Hey everyone! Thanks for joining me for day three of the Born to be Wild Blog Hop hosted by Carol of Just Let Me Quilt. Today I am showing off my Leopard One Block Wonder Quilt. I showed this quilt to my daughter as I was in the process of making it. The first thing out of her mouth was, "Dibbs!" So this one will be going to her.
I love playing along with these blog hops, they get me inspired to create something new or finish up something old. This project falls into both categories: a new project that has been waiting for me to cut into. I saw these leopard panels on sale for $4.50 in the fall of 2018 and couldn't pass that up, but they always got put on the back burner for other projects.
This hop got them out of the bin and into a finished quilt.
You need 7 panels to make a One Block Wonder like this: 6 to cut cut up and one to show off.
That comes to $31.50 of fabric for this quilt top. That's a pretty good price!
This is the final layout on my design wall before the rows were sewn and before I added the blue background.
Used up some of my older fabric for the backing. Great way to bust the stash is with pieced backings.
Halfway through I had a quality inspection done by my own "wild" animals.
Eh, they aren't so wild... and they love each other.
I love making One Block Wonders, they turn out different every time.
This is the 6th one I have made and there are more in the works.
Make sure to visit the other Blog Hoppers today to see what wild creations they have made.
Vroomans Quilts
Homespun Hannah's Blog
Scrapdash
Kathleen McMusing
Just Sew Quilter
Just Because Quilts
MooseStashQuilting
Selina Quilts
For The Love Of Geese
Elizabeth Coughlin Designs
Quilt Schmilt
Life in the Scrapatch
Sewing Up My Fabric
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What a gorgeous quilt! It truly is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt! I have been tempted to make one, but haven't bought a panel as of yet.
ReplyDeleteI am in love with this quilt! I have made a one block wonder with panels but did not know how to insert an uncut panel into the quilt. I see how you did that (thank you), and I have another OBW cut and ready to put together. This one will have part of the panel included now. Thanks for sharing your beautiful quilt!
ReplyDeleteWhile I have no desire to make a OBW I sure enjoy looking at them, nice work for the Wild hop!
ReplyDeleteLove it! I love OBW quilts. I started one a few years ago and I got stuck with laying it out as I don't have any floor or wall space to lay mine out with the panel to see how I want to position it all. So I put it away. I really want to get it done, but I am at a loss as how to go about it. If the library was open, I would take it into one of the meeting rooms to use their tables, so I guess I will wait until I can do that. Thanks for the inspiration and I hope I can get mine finished one day.
ReplyDeleteWow, absolutely gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWow this is gorgeous. Thank you for sharing. And your own wild animals totally approve.
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Oh my goodness, this is totally amazing. I can see why your daughter called "dibs"...I would too! Your quality inspectors must have found this quilt to be perfectly wild and definitely met the challenge. Thank you for sharing this beautiful quilt!
ReplyDeleteYou make some amazing quilts, Leah!! I've never made a one block wonder, but I think I need to!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE one block wonder quilts. I made my first one earlier this year and I would love to make another. I love turning the triangles to see what design I want to choose. Great Quilt! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteStunning! Sew creative - you are special!
ReplyDeleteOK, I'm so impressed with this quilt. I kept studying it and trying to figure out how you did it and thank you so much for the explanation. I have a pillow panel fabric of about 3 yards in length and the panels are repeats, so what to do? That fabric is at least 25 years old and now, with your inspiration, I think I can finally make something of it. The fabric is very good quality but I didn't want a room filled with elephant pillows! LOL
ReplyDeleteLove your quilt. I have seen other projects that were like yours and made from panels. I have looked at panels on line but couldn't decide what would make a panel a good one for a OBW. I took a class about 8 years ago and made all the hexies for a OBW which I have up on the design wall. I am hoping to get them sewn together this summer. My husband wants to hang it over the LR sofa when I finally get it done, and I must say I really like how it is looking. But back to the panels what do you look for when buying them for a OBW quilt? Nancy A: SewingGranda@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteOhhhh... I want dibbs too! LOL!! This is fantastic and I can see why your daughter jumped on it. I keep saying I am going to try one of these one block wonders some day. You many have pushed me over the edge with this beauty!!!
ReplyDeleteWow! No wonder your daughter called dibbs so quickly. Amazing quilt.
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing. So beautiful. I know your daughter has to be thrilled with the outcome.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure your inspectors gave this quilt high marks! It is really a beautiful quilt. Thank you for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt, Leah!!! You did a fantastic job!
ReplyDeleteWow! What a great project and quilt. You did wonderful work and I love the way you incorporated the panel into your OBW quilt.
ReplyDeleteThat is spectacular well done. I would dibs it too
ReplyDeletewow, this is truly amazing with the main fabric in the middle, it's just stunning!
ReplyDeleteI can’t blame your daughter for calling dibs
ReplyDeleteAmazing quilt. I love seeing one block wonders with a panel. You never know exactly how it will finish. Great post
ReplyDeleteFun to see the panels get used after stashing for awhile. Its a fabulous version of the one block wonder. Love the wild life on the quilt too!
ReplyDeleteWow, that is a fabulous quilt!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great project! You have cute quality inspectors too. :o)
ReplyDeleteWow! Stunning quilt with a perfect 'wild' theme!
ReplyDeleteI want to make a OBW with panels. I have been collecting, just haven't done it yet. Your quilt is amazing.
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing Leah.
ReplyDeleteWOW!! I'm blown away by your Hop quilt. OBW is not my favorite technique. The way you incorporated the printed panel into the piecing really created a special quilt for the Hop!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! That is an amazing quilt!!! So much word went into that! Thanks for sharing xx
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