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Crushed Pineapple, Part 2:  More Confetti Quilting

2/15/2009

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New to this series? Go to Part 1 here.
After all the finicky piecing with the miniature pineapple blocks, I was yearning to see some results more quickly:  time to move on to larger strips.
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​So I framed each of the little pineapples with 2-inch strips and squares.  The top photo is a bunch of them on my design wall.   And here on the left is a better photo of one of the blocks.

Now I was really starting to get excited.  I just LOVE these blocks, and they were so much fun to make. Each one is a little color study.
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​For the pineapples with the dark centers and corners, I used darker fabrics in the corner squares, and for the light-center pineapples, light corner squares.  Then I paired a medium and a light for the two sides of the box. 
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​The real challenge was to work with whatever happened to be in my boxes of scrap strips, and especially to try and use up some fabrics that I had in excessive quantities.  

​Often, I find I work best when I have limitations.  It forces me to focus and to go into problem-solving mode.  Having too many choices makes my head spin.

Now that I had all these beautiful blocks, the next step would be figuring out what to do with them.

To be continued ...

1 Comment
sue link
4/13/2009 05:59:55 am

Wow, that is a lot of work going into 30 tiny 'crushed pineapple' blocks!

Looking at your photo, those centers can have a 'dizzying' effect, or very hypnotic.

I have never made a pineapple block, but have lots of scraps and you have inspired me!

warm quilt hugs, sue from CA and stashbusters group

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