 1/2" across, with small purple violets and green leaves with some pink tips. Black background.

Cheshirecatquilter 10-08-2010 07:55 PM
A OBW question: What size triangles (in inches per side) did you end up using for your OBW quilt? I suppose it would depend somewhat on the size of your print repeat what size you choose.

Mailmanldy 10-08-2010 08:08 PM
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When I made my OBWs I cut my strips 3.75 inches wide, then cut the triangles out of that. The size of the strips doesn't really depend on the size of the print or repeat. There are some things you can do to get your triangles to look different if you picked a fabric that didn't have a very large repeat. Such as trimming about a quarter inch off your strip if you notice that your triangles are looking similar, or start cutting a strip from the opposite end. Moving your ruler even just a fraction of an inch produces a different look in your hexagons.

I will look for some pictures of some of my OBWs and post them if I can find them. Haven't gotten any of them quilted yet, but I do have 3 or 4 tops completed.

Diane

Rhonda 10-08-2010 08:17 PM
Check out the Virtual Section for lots of info on the OBW / Stack n Whack etc

One Block Wonders, Kaleidoscope Quilts and Stack and Whack
http://www.quiltingboard.com/virtual...jsp?vsnum=1006

Mailmanldy 10-08-2010 08:20 PM
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Here is another OBW I made.


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