One of my very first ventures into making a quilt was the One Block Wonder (OBW). I had read the best results were with large florals with bright colors. I came across this fabric at a barn auction for $12 and figured I could afford to play with it to test the process.
Wow! It turned out better than I could have hoped, albeit smaller than I would prefer.
I only had a small piece of fabric left so I included it at the top, whereas typically a piece is added to the back of the quilt. I struggled with finding fabric to add as borders and just recently came up with a plan how to quilt the hexagons individually. So stayed tuned!
I’ve had this OBW peacock panel on my design board three times and end up taking it off for another project…but some day.
I decided I wanted to learn how to make the cubes seen in many OBWs to expand the size of the quilt. I “may” have 2 totes of Kaffe fabric waiting to transform into One Block Wonders as well. They just make me smile.
I knuckled down and with the help of my mathematician granddaughter, Josie, we figured out how to make the cubes.
I had the opportunity to incorporate this process in the OBW class I taught. Some of the students hung up batting in the class and we all provided our comments on placing the hexagons….well, half hexies until the rows are sewn together.
With time constraints, most participants had to roll up their project and take it home to finish. I was able to see one of the students final projects though and look how great we were able to incorporate the cubes as presents within her quilt!
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