Showing posts with label Pineapple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pineapple. Show all posts

Sunday, June 5, 2016

Pineapple Mini Quilt-Finished!

Got my mini pineapple quilt done! The finished block measures 16.5"x10.75". I used a jelly roll strip plus a cut from a fat quarter to bind the quilt with this purple contrast fabric. I am still working at perfecting my binding technique but I think I get better every time. I learned a lot from this quilt in terms of seam allowances when making half square triangles. Next time, I'll either use a one to one mini charm ratio when making yellow or green corners and have a little waste or cut the corners to be 3" so the finished square is 2.5". Since I didn't do that this block, I had to square up my rowa more often than I would have liked and therefore it is a bit smaller finished. But that's what I like about quilting- always learning something to take to the next project! 
 This pineapple pattern is so delicious I want to use it to create a lap size quilt or larger to cuddle with this winter. 

I tried to get Wade to model my finished mini quilt that is just his size but he wasn't super cooperative-so many other things to explore! 





Sunday, May 29, 2016

Pineapple Mini Quilt-Quilted

I stayed up late a few nights to get the mini quilt sewn, sandwiched and quilted. It was one of the most fun projects I've done in a long time. I was so excited to use my new bernina feet-quarter inch and free motion. Since we were heading to Kyle's family's house for Memorial Day, I wanted to have a car project and binding seemed like it would be a good go to. I worked tirelessly till 11pm to get it to a point I was pleased with. It's so cute!! I'm very motivated to make a bigger version!! 







Can't wait to show you the finished project!! 
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Monday, May 23, 2016

Pineapple Mini Quilt-Prepping

I've cleaned out my Instagram and no longer follow empty celebrity life gossip and filled it full of fabric, color and quilts! I saw a picture of a pineapple block and thought I would give that a try. Since making a big quilt is just too much to handle right now (plus I have two others going...) I am making a mini quilt. It will be just one pineapple block with a cute backing and binding. I'll be able to practice my free motion quilting in my machine, too! 
Tonight, after Wade fell asleep, I cut my pieces to the quilt. Cannot wait to sew my mini charms together!! 🍍🍍🍍🍍