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Monday, February 18, 2013

Rainbow Pineapples - Finally Fininshed!

Here they are - finally - my Rainbow Pineapples are a quilt top!


I'm so happy with these little sweethearts!  

Each Pineapple is just 3-3/4 inches finished - and the entire quilt top is only 21 inches without binding! 
What do you think of it?  Do you LOVE it as much as I do???


I made this quilt without a pattern after seeing a quilt on Pinterest that I loved.  
It was made by Barbara Polston and is called Birds Fly over the Rainbow.

Mine is entirely paper-pieced.  I even drew up a pattern to paper-piece the flying geese, which I think is MUCH easier than piecing them the normal way :*)  I looked in my stack of quilt magazines and found a paper-pieced pattern for the pineapples and reduced it to the size I wanted.  Then I made two pineapples each month in the color designated by Angela in the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.  At the end of the year, of course things got very busy, so it has been sitting waiting on me to finish up the flying geese and assemble it all.



Here are some of the block centers that I fussy cut to show off the cute little motifs in the fabrics....




Now I just have to decide how I want to quilt it - I'm thinking some very light stitching in the ditch and a little FMQ in the black border and the corners of the flying geese border.  Any ideas?

So..... since I have now finished up TWO quilt projects so far this year, I decided to play with a new one last night!!!  I started my NewFO Challenge project for February.  It is this pattern...

Folk Art Cats by The Stitchin' Post
I've started with the first cat (the one in the upper left).  All the pieces were prepared....


And the background was pieced.... I was having so much fun playing with this that I forgot to take a picture of the checkerboard bottom, but it was attached to this top with the sky and mountains.


I think this quilt will challenge me a great deal!  I like for things to be "proper" and these cats are anything but "proper"!!!  For instance, this is my first cat fused down....


WOW!!!  Is he wild or WHAT???

To be honest, I'm not sure I like him very much - he doesn't look very furry and cuddly, does he?  More like I would get splinters if I tried to pet him!!!  LOL!!!  But I'm going to wait to pass judgement until after I do the blanket-stitching.  Since this is a folk-art quilt, all the stitching will be done in black - a new technique for me - and I think that will give this crazy cat more definition.  Hopefully I will like him better after he has been glamorized LOL!!!  If not, then maybe I'll have to go back to the drawing board.

I'm thinking I will name this quilt "Cool Cats" because it reminds me of the stylized drawings of the Cool Daddy Cat 60's!

That's it for me.  What are you working on?  
You can see lots of other fun projects at Judy's Patchwork Times!!!

Hugs & Blessings!
Teresa
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60 comments:

  1. (sound of wild applause!!!) Amazing! Wonderful! The Rainbow Pineapples quilt is Terrific! And don't you love the fact you did it all yourself?!

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  2. I love the pineapple quilt! I have to make a rainbow quilt soon! Perhaps you could quilt in a few 'ghost' geese in the border that would continue the design a ways. It wouldn't have to go all the way across.

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  3. Love the cats, but that pineapple quilt is so awesome! Love the fabrics and colors! It's awesome!

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  4. Gorgeous pineapple quilt! The dark background really makes the bright colors pop. Cute cats, too.

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  5. That pineapple quilt is stunning. I'm a sucker for rainbow and then with a black background... knock me over!

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  6. That pineapple quilt is simply drop-dead gorgeous! Now I REALLY can't wait for my paper-piecing class!

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  7. WOW--your pineapple quilt is amazing and I love the size of it. The black background is perfect!! I think you will like your kitty after he gets his embroidery--it will all fit together then. He is one cool cat!!!

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  8. WOW--your pineapple quilt is amazing and I love the size of it. The black background is perfect!! I think you will like your kitty after he gets his embroidery--it will all fit together then. He is one cool cat!!!

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  9. SPECTACULAR!! The Rainbow Pineapples is breathtakingly spectacular!!! Wow! And your folk cat is quite handsome!! :)

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  10. I could also really see that wild fabric on the cat with the arched back (bottom left in the quilt photo). And, truly your Pineapple Rainbow Quilt is a winner! Simply spectacular!

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  11. Kathy said exactly what I was going to say about the pineapples--well, I'll say it anyway--DROP-DEAD GORGEOUS!!! Absolutely!!
    Maybe the black outline will tame kitty a bit. He might even start to purr. : )

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  12. Wow, your pineapple quilt is amazing. I love the rainbow colors.
    Great work.
    Greetings Grit

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  13. I am in awe of your Rainbow Pineapples quilt! It is amazing. Great job! Thanks so much for sharing it.

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  14. Your pineapple quilt is lovely, so much patience to complete it.

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  15. Your pineapple quilt is stunning Teresa! Wow... love everything about it. And your new project looks like way too much fun!

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  16. Wow, wow, wowza! What a beautiful little gem of a quilt. I love absolutely everything about it. Congratulations on the finish!

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  17. Your Rainbow Pineapples are gorgeous!

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  18. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! And your cat is wild. I think he looks great. When you've outlined him in black, I think you will like him better.

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  19. Just astounding!! Love your start on the Cool Cats, too.

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  20. Absolutely amazing! And I can't believe how small it is. That makes it even more impressive!!! It's such a gorgeous quilt!

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  21. Teresa, your rainbow quilt is amazing! It's hard to believe it is a small quilt...your piecing is impeccable! Love the fabrics on the black background...a real wow quilt! And that cat is awesome already!

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  22. Can I get a whoop whoop! Brilliant

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  23. The rainbow pineapples is stunning. Simply beautiful.

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  24. Your Rainbow and Flying Geese are simply gorgeous. The black really makes them stand out and such small sizes are just wonderful. The fussy cut centers are over the top.

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  25. OMG, I'm loving the rainbow pineapples! Of course, I love everything rainbow, but this one is stupendous. Can I get your permission to post a picture (with attribution and a link back to your posting) on my blog? I have a category called "wild ideas"--kinda like my blog version of Pinterest (which I can't use because of my ADD--too much sucked-into-the-rabbit-hole).
    Thanks in advance, http://rainbowsbunniescupcakes.blogspot.com/

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  26. FABULOUS rainbow pineapple quilt - wow!

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  27. OM goodness, I totallly love it!! What a super design and the colors truly make the quilt spectacular! Are you going to make the pp pattern available? What fun!

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  28. Oh yes, I love it just as much as you do! That is an unbelievably wonderful quilt. And the kitty is just adorable too!

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  29. Your pineapple quilt is absolutely fabulous!

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  30. I just love pineapple blocks and especially in these bright, bold colors. The flying geese are a nice wrap up! I've actually been looking for a pineapple pattern. I had one many years ago and can't find it. Anyway, just beautiful!!

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  31. The pineapples are so "edible"!!! Really stunning - I'm totally impressed! You cool cats are...well...COOL!! How fun!!

    blessings

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  32. Wow, love your little pineapple and geese quilt. So super cute.

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  33. OH! MY! STARS! Incredibly beautiful work there Teresa! I love it! Good luck with the kitty cats!

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  34. Your Rainbow Pineapples are super cute. Love the colors, the size and everything about it. You should be very proud of it. Also, your Kool Kat is wild, but I think he's cute. Your fabrics give him a very distinctive looking "fur" coat. Can't wait to see what you come up with for the others. What a fun project this looks to be!

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  35. your rainbow pineapple is in one word...brilliant!! the little sunshine guy peeking out in the yellow block is spectacular!! being a fan of laurel burch, i'm loving your folk cats and will watch purringly as you progress!!

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  36. You did a great job on the pineapple quilt. Love how you have fussy cut centers. I have always liked black background quilts with bright colors. Wow - the blocks are small. You should be proud. I love the cat block. He looks like he has an attitude and that makes it so much fun! So many cats do!

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  37. Woo Hooo! Standing ovation for that beautiful pineapple quilt. I just LOVE it and have enjoyed watching the progress over the last year. I do like your cat project and he reminds me of a lion in the wild, blending into the tall grasses.

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  38. Teresa this is so beautiful! I remember last year when you were working on the blocks.....so neat. I can't believe the small size either and your new project with the kitties.....adorable! Thanks for sharing.
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  39. The pineapple quilt is amazing! Mine is still on the design wall and not nearly as dramatic. Beautiful!

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  40. WOW - Your pineapple quilt is stunning. Love it!

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  41. The pineapple quilt looks lovely - 21" - the photo probably does not show how small the pieces were. Well done.

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  42. Teresa, your rainbow pineapple quilt is gorgeous! The pineapple block has long been one of my favorites. Great job, also love the border.
    Amanda

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  43. Oh, absolutely - I love it as much as you do, if not more. *wink* You are going to enter that quilt into a show, right? Please tell me you are!!!!

    Hugs.

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  44. Ooo, LOVE your pineapple quilt. And those cats look like they're going to be fab also!

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  45. Oh My Gosh! It's so tiny! Love it, but, I'd have to make it much larger, if I did it myself. Sew Cute!

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  46. I love your quilt! I love the colors and how you bordered it. I recently made my first pineapple block and hope to do a full top someday with them. Kudos to you!

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  47. I love your pineapples! and yes the cat is wild, makes him look like a tiger.

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  48. Simply Amazing rainbow quilt. Love, Love it!
    Your cat quilt is going to be a fun quilt for sure. It will be fun to watch what fabrics you use for each cat.

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  49. Gorgeous pineapple quilt! I love the vibrant colors!

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  50. Teresa your pineapples are stunning. What a beautiful quilt! blessings, marlene

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  51. Love the pineapples and gesse. I would love to do one with the black. I love the cats too.
    I just found you. Nice to meet you.
    Have a great Friday,
    Sherry

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  52. LOVE your pineapple mini...just amazing!

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  53. I absolutely adore your Rainbow Pineapples!! Great finish!
    Beth In MN

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  54. What a gorgeous and colorful quilt, I want to make one of those, too! I love your cats, also.

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  55. Love, love, love the pineapple quilt! It is amazing!

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  56. You've inspired me! I took my paper-piecing class and the first thing I did was make a mini pineapple block!

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  57. Your mini pineapple quilt is so awesome! How tiny. :D I particularly love your fussy-cut bitty centers. That sun is spectacular.

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  58. Absolutely awesome Rainbow Pineapples quilt! The bright colors look so good with the black. I can't believe they are so tiny...great job! Cool Cats looks like fun!

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