What to do with this fabric?
 

I belong to a small group of "Guy Quilters" and we sew for QOV. Our leader often gets fabric donated that we won't use for QOV, so he packages it up and gives it to us. This was in my package from the last giveaway. Does it have enough colors to be a Stack-n-Whack quilt? The vertical repeat is about 11 & 3/4, and I have a little more than 3.5 yards. That's all I can think of to do with it. BTW it's an Alexander Henry.
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That's what I was going to suggest... Stack n Whack!

OBW, Big Block quilt

I think a Stack n Whack would look great with that fabric!

Will make a great one.

is a one block wonder a stack and whack? I'm not super clear on all the trendy quilting nomenclature :p i think that fabric would make a really cool one block wonder quilt

If you're not in love with it, use it for a backing.:thumbup:

This is perfect for a Stack"N"Whack.

A OBW generally uses only one fabric for most of the design. (There are sometimes other fabrics used for embedded hollow cubes, edges, borders, etc.) OBW blocks are also either octagons or hexagons. A S&W generally consists of blocks that combine a background fabric with the focus fabric and the blocks are usually square. But there are exceptions to any rule. Bethany Reynolds came out with the S&W books; Maxine Rosenthal came out with OBW much later.

Edited to add: Both methods involve layering fabric by lining up the same design element throughout the stack and then cutting through all layers, usually producing a kaleidoscopic effect.

OBW or Stack and wack work best if your design is on the large size. How large are the birds?

One Block Wonder quilts are made with hexagons (which are created from specially cut equilateral triangles) and can create quite unusual visuals depending on how the resulting hexies are set.

Here are some good google images: https://www.google.com/search?safe=a....0.hsIEIhRDp8I

Jan in VA

I think it would be a great "fussy cut" square pattern with all those beautiful colors to put with it. Here is one that I am doing with a finished 6" block. It could be done with larger blocks and would be beautiful.
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wow, thank you! i will educate myself! :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vusz5Rx5tkQ

I found this excellent youtube show on S&W with Bethany Reynolds in case there is someone else out there like me who is wondering what to do

From what I have read about OBW, it is generally recommended that the repeat should be about 24 inches. Maybe you could try taking a picture of the fabric flat and use http://oneblockwonder.com/design-helper/ After you click on "make hexies" scroll down. You can change sizes of triangles, too. Fun site to play around on.

Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.

Really pretty fabric...I'd probably use it for backing...and fuzzy cut some for front. I love Alexander fabric. That was a nice donation.

I was thinking Warm Wishes or one of the BQ quilts:https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...tdqxWyzk9wAHe0
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BQ quilt patterns are by Maple Island.

It's a fun fabric...I think it would make a great shirt!

That has stack and wack written all over it!!!!

Wow - the site Janey/OurWorkbench suggested (http://http://oneblockwonder.com/design-helper) shows that this fabric would be really fun as a OBW. (I used the image provided and estimated its width at 16" and used 3.75 inches triangles.) The hexes with the parts of flower or bird in it are my favorites, but the hexes with just the background colors in them also form a whole variety of interesting patterns. I think the good contract between the blue, turquoise and tan of the background makes this fabric work better than a lot of fabrics I've seen used in OBW quilts.

You will need to search thru the various "stacked" style designs to make sure you have sufficient fabric. If my memory is correct you need 6 repeats for the original stack and whack. Memory doesn't work sometime.

If it were me I would make a shirt. The fabric is awesome.

The second I saw that, I thought Stack 'n' Whack. When I made mine, I found that if I cut (tear) the fabric a few inches from the center, I could get more of the shapes with less waste. I added a background piece to each piece of the focal fabric and ended up with a Lemoyne Star. (My computer doesn't know how to spell Lemoyne either.)

Aurora! You asked for the name of this quilt pattern and I do not know the name. However, if you look closely, you will see that it is a variation of the Log Cabin block with the large 6" square as the base and then strips are added to it. Then the blocks are rotated to make this pattern.

I cut my squares at 6 1/2 inches and then used the white as shown on this example. Cut the strips at 2" except for the outside 2, which I cut at 2 1/8 to give me room for squaring up the block before sewing them together. The squares are from strips cut at 2" and sewn together.

I made a tube by sewing 28 strips together and then sewing the 1st and last strips together making the tube. I then cut the tube apart at different patterns to give my strips some variation. My blocks will end up at 10 1/4 inches. After sewing the blocks together, I am going to add a white border as shown on the pictured quilt, which allows the blocks to appear as if they are floating. Here are some photos of my blocks (in the making). The first photo is the "tube" (around my iron to hold them up.), the second is the strip piece laying flat ready to cut into 2" strips (two layers) and the last is my quilt blocks on my design board.

I hope this helps you. Yolanda

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It would make a great S&W. Check out Bethany's book for ideas on different designs.

So many good ideas, but if none suit you, you can mail it to me. I love Alexander Henry fabric. I vote for OBW.

Well, here is what I did when I received yardage from my MIL. Mine was, I am sorry to say, butt ugly. I put muslin as the back, ugly fabric, then the fabric they use for chenille on top--then stitched at at 45 degree about every quarter to half inch. Next I split down above the backing and made covers for my couches. Lovely brown, gold and aqua hints barely stood out.

Best of luck. Karen

Love this pattern could you give the name of it and who designed it.

Thanks.

A simple way to determine if to do a stack n whack or one block wonder: stack n whack- count vertically how many birds and measure the distance between them, 13 1/2 inches. Your need 8 repeats. For one block wonder, you need 6 repeats. What will the motifs look like? Fold the fabric as if on the bolt, then fold a corner into a triangle. This gives a good idea of what your repeats will look like. Obtaining Bethany Reynolds book, is good advice. Please post a picture when you have cut/ or sewn the motifs.

another idea is to make "4-patch stack posie". it is similar to stack n wack but blocks are square. Easy to do and pretty. I made one and had 80 blocks none of which were to same. check YouTube for instructions. Have fun!!!!!!

I like one of soccertxi suggestions, Warm Wishes pattern was the first thing that entered my head when I saw the fabric. The fabric lends itself to different color variations.

How about an Attic Window?

Four Patch Posey would be nice in that, and much easier than a design with triangles. You can test it with Windows Paint. Here are a couple of examples from your print.

Make a Hawaiian shirt to quilt in. With 3.5 yards you would have enough!

I think it would be perfect for a OBW. Here are two examples, using your fabric. The first one is 3.75” triangles and the second is 6.5” triangles.

Stack and Whack is what I thought about just looking at this beautiful fabric.

My first impression was a Hawaiian shirt. Stack and Whack is a very good suggestion.

I think the stack and whack would cut off the birds heads.

Wow! I'd love to have that fabric. I love Parrots.

What are your plans for the finished project?