Block #1 of my newest Pineapple quilt made entirely of silk. A good friend from out antique car crowd retired from his advertising agency in NYC and gave me a box of all of his ties. Here's the first block, paper pieced on Jane Hall's vellum foundation.
Great colors to work with - a lot of variety!
That's going to be a gorgeous quilt! I have a box of my father's ties that I'd like to turn into some dresden plate blocks. They will either become pillows or purses for the granddaughters.
ReplyDeleteI thought of the Dresden plate, but am much happier with my pineapples. Less hand work too. I backed all the ties with fusible interfacing to give them some body and stability. Looking great!
ReplyDeleteThe tie donor says: I'm stunned with what Pat's done with the neck ware I didn't know how to get rid of :) Looking at it brings back so memories. Agree with Tina. It's going to be a gorgeous quilt
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