My pineapple quilt came home just before we left for Missouri. I'm glad she's back and I am very pleased how she looks quilted. There is no picture of her hanging on the outside display line because it snowed the morning I took the pictures and the grass was wet.
A straight view. We slept under this quilt one night, this is definitely a heavy quilt!
I selected a white whole cloth for the backing fabric. I like how it shows the quilting design which doesn't show on the front side of the quilt, it's too busy!
A pineapple quilt was on my list of 'someday quilts to make', now I can cross her off the list.
She measures 99" quilted which is larger than the 98.5" she measured when she was a flimsy. Being pulled tight while being quilted stretched her out completely. There are so many seams in this quilt!
Here she is displayed on the bed.
When I first started piecing these blocks, I made sure the fabrics were only blues and the lights. The blocks looked rather boring, it's the colors in the fabrics that add zing to this quilt. I used a lot of small pieces that have been accumulating over the years.
Calico Point did the long arm quilting, this is the design I selected. I know this design has a name but I don't remember what it was.
This design looks big but it was close enough together to quilt across the millions of seams.
The striped binding fabric was part of the Tea Garden collection I used for some of the Lady Jane blocks. I ordered the striped yardage to use as binding for that quilt but then it didn't look right. Lady Jane was very particular about her binding.
The pineapple blocks were foundation paper pieced using papers from Gigi's Thimble. She had a sew-along in 2022 which I missed but stumbled across later. Gigi's quilt looks very different from mine since I used blues in my corners while she used lights in her corners.
I won't say I will never make a pineapple again but I will say it will be several years before it happens.
Linking to To Do Tuesday, Midweek Makers, Wednesday Wait Loss, Needle & Thread Thursday, Put Your Foot Down, TGIFF!
After I wrote the above post, the farmer got the ladder out of the shop and we hung the pineapple quilt for display.
He's really getting into hanging quilts, he used a tape measure to make sure she was evenly spaced on the rafter!
11 comments:
Gretchen, this pineapple quilt is gorgeous. I'm not fond of paper piecing but I'm inspired and thinking I may need to make an exception.
GRETCHEN... I JUST LOVE THIS QUILT! Thanks for sharing the back story on how this quilt came to stay on a rafter in your home carefully measured by your husband :). I am so happy you like it and tickled it gained an inch between quilting and washing! Way to go girl! Long arm quilting for a pineapple quilt is the way to go I agree!!! You always know how to choose best :D. Kathi
It's a stunning finish and I love the stripey binding. Looks beautifully hung too! xx
It is beautiful and what a stunner! Funny how all the pieces of fabric adds so much weight to a quilt. It will keep you warm and toasty this winter.
Gosh I thought it was pretty before it was quilted, but now it is amazing! I do love the little bits and dabs of colors in amongst the blues. It looks so beautiful hanging from your rafter.
Glad you had a nice long trip and visit!
It all came together so beautifully! From all the shades of blue to your varied backgrounds to the quilting and binding. Wonderful workmanship, Gretchen! Merry Christmas!
Gretchen, your blue/white pineapple quilt is absolutely beautiful. I clearly remember the retreat when you started working on the blocks! I knew then it would be a stunning quilt!
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, Gretchen!!! Love that Mr. hung it from the rafters to enjoy all day long!
it looks really lovely - the last pineapple quilt I made I gave to one of my brother's a couple years ago I paper pieced that one too like you
Beautiful!
I enlarged your photos so I could get a really good look at this quilt, the fabrics and quilting lines, and Gretchen, it is magnificent!
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