I finally tackled my very first OBW. I had always looked at them and really wanted to do one. So some how I purchased 3 different materials to make more of them. This is the first one for me and it was alot easier then I expected. I promised to post it when I finished it, so here is the top. Now just to quilt it, any ideas?

Thanks for looking.

Pretty! I love the black with it!

I'm not good at ideas but I have great eyes for beauty!!!!!
Good job! :D

Pretty. It msde a really nice OBW.

Cool!

It's beautiful...I'm gonna do one of these one of these days!!

So..sooo coooool!!! I love every OBW I see. I am addicted to them. Love the colors and the way they just flow!!!

Great job!!!

They are a lot of fun and I'm betting you won't stop at just one lol

That is beautiful!

Dazzling!

Lovely! Yes, I hope to try this out one day. Good job!

What a beautiful quilt! Great job!

oh my very pretty! I'm so scared to try it, I dont want to mess up and waste fabric!! :) but one day I will get the nerves to try!!

Pretty! Pretty! :)

It's lovely. Makes me want to try this!

They aren't as hard as they look. there were no y seams so that was nice. I was thinking about adding the cubes but I didn't want to add that on the first one. If I think of it tonight I'll take pictures of the other fabrics that I have for OBWs. I'm excited for the one... no one at the LQS saw how it would be a OBW then I showed them in using the mirror and we all loved it.

Beautiful!

Beautiful!

I like that! Very pretty! :thumbup:

Wow, that is awesome. I love that color combo and yours turned out great. Thanks for sharing.

Very pretty....obw is on my list

Oh just beautiful!!!!!!

Lovely.

I really like what the black tendrils do in the blocks.

Thanks everyone

Thanks everyone

Beautiful, amazing what fabric can do

Absolutely beautiful.

If you're not quite up to trying the OBW pattern, I would suggest trying the Four Patch Posie pattern first. It's much the same preparation you only are using squares. It makes for a nice outcome. After doing the 4 patch you'll then feel like you can tackle the OBW.

Pam M

This is great advice - then you only need four repeats and can make something fairly small and manageable, plus you'll get the principle of layering and cutting. But for OBW I would strongle recommend woring from one of the Maxine Rosenthal books - the design process is as important as the contruction technique and you need the tips and advice in the book.

Pretty

This is one of the best OBW's I've ever seen.

Nice! Fun making it, wasn't it? I just started one and am having a ball. Let's see pics of your next fabrics, OK?

I wish the fabric i choose had more colour variation but it's good for my first one. here is the fabrics i have picked out for the next ones.

Looking at this again, and trying to figure out why I like it so much more than a lot of other OBWs. These characteristics seem key:

1. The spacing between the key elements (in this case, flowers) allows for ease of "eye" as well as variety.

2. The thin black line connecting the elements across the "blank" space creates wonderful connecting elements in the results, adding to the overall design.

3. Lastly (and at least for me, possibly most importantly) the minimal # of colors keeps the results from being too busy. Makes it quite interesting to look at.