Trash to Treasures Pineapple Quilt

 

Last weekend I took a class at the GSQA seminar.  The class was on the pineapple quilt- Gyleen Fitzgerald's version called Trash to Treasure.  She has a book by the same name and a tool that makes the pineapple block so easy.  I can't imagine making a pineapple quilt without this tool!  You can see my border fabric on the left.  This is the border on a fabric by Robert Kaufmann called Effervesence.  I'll use this for the top and bottom borders.  On the sides Gyleen suggested a small 3" border of the bubbles portion of the fabric.  Sounds good to me!  And what a way to use up scraps!  Just love this block. 

Vintage

I ran into a friend in my LQS, Mes Amis.  She was gathering Kaffe Fassett fabric to make this quilt.  Well, I just had to have one!  It is the perfect quilt to put at the end of the bed in the summer and pull up over you when the AC gets chilly.  It is all Kaffe fabrics and I just love it!  Lots of 9 patches and half-square triangles.  The pattern is in the Kaffe book Quilts in Sweeden and is called Vintage.

Easy Street is Done!

Easy Street is done!  I finished it yesterday.  Here it is.

Too big for me to hold up by myself for a picture.  I added borders which you couldn't see in the picture above..

Love the name Easy Street and since I live in the Big Easy (New Orleans) I used as many New Orleans prints as I could- fleur de lis, jazz cats, music notes, Mardi Gras crowns, etc. as you can see in this picture.

So glad this one is done!  It is a big one.  It measures 100 X 100! 

Easy Street, Part 5

OK- it's official!  I am behind.  Christmas gifts have taken priority over Easy Street.  I made this one piece for step 5 so that I'd have something to show.  I'll catch up starting December 26 and I will be caught up by the time Step 6 is released next Friday. 

This is one of the Christmas gifts I finished last night.  A baby quilt for my minister's sister.  I'll give it to her tonight at the Christmas Eve service.  I just love the "gender neutral" colors. 

Merry Christmas!



Easy Street, Part 4

I am in the throes of finishing up quilting projects for Christmas presents, but I had to made these just so I'd have something to show for today!  I also was so curious to see how these would come together.  I love these colors. 

Today I'm headed to a local quilt shop to quilt a queen size quilt I am making for a Christmas gift.  You know how it is when you don't get the top done in time to send it to the longarmer, so you have to do it yourself!  I haven't used the longarm in over a year, so it will be simple.  This week I also have a baby quilt to make and some placemats.  But, my goal is to finish the rest of step 4 before Friday and step 5!  I WILL NOT GET BEHIND!

Easy Street, Part 3

Easy Street, Part 3 done!  My strategy is that I don't let myself sew anything else until my Easy Street clue for the week is done.  But, honestly I found that this week's clue was easier that the others.  Maybe not easier, but we needed less units this week, so that may have made it seem easier.  I can't wait to see how this comes together because I love these units so far. 

The past 2 weekends I have participated in our church's mission market in which we sold handmade items to benefit our missions.  I made tree skirts, quilted an antique quilt, quilted a table topper, made a wall hanging.  Of everything, the wall hanging was the most in demand.  This wall hanging went for over $100!  And guess who couldn't live without it!  Our minister.

Easy Street, Part 2

I finished the 4 patches this weekend and began working on the flying geese.  Only got about 20 of them done.  They are actually easier than I thought.  After all the quilting I have done, I've never had a fool-proof method for making flying geese.  I've only made them with paper piecing.  I went out and bought the Easy Angle and Companion Angle rulers and I have to tell you- this method is awesome.  There is no waste and they come out as near perfect as I can imagine.  Going to keep at it this week until I finish all 128 of them!