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OBW or keleidoscope hexes? opinions please...

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Old 03-25-2013, 03:12 AM
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Have you thought about mixing a fabric with similar colors as your original fabric? I have three fabrics in my avatar OBW
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Old 04-07-2013, 03:01 PM
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I really like this one.
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Old 04-07-2013, 03:14 PM
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Ohhh love it with the blue triangles
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Old 04-07-2013, 03:29 PM
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I love #2, the contrast makes it look very unique. Beautiful fabric!
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Old 04-26-2013, 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by canuckninepatch View Post
I'm going to be a rebel here, and go against the flow, but I have really come to appreciate the beauty of a true OBW where you allow them to flow one into the other. (ie. I prefer the first one). I have helped several people on their design boards as they "played with" their hexagons, although I've never made a OBW myself. I would vote for playing around with the hexagons without the contrasting colour triangles, and then use the contrast in the border. If you wish to separate some hexagons with the border colour and use them in the border, that would look wonderful. But I say, enjoy the uniqueness of a true OBW that sets it apart. I am including a photo of my sister Barb's OBW that she just finished to show you what I mean.
I too, like how the colors flow from one area to the next in a OBW. I have made them with more than one fabric, but it all depends on the look you are after. If you would rearrange your blocks, you might find an arrangement you like better than picture #1.
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Old 04-26-2013, 07:04 AM
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Definitely the 2nd one. As my art teacher Would always say: contrast, contrast, contrast.
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