Go Back  Quiltingboard Forums > Pictures
'Turning over a new leaf' OBW >

'Turning over a new leaf' OBW

'Turning over a new leaf' OBW

Thread Tools
 
Old 01-20-2010, 04:12 AM
  #61  
k3n
Power Poster
Thread Starter
 
k3n's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Somerset, England
Posts: 10,686
Default

I liked it - the Texas Wildflower right? I wasn't sure about my first one either, but when it was done it was OK. Not the best I've done but you shouldn't expect that from the first one, right? Finish it as soon as you're sorted out - it deserves to be finished. :-D
k3n is offline  
Old 01-20-2010, 04:13 AM
  #62  
Banned
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 7,286
Default

Oh, the top is finished. I just need to make/piece/choose a backing, then I'm going to send it to greenfairy.
gaigai is offline  
Old 01-20-2010, 06:16 AM
  #63  
Super Member
 
fireworkslover's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: St. Cloud, Minnesota
Posts: 1,653
Default

Originally Posted by Deb watkins
I am still trying to get up the courage to do one of these. I am loving the ones I look at.
This is a very easy block to make - only 5 seams in the end. They go together very quickly. I cut the strips, triangles and sewed half hex's together for a quilt top that was 40" X 56" in 4 hours! Use the miror, tip of mine, to help pick a good fabric print. Then stack to line up the prints, pin together, cut strips, triangles and sew. It's so fast, you'll be amazed! Reading Maxine Rosenthal's book "One Block Wonders" is almost a necessity to learn how to line up the repeats and pin properly.
fireworkslover is offline  
Old 01-20-2010, 06:25 AM
  #64  
Power Poster
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 18,726
Default

K...this is what I get for being too busy to surf around to see new stuff posted...I miss things like this! WOW...It is gorgeous!! You are becoming the Queen of the OBW! I just love it, such a great job!
sandpat is offline  
Old 01-20-2010, 06:25 AM
  #65  
Member
 
iamsogone's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: tennessee
Posts: 90
Default

i love this pattern everytime i see one i just stare at them great job it is on my list of things to do but not at the top of it i have more advancing to do before i get here love the fabric
iamsogone is offline  
Old 01-20-2010, 06:35 AM
  #66  
Super Member
 
fireworkslover's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: St. Cloud, Minnesota
Posts: 1,653
Default

Originally Posted by iamsogone
i love this pattern everytime i see one i just stare at them great job it is on my list of things to do but not at the top of it i have more advancing to do before i get here love the fabric
This is any easy block to make. The print of the fabric does all the work for you. You'll be so surprised at what you get when that block is sewn together and how much it changes the look of the original fabric.
fireworkslover is offline  
Old 01-20-2010, 07:26 AM
  #67  
k3n
Power Poster
Thread Starter
 
k3n's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Somerset, England
Posts: 10,686
Default

Originally Posted by fireworkslover
This is any easy block to make. The print of the fabric does all the work for you. You'll be so surprised at what you get when that block is sewn together and how much it changes the look of the original fabric.
YES!!!! I agree with you entirely! And for me, this technique is the most fun to piece because of all the 'surprises' you get along the way. Also, with the hexagon version, because you're working with equilateral triangles, you can turn them 3 ways, giving you 3 often completely different options per block. I often squeal with delight while doing these at some of the effects that come up - don't worry, my family already KNOW that I'm nuts! :mrgreen:
k3n is offline  
Old 01-20-2010, 08:15 AM
  #68  
Power Poster
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: SW Iowa
Posts: 32,855
Default

That is an awesome quilt. Great job.
littlehud is offline  
Old 01-20-2010, 09:07 AM
  #69  
Senior Member
 
Sharon - NC's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: From Baltimore, currently live in Charlotte, NC
Posts: 501
Default

This is not just a quilt: it is a work of art! Lovely. Absolutely gorgeous. I keep staring at it trying to figure out HOW you did that.
Sharon - NC is offline  
Old 01-20-2010, 09:13 AM
  #70  
Super Member
 
DeniseB's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Ohio
Posts: 1,496
Default

What a great job. It is stunning. I have her book and it is a project I want to try in the near future.
DeniseB is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
javin22
Pictures
19
09-14-2014 09:18 PM
Stitchnripper
Pictures
18
06-30-2011 06:16 PM
k3n
Pictures
114
05-13-2011 07:14 AM
k3n
Pictures
114
03-02-2011 07:57 AM
AngieS
Pictures
40
11-19-2010 07:54 PM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



FREE Quilting Newsletter