tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post1473107464255333691..comments2024-03-27T20:05:01.726-04:00Comments on Rebecca Grace Quilting: Let's Paper Piece Some Giant Pineapples!Rebecca Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14801489818836195754noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-1669493748883114252014-06-25T10:13:11.620-04:002014-06-25T10:13:11.620-04:00Catching up. Hope to see some pineapples soon. I...Catching up. Hope to see some pineapples soon. I think the white in the bear paw blocks would show better with a print in the negative space. Depends on what you want to show...the quilting, or the fabric. Be well. LaneLanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961668927812199081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-41390747677100536242014-06-19T23:41:50.222-04:002014-06-19T23:41:50.222-04:00I'll watch to see how your pineapples turn out...I'll watch to see how your pineapples turn out! I LOVE pineapples. Last summer I jumped in, but not until I bought two rulers, two books and a few patterns. I ended up using Fig Tree's Pineapple & Figs pattern which uses squares sewn onto the corners diagonally and then trimmed. It took forever, and it's only about 60" square. I want a trickier, skinnier block, like your samples (I've got lots of them pinned on my board too!) but I hate foundation piecing. So I'll watch you and maybe I'll pick up something!greg @ grey dogwood studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07561583196359053680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-89147571963631406812014-06-17T08:54:26.996-04:002014-06-17T08:54:26.996-04:00Thanks, Jenny! That was kind of the idea initiall...Thanks, Jenny! That was kind of the idea initially. I read Judi Madsen's book, Quilting Wide Open Spaces, and although the bear paw project wasn't from her book, I was definitely inspired by Judi to do a quilt with a lot of negative space/solid white areas for quilting designs. I COULD just sew the top together with plain white alternate blocks and setting triangles and get on to the quilting fun, but I feel like if I leave the blocks on the wall for awhile longer and mull over them, I might come up with a better idea. I think there will be white sashing with some kind of small pieced blocks for posts. Thought about paper piecing some itty bitty 3" bear paws out of solid pastels for the posts, but that means a trip to the fabric store and I'm trying to avoid that.Rebecca Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14801489818836195754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-46890463191994251962014-06-17T07:37:26.348-04:002014-06-17T07:37:26.348-04:00Your bear paw has lots of lovely space for fun qui...Your bear paw has lots of lovely space for fun quilting! Jenny K. Lyonhttp://quiltskipper.comnoreply@blogger.com