Pineapple Pillow - Project Quilting July 2018 off season challenge

2018 has been so full of changes I have had pretty much ZERO time to sew.  Until this week.  I finally managed to spend some time in my sewing room!  And what better way to get back into the swing of things than to make something for Project Quilting's July off season challenge.   The theme was Pineapple Party and as always we were free to interpret this any way we wanted.

There is a traditional quilt block called the pineapple block that I had never tried before so I thought that would be the easiest way to go.  Plus my mom has been asking for a pillow for her new recliner chair and a simple quilt block would be perfect for that.

I pulled a couple of fat quarters that I thought went well together and would compliment the chair and got started.

It felt great to be sewing again and making something.  I can't say I was in love with the result though.  I think there was a little too much white in the burgundy fabric and little too much burgundy in the white fabric.  The mix almost makes me dizzy.

I pressed on anyway and quilted the top and then added a back to turn it into a pillow sham.  Originally I thought I would just sew on the back with right sides together and then turn it right side out.  But then I decided a dark binding might help to contain all that wild pattern.

Now that I've added the binding and put the pillow on the chair, I can say I actually like it.  :-)

Pineapple Pillow

For Project Quilting Pineapple Party challenge - July 2018

Size: about 16" x 16" 

I create in Casa Grande, AZ

Check out all of the entries for this challenge at 
Project Quilting - Pineapple Party challenge
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