Starry, Starry Night.....
09-10-2011, 05:26 AM
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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.
09-10-2011, 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by JoyjoyMarie
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.
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!
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