Here's an OBW I just finished for a good friend in the UK who breeds dogs. I FMQ'd it and only my second attempt - far from perfect but I'm happy to send it! Thanks so much to Dunster and Jan who both showed OBWs a while back that inspired my choice of fabric and the idea of leaving a full block of the original fabric. I'm showing some close ups of the detail as well. :D

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and here's a pic of the original fabric

That is so cute! I never would have thought to try that type of print in such a quilt. Nice job quilting too!

Very nice.

That's so beautiful! What a great idea! Love the fabric choice and the result.

Hi Katie! I wouldn't have thought of this fabric either but Dunster posted a pic a while ago using this fabric - same range but smaller dogs - so I 'copied'! Can't take any credit myself, I'm afraid! Thanks for your kind comment on the quilting! It's a bit like patting your head and rubbing your belly for me but I'm getting better! :wink: :D

Thanks mamgus and quilt4u! :D These are such fun - I've got fabric to make more - just got other things to finish first, but these are a REAL favourite! :D

That's so nice. I never really "GOT" the concept of 1 block wonders but they sure turn out beautiful quilts.

Vicky

That is soooo cute!! I love the doggies.

Kyia

You friend is going to love it, looks great!

K3n, I am planning to try one block wonder method and a stack of 6 layers of same printed strips has been sitting in my sewing room for a while. What is the length of the each side of regular triangle you used for a piece?

That turned out so cool.

Wow, who would have thought that fabric would turn out like that!

You did wonderfully on this quilt! I just love the pattern, do you have the link to it?

Thanks :-)

That quilt is AWESOME!!! you did a great job, your friend will love it. It can be admired far away and up close. :lol:

I cut the strips 3 3/4 " wide here's a pic - the triangles are 60°

Suzie - as far as I know, there isn't a free pattern available anywhere online but I would recommend the book One Block Wonders by Maxine Rosenthal which explains the technique really clearly. Her second book One Block Wonders Encore also tells how to make the hollow cubes shown in one pf my pics above. It also gives an overview of the technique so I guess you could manage with just the second book but I'd say get both - the first alos describes the octogan method - these are hexagons.

Thanks Kn3. I really appreciate it, I've bookmarked this for later so I can look on Amazon for the books.

Very cute! I think you could stare at the blocks for days.

I love it!! What a perfect quilt for your friend!!! :D

:lol: and I did, while sorting out the placement! But I have to say my DH helped with that - he's got a great 'eye'! :wink: :D

Very funky quilt!!!!!!!! Now that I have a dog of my own I want to make a special quilt for my little girl. Maybe Santa might bring her one!

I LOVE your placement of the blocks. And that is a great border fabric. These quilts are so much fun!

Sometimes JoAnns has the first OBW book, so check there if you're looking for it.

Great title too!

That is so cute!!! I love the way the blocks turned out!

I love this quilt. And being a dog lover makes it even more special.

Oh for fun! I love the woofers name! I have heard of a quilter using potatoe fabric to make one of these. Yes, I said potatoes. I haven't seen it yet but I bet it is awesome!

There's one in the new book with pears all over - I fancy making one like that - I'd love to see the taters! :D

Yes, I was pleased with the border fabric - I took some of the original fabric on my trip to Belgium recently and found it in a little LQS there! :D So the dog fabric came from the USA, the border from Belgium, the quilt was made in France and now it's off to England! :D

That is so cool. I really love it. I sure wish I could find fabric with Pomeranians

Well K3n I feel really proud that i had a vote in the name! It is really terrific!! I love the way it came out! I really laughed when you first mentioned One Block Woofers it is so apt!!! I love the quilt!!
You're getting quite experienced at this now you know!! How many does this make now?

A truely well traveled, international quilt!!! I love it!! 8) 8) 8) I had never noticed one before with the original fabrics in blocks incorporated into it. Good Job!!! Very Inspiring, too :D :D :D

WOW!

AWESOME!!! Good to know she put how to do the cubes in the encore book. Now I will have to get that book. I made cubes in my last one, I sat and played with them until I got what I wanted. I would post a pic but----Long story short--I forgot to take pics before I left it at her business (she was on vacation) and now she hasn't seen it. We live in different states and that was why I left it there.

woof! woof! K! just think....you could take a picture of somebody's dog, and copy it on fabric, and make these blocks out of that! I think?
couldn't you :mrgreen:
was it a flash of brilliance? or just a flash in the pan? :lol:
yours are great, know she will love it. :D

That turned out so well. I bet your friend is going to be amazed. Great job.

This is only the second big one, but I've done three minis, and lots more planned! :D

Hey now that's a great idea! :D

yw :wink:

I love it!!!
I really do think you need to make Mortimer one like that!!!LOL

Great job on the woofers,

I just picked up another piece today that I thought would do good for the OBW, Can't wait to see if it works.

Oh wow, that looks fantastic!