I'm nearly getting tempted to try one myself.[/quote]

Go for it Rosemary. You will love it. They are so easy to do once you get the hang of it. You don't have to have the T to T ruler a regular square one will work too. I use a 6 1/2" square up ruler and then move to a bigger square ruler to cut the finished block.

Lois, just sleep on it a bit, and then see if the Quilt Muses turn up, - it usually works.

I'm nearly getting tempted to try one myself.

"Hello Lois, QuiltMuses.com here, we want to talk to you about your quilt border"....ah just joking with ya!

Lois, your quilt is so lovely and either the green or the black will work beautifully. Personally I would not agonize over it. Keeping it on your design wall for a few days might help crystalize your own choice.

I have now begun work on my second pineapple quilt. DH liked the first one so much that he wanted me to do another for us. So this time I am going for lights and darks together. Can't wait to see how it works out. I had enough to do 35 purple centres so that is what I am doing.

Thanks for the continued input. I am kind of a "nut case" about what I have so far. I love it. I don't want to add anything to it that I don't absolutely love. So I have delved into a published pattern Valentine wall hanging. I might make more than one of them because I have a number of people I would like to give them. In the mean time, the heck with a deadline that was there just to keep me on task. It worked. But I don't want to finish it just for the sake of finishing it. I might make the deadline yet, but it's more important to wait and look for the right thing. It has been such a long time since I have worked on a bedsize quilt and I was so looking forward to finishing this one. Let's hope the quilt muses come to visit me and lead me to whatever it is I need to find. This is an official call to the universe. "Quilt muses, I need you! Please come my way and show me where to look and what to do." Lois

Lois, could you make a 'border' of pineapple blocks but using the green border fabric in the place of the black, and put a in black/dark centre?

loise98 wrote:

Dawn, I agree with you, but its not big enough for my bed and I am out of background fabric to make anymore blocks. Lois

PS. I bet the background fabric is 15-20 years old so I doubt I could find more.

Lois, I know you are probably already sewing the borders, but I REALLY like just what you have hanging on your designe wall! A small simple black border (maybe a tad bigger). There is so much going on in the quilt itself, that it just stands alone. I LOVE it just the way it is!

Dawn
In beautiful Northwest Montana

You guys are great. I particularly love that no one told me to go shopping. Right now I'd rather sew. I will take to heart what everone has said because I have agreed with all your viewpoints. I have been back and forth between all my options. What you've said has helped me understand what I like and don't like about my choices. You'll have to wait and see what happens. Thanks so much that you have taken the time to comment and advise. Lois

Lois, I would go for the second option too. I like the green border but I love the way the black makes the whole thing sing.

rehak wrote: Agree. I would make the green border narrower than the existing black border and make the final black border wider. Black makes the quilt pop whereas the green does not, in my opinion. Lovely quilt. Will be interested in how you finish it.

Hi Lois, I like the green border option. I love that shade of green, and I love the way your eye bounces into the quilt to the block centers and then comes out to the border. Your quilt is beautiful. You have certainly been busy!

Kathy

Hi Lois -

I really like the bold statement of the black border with the two inner borders. The green border is nice, but it's a little laid back for my tastes.

Nancy

Loise, I really like the order in your blocks. The colors and fabrics are fantastic! Since the inner square is green, that would be my first option.