One block wonder

This past Saturday I taught a workshop on the One Block Wonder Technique at the Eastern branch of the Irish Patchwork Society. It was a busy but satisfying day and I think the participants enjoyed it. I don't have a lot of photos from the day, but I thought I'd share those which have resulting blocks in them (pity I don't have everybody's), as well as the tips we were able to take away from the day. I'm really looking forward to seeing the finished quilts, though finalizing the layouts may…

Have you ever made a “One Block Wonder”? To make one you place 6 layers of the same fabric on top of each other lining up the patterns exactly, and then cut them into triangles then sew each group…

Bohemian Sunrise, Panel by the Morris Group for QT Fabrics. OBW #113, measures 78″ x 63″ Mysterious Kitty, OBW #112, Panel by Rubin Design Studio, measures 90″ x 71″ Ukraini…

It all started with a single cut of fabric, 5 yards to be exact. It was cut, lined up, cut up some more and then pieced together. A whole lot of 60 degree triangles, actually 684 triangles. ...

One Block Wonder with Panel

One of my favourite things in quilting is hexagon blocks and I just love kaleidoscope blocks. To make a kaleidoscope quilt, you only need fabric with a large print and 6 print repeats. Each block i…

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I'm using this book as a guideline to making my own one-block wonder quilt. The book has pretty clear instructions, and the photo illustrations are really good. The technique isn't new by any means (anybody remember Stack and Whack by Bethany Reynolds?!) and it uses a ton of fabric, but at least it's just ONE fabric. And there's the beauty of it - one fabric that produces a hundred different blocks. You'll see. Follow along with me..... The fabric I'm using isn't what I would have picked out…

Poinsettia Millefiori Quilt by Marinda Stewart /44"x59"

Pictures - My One Block Wonder quilt - Since I've seen for first time a month ago an One Block Wonder quilt, I felt very intrigued about it. After bougth Maxine Rosenthal's first book and learn the videos in youtube, I hunt for a fabric to try one. Well, I'm very pleased with the result but during the creative phase I