Sorry wuv2quilt, but I should have referred to it as continuous line quilting, since I was following a planned out pattern and there was nothing free in any motions I was making. I thought i was going to have to be sent to the funny farm, I was so nervous about possibly ruining the quilt. So I have yet to quilt with actual free motion quilting. I have been practicing on junky old pillow cases though.

Says the quilter whose avatar looks like something I could never even attempt. Thankfully, OBWs aren't as difficult as they look.

I just want to say thank you for all the really nice things you've all written. :D

You have a very poetic way of writing scisyb220 :-)

Jingle - That is what is so fun about making a One Block Wonder. The way the blocks turn out depends entirely on your fabric choice and on serendipity. So it is magical!

What a magnificent masterpiece.

Amazing work! Love it:)

Gorgeous OBW quilt. That's neat that you and your daughter both thought of the same thing when viewing the quilt - - karma. Love the name you gave it.

That is just Beautiful. Love the fabric.

Wow!!! Amazing!

Your quilting looks really good

Good job!

Beautiful, I love your color combination.
Have a Blessed day
Ellen

What a gorgeous quilt!

very pretty

It's lovely! Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful quilt and nice quilting.

What a beautiful quilt!!!

Perfectly named.

This is a gorgeous quilt, and your daughter is so lucky to be the recipient! This and other postings make me want to try one of these, and I'm curious how much of your original fabric you bought to make this (is is double or queen sized?) quilt? Just an approximation would be helpful to me. I have some fabric that might work well for one, but don't know how much it might take.

wow oh wow!! these quilts totally amaze me - love this one!

I really like that.... I have fabric all ready for this type of quilt... Hope it turns out as nice as yours.

Beautiful!

Inspiring. I plan to do a OBW later this year or early next. I have chosen a Robert Kaufman fabric that is designed by Peggy Toole called Florentine 3 in the pewter colorway. If any of you are familiar with this fabric, I would appreciate your opinions as to whether or not this will make a really nice OBW. I can only hope I can do as well as this one.

That is beautiful, would like to do one.

I would never had thought that was the same fabric.

That is breathtaking!

That's not a quilt. It's a work of art!

gorgeous quilt!

Thanks JoyjoyMarie!
To answer your question: for a OBW the amount of fabric you need and the finished size of the quilt all depends upon the size of the print in the fabric you choose. To make a hexagon OBW you will need six vertical repeats of the pattern in your yardage. Larger prints make better OBWs because there is a lot more variety in the patterns and colors of your finished hexagons. Plus, a larger print yields a larger quilt. "I Dreamed of the Milky Way" used a large print fabric and turned out to be roughly 5' x 6'. More of a couch quilt or end of bed quilt or wall hanging. I used Maxine Rosenthal's book One Block Wonders, which I highly recommend to anyone who would like to make one: http://www.amazon.com/One-Block-Wond...5665553&sr=8-1

Actually her book is what made me take the leap and start to learn quilting after years of being an enthusiastic observer. My very first real quilt was a OBW: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-147746-1.htm

Be brave little buckaroo and give them a try! It was really rewarding and fun to see it turning out before my very eyes. They aren't planned but rely on serendipity. And... If I can do it, anyone can!

The quilt and your fmq is beautiful! Job Very Well Done!

PS: JoyjoyMarie- To make a queen sized qulit, you would either need a huge print or you could use 12 repeats of your fabric and do twice as many hexagons. Which would be a bit much I think. Or you could add creative borders.

Thank you for all the really great compliments everyone! Much, Much appreciated! :D

Great quilt! Still very intimidating to me but I love looking at the ones others have done!

Hi Becky! Thank you!
I checked out the fabrics in that collection and am not sure which one you chose. It is a gorgeous line of fabrics though! I thought there were two possibilities in what i saw that would make good OBWs. I have pasted them below, along with a kaleidoscope image made of each. Is one of the yours?

Very pretty!

Neither of those are the fabric I chose, but I can certainly see that they would be in the same line. Mine has a dark brown background and pewter florals with metallics.

How do you create the second image of the fabric?

By the way, thanks so much for your help.

Very nice.

I couldn't find one like you are describing. But if it is anything like the others in that collection, it must be lovely.

You asked how I create the Kaleidoscope image.
I use Kaleidoscope Kreator 3. EQ7 also has a feature that will do it. Some people use a special mirror tool that they take with them to fabric shops in order to test a fabric for OBW possibilities.

When I first read Maxine Rosenthal's book I was very excited, but also very nervous about choosing the wrong fabric and putting in all that work for a quilt I wouldn't like. So I relied on testing first with Kaleidoscope Kreator before purchasing the fabric. It helped me weed out a lot of choices that would not have been so great.

If you are considering purchasing a fabric online, you can often use the photographic image the seller used. Or you can look up a fabric you found locally and find an image, or even scan or photograph the fabric so you will have a picture to use. It helps to know the scale of the print and fit it correctly into the scale of the hexagon.

I will show you an example of the process I used to decide whether or not to buy a fabric. It isn't entirely accurate because you are working with an image of only a section of the fabric. The real thing will have much more variety, but it certainly gives you an idea if you would like the fabric turned into a OBW. I use the "Paint" program on our computer to "assemble" the hexagons and make a virtual quilt.
And yes, I bought these particular fabrics. :thumbup:

And JoyjoyMarie, after the panel is added, that one is a queen sized quilt.

Beautiful quilt, and I loved all your answers to the comments! So very interesting.

You did an absolutely wonderful job! And the name is perfect for the quilt! I'll bet your daughter is very pleased with her quilt! I sure would be if it were mine! Congratulations!