Two Projects

Sometimes thinking of a title for a post is easy and sometimes not!  Two projects to show you today. First up I finished piecing the last delectable mountain table runner that I had kitted up. 

Then I turned my attention back to the orange pineapple blocks. This is where I left off several weeks ago.

I decided on how many blocks wide and long I wanted it to be. So I set to making them on Sunday.  They look messy here before trimming. This progress shot was taken on Tuesday afternoon.

Here they look much nicer after trimming this round. I am using the Creative Grids pineapple trim tool. You have to trim after each round.

I was buzzing along nicely finishing up these 9 blocks and putting them up on the design wall. And bam, I am one short!!  I miss counted on Sunday:(  No time to make more as we were invited to the neighbors for Margaritas. 

It's been really hot here so we got up early and went on an ATV ride with friends before it got hot. We trailered the ATV's half an hour from home and hit the trail around 7:15 and we were off the trail at noon. We all brought our own lunches and ate in the desert under the shade of a scrub tree. So glad to have gotten out and did something fun. Here is one of the donkeys we saw as he crossed the trail right in front of us and stopped for a photo op! Someone said they spotted two more in the area that we didn't see. Also someone spotted a big horn sheep, we did not:(  A gecko was also spotted by us girls.

Linking to Wednesday Wait Loss.

 

Scrappy Orange Pineapples

 Playing with scraps is so fun and so very messy!! My winter plans are to work with orange and neutral/tan/beige strings/scraps. I previously had used some for string blocks(now in storage for a bit). The basket on the left were ones I had used in the string blocks and will keep them separated for a while longer. Somehow as I look at the neutral container of strings it looks much fuller than this photo shows, I guess a bit of fluffing has occurred!

The center orange square is a 2.5" square. Add neutral strips to each side and trim, and then a round of orange strips and trim and repeat.

I am using the Creative Grids Pineapple trim tool. Not affiliated, just love the ruler.

Here is one block all pieced and trimmed up. I have been doing five blocks at a time and sewing slowly as I am still trying to get over a cold, it's been over a week and I am tired of it! Next week we are supposed to go out boondocking/atving and attending a powered parachute gathering. So I need to get better ASAP!

Here are 10 blocks. At this time I am thinking I will sash them with neutral strips and perhaps a dark brown cornerstone. For now I will make a few blocks here and there as there is no hurry for this one. 

Linking with Off The Wall, TGIFF, and Finished or Not Friday