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Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Quilt Fail!

In 2024 I pieced a pineapple quilt, in blues of course! There were a LOT of blue strips leftover so last winter I pieced those strips into log cabin blocks. (I thought I had posted about those blocks but I can't find it.) 

The plan was to wait until this coming winter and sew the blocks together then but I can't wait to do everything in winter, I need a finish now! I decided to sew the blocks into a Perkioman Mountain setting, I think it's just a more interesting design. 


The first few strips in all of the blocks are light blue fabrics then the fabrics became medium blues then dark blues. When I sewed the blocks together, I couldn't see the design, the light blues are too light! The darker blue strips look like sticks sticking out into the white strips.

When you take a close up look, the light blues don't look so light but they disappear when you aren't close!

I'm very disappointed with this quilt but now I've decided on a plan B. This flimsy is 96.5" right now. I had planned to add outside borders but I'm going to wait. This quilt is going to become a backing for another quilt. I don't know what that quilt is yet but I'll let you know when it happens. The borders will be added once I know what the size of the unknown quilt flimsy. I did stitch the outer edge of the failure so all those seams won't unravel.


In 2020 I pieced a quilt which I called Scrappy Barn Quilt which is set in a Perkioman Mountain arrangement. The fabrics are all darker in that quilt, you can definitely see the design. 

I actually have a lot of the dark blue strips left, I might try this design again. Or, I might make a perkioman mountain quilt using split 9 patch blocks like this one I made for my niece in 2022. Which one do you like the best, log cabin blocks or split 9 patch blocks?

Linking to  To Do Tuesday, Wednesday Weight Loss, I Quilted This, Put Your Foot Down, TGIFF, Finished Or Not Friday, Off the Wall Friday, Beauty Pageant, Patchwork & Quilts

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7 comments:

  1. T HolzerSeptember 2, 2026 at 9:14 AM

    Awe but it’s still beautiful IMO!! I do see what you mean about the dark and light values, but I wonder how quilting would change and blend the fabrics?? I always think the flimsy looks better after being quilted, especially on the flimsies that I’ve been disappointed in. Have a great day, Gretchen!

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  2. Jennifer Fulton Inquiring QuilterSeptember 2, 2026 at 11:38 AM

    I can see the design--maybe not as strongly as your original, but it's there for sure. I agree that quilting might help the design come out even more strongly. Such a lovely top! Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
    https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2026/09/02/wednesday-wait-loss-500

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  3. PamSeptember 2, 2026 at 12:10 PM

    I like both log cabin and split 9, but I think the split 9's are my favorite 😊

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  4. LIttle Penguin QuiltsSeptember 2, 2026 at 1:40 PM

    I love all your different blue and white designs, Gretchen! This one is definitely not a fail, just not what you had in mind when sewing it together. I think it would be a fun surprise to find this on the back side of another quilt!

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  5. Melisa- pinkernpunkinquilting September 3, 2026 at 12:45 AM

    I agree with Diann; it's definitely not a fail. I think they both are beautiful.

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  6. LinSeptember 3, 2026 at 2:35 AM

    Have to agree with everyone else - it is not a fail! I think it looks great and the design stands out. xx

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  7. TerryKnott.blogspot.comSeptember 3, 2026 at 8:55 AM

    This quilt deserves to be a front. The design you created, while not what you had in mind, is unique and beautiful. Try this design again!

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