Fist Quilt for 2013
 

I just wrote a whole thread with pic and it just disappeared. I will just post these few lines and see what happens. Here is the quilt that I am attempting to make.

Ok good, it worked. I bought this book and pp patterns by Sharon Rexford, only to find that this quilt was not in the book, how disappointing!

I had studied the quilt now and then and I knew it was pineapple diamonds and then also pineapple square blocks. I printed out a 14.5 pineapple pp block from Block Base and then added the extra lines that I needed to make a 16.5 square as it says in the book (for the other quilts). The reason I for the 14.5 size was to get the same width strips as the pineapple diamonds (I had to figure that one out). Now I am ready to do my own fairy quilt lol.

Here is a pic of the fabrics I picked and from those I will pull the one I will be using. the quilt goes from extreme dark to light. I picked dark blues, greens, purples and reds....for the lights, beighy pinks and lavender etc. The two fabrics in the red stack, one will be the ring and the other strip will be a zinger somewhere, I haven't decided yet. I will post pics as I go along.

I will make one diamond and one square to make sure.

Oh, My...that is one big adventure! Looking forward to the on going progress!

Oh My God....

OMG, I can't wait to see what it looks like when completed.

It looks very complicated and intimidating. Beautiful quilt.

Wow that is quite an undertaking! I can't wait to see your finished quilt.....love the fabrics and the pattern!

holy cow! I am dying to see a finished product and am looking forward to your pics along the way.

Best of luck!!!!

I'm in the "oh my God!" category!!! How exquisite - this will be magnificent and eons beyond anything I could even THINK about doing!!!

Cindy

I'm going to love watching your progress on this one! Love the colors you chose -- and applaud you for wanting to undertake this quilt project.

wow love your colours

Please post pics along the way.....can't wait to see more.

Well, that is one ambitious project, but I am sure it will be beautiful and beautifully executed. Please share the progress with us. Amaaaaazing!!!

OMG! Very ambitious! Good luck and let us see your progress!

I love that pattern, the construction reminded me a bit of Dunster's diamond log cabin. Love the color selection you made too. I'd like to put this one on my bucket list for sure!!

Your fairy quilt will be beautiful! I love all the colors you have chosen, can't wait to see it!!!!!!

Yikes girl, better you than me. i'm getting tired just making Churn Dash blocks today. That will be one gorgeous quilt!!!

That will be a stunner for sure.

Oh My!!! I would never even attempt something like that. It is gorgeous! Love the fabrics you have chosen. Can't wait to watch your progress.

Wow talk about an amazing start to the New Year! Good luck on your beautiful quilt!

OMG, I'm wishing you the best of luck and patience!

What a challenge. You also pictured more quilt fabric than I own. LOL.

Holly cow!!!! That looks very tough!!!!

Wowser!! What a spectacular quilt that will be!! Love your fabric color choices!

WOW, you are way more ambitious than me!

Wow how gorgeous is that quilt pattern love to see yours along the way.

you do such beautiful work , i'm sure this will be a nother master piece , cant wait to see your progress , good luck with it , ,

I went out to night or I would have started already lol. I just got back and I will take the book to bed and check some more. It is not really a hard quilt, it's just going to take a lot of time to make. The entire quilt is made Like Dunster's really or the something like the Bethlehem or broken star. It's just a matter of where you place your fabrics, but I will post as I go along so you can see and maybe try one yourself.

I love a challenge and I am still checking that square pineapple block to make sure it is correct......

The colors are beautiful. You really like a challenge. Can't wait to see it!

oh my goodness! it is going to be a work of art! please keep us posted on it! and congratulations and kudos for taking such a big step! im not sure my shoes are that big!

Ok, I had to change the square pineapple block. It's a good thing I just printed out and worked on one pattern lol. I thought the strips on the square had to be the same size as the strips on the diamonds. I realized the squares alone make the first fairy ring and the star in the middle didn't really matter.

So I went back into Block Base and found a tight pineapple block with the same amount of strips as on the pattern and printed out the blocks at 16.5. I used 11x17 paper and it took two sheets for one block and one sheet of letter size. I have finished taping six patterns together and will finish the other two tomorrow and hopefully sew at least one block of either a diamond or a square.

The pattern is lovely though it looks like it can be a challenge perhaps. I am so looking forward to seeing your quilt finished. Please post as you go along. Good luck and best wishes. :)

I took one of Sharon Rexroad's classes a few years ago, it was so interesting and we made our pineapple stars. Love them, have made several since then.

That is one heck of an intricate quilt. Beautiful. Your fabrics will be perfect. That would be my only 2013 quilt!!!

Can't wait to see your progress on this one. I know I could never attempt one as complicated as this so I'll be watching for your posts. It's a beautiful quilt.

Beautiful quilt! Can't wait to see your progress. Good luck

Wow, I can't wait to see your finished quilt and you have chosen lovely colors. Looks challenging.

wow, keep posting, can't wait to see progression