Just had a look and it must have gone down well with the Alzheimer's Foundation as its just lovely finished, and a kind thought on your part.

Jill, thank you for you note below about my pineapple block. It started out as an experiment to see what would happen if I controlled the design of the pineapple to look a little bit like a Japanese hexagon block I was was familiar with. It was entirely made from scraps. As it sat on my wall, I stared at it and liked it too much to do nothing with it but did not have enough fabric to do anything more with it nor did I have a good idea for building a quilt from it. The more I stared at it, the more I knew it belonged to the Alzheimer's Foundation, so I quilted it and sent to them hoping it would contribute a little bit to a very deserving cause. I added a bit to the block--you can see it in my show and tell. Renata

Diane, thank you for your kind comment about my quilt! I must say if it hadn't been for Lotti doing her black and white snail trail I don't know if I would ever have come up with this idea, so thanks Lottie

You were asking about the border on 'Swirling Chocolate Ganache' - yes the inner border is a finished 1" and the outer border started at 6 1/2". DH thought that it was a bit too wide but I like it. Hope that helps.

Renata I just love your pineapple block, simply stunning in a quilt and cant wait to see it, I also use that particular king tut thread a lot as it seems to work with so many fabrics, anyway good luck with your quilt.

Rita Connolly (screen name: Reetzbobeetz) has a beautiful pineapple block quilt in Show and Tell. The quilt is named "Swirling Chocolate Ganache." Doesn't that sound yummy?

Danny,
Pebbles are an idea... I'll have to try them on my practice block that I just started playing with. Frankly, I hadn't even thought of it. Thanks!
Renata

Renata,
How about some pebbleing in the white portion of your block. I have seen your practice pieces and you do this technique very well. You've done a great job at putting this block together.
Danny

Thanks, Terry. I'm glad I asked for help.

Renata,

Love your block, very pretty. Fun to hear everyone's idea's on the quilting.
Going to try and find your picture of it.

i love this thread - it's great for anything very colorful - or for something that needs brightening up

My sister made a suggestion for quilting thread for my scrappy pineapple swirls and I thought it was worth sharing. If you enjoy using King Tut thread for quilting, color no. 921 (Cleopatra) is a great option. Since it may be hard to pick out one color over another for a good thread to use on a very scrappy quilt, no. 921 is not only variegated but it has many of the colors you would find in such a quilt. I found the thread, and it was a perfect match for my purpose. Hope this helps someone...

Renata wrote:
Since I really want to continue this thread about the round robin but it is not a pineapple quilt, I've posted pictures of the quilt I fear quilting in the Forum section on machine and hand quilting. I hope you look at it and help me out

Nancy, you definitely gave me something to think about as well. The great part is that I can do it on paper first and see what happens to it. This could turn out to be fun after all!
Thanks!
Renata

Hi Renata -

I'm still learning about how to look at a quilt and pick a quilting design that complements your work. I think your block is just beautiful!! If I were to make a quilt with just this block and no borders, I think I would first SID as suggested. I would probably also stitch around the flower as best I could to make it stand out, maybe with some stippling in the black background. This would be really nice with a wool batting that would make the flower puff out. Since I'm not a fan of invisible thread I would probably use black thread, but invisible thread would be completely appropriate here if you like working with it. For me it's hard because I can't see the lines I've quilted while I'm working so it ends up quite messy, although no one can see that. I would then think about some sort of curvy black line in the white ring. Maybe a string of pearls or a string of curly-Q's. I really love the white frame, but think some black lines in there would tone it down a bit and bring everything together. I'm sure others have some much better suggestions, but those are my first thoughts. And if you want to add a border, I would add that and then look at it some more before making decisions, just in case.

Nancy