What Shade Am I, You Ask?

When I was approached by RJR Fabrics about participating in their What Shade are You? blog hop, you totally would have thought I would have said "green" or at least "green and blue!" But on the particular day I had to give a definitive answer, I was feeling very teal and gold and gray.



Now, I had seen many participants choose bundles that were large and colorful, yet when it came right down to it, I chose just six colors. RJR's Demi, who first approached me about participating in the blog hop, really loved the improv pineapple blocks I'd included in my Seattle MQG SeaSLAB BOM, so all along I was planning to create something with pineapple blocks, and I didn't want to lose the design in too much color, if that was even possible. 

Part of participating in #whatshadeareyou is that RJR gives away a bundle just like I used to create my quilt, and I get one to giveaway too! The great thing about that in this case, is longer fabric lengths are up for grabs! Here are the Cotton Supreme Solids I finally chose and how much is in that gorgeous bundle: Here are the Cotton Supreme Solids I finally chose and the amounts needed to make my quilt.

Argento 362 (Background) - 1 1/2 yards

Riviera 274, Turks & Caicos 292, Horizon 354 (Mains) - 1 yard each

Goldilocks 368, Silver 125 (Contasts) - 1 yard, 1/2 yard
***ETA: The giveaway is for 1/2 yard of each color I used. Apologies for the misunderstanding on my part.***

Anyway, wanting my quilt design to be relatively easy to recreate if one chose, I made three sizes of blocks - 20" square, 10" x 20", and 10" square. Thus they were easily arranged in an orderly way, while still giving the quilt a very improvisational look and feel. 

If you've never made improv pineapple blocks, check out the MQG blog. There you'll find technique tutorials for whole pineapple blocks as well as the "half log cabin" version I used.

For quilting, I chose four Aurifil 50wt threads to quilt a design inspired by Jacquie Gering's "Fancy Straight Line" found in her WALK book. I used #2600 (light gray) and #5006 (light turquoise) for the straight vertical lines, then #2810 (turquoise) and #2975 (brass) for the intermittent zig zags. 

I really love how this quilting design adds to the wonky shapes of the quilt itself without overwhelming it.



The finished quilt, which I've dubbed "Pineapple Upset," measures 60" square, and was bound in two shade of teal.

 

Thanks much to RJR Fabrics (#rjrfabrics) for including me in the #whatshadeareyou blog hop! I had great fun playing with their #cottonsupremesolids, that's for sure! The fabric has a lovely hand and such clear colors - a perfect way to #quiltwithlove.

Watch both @rjrfabrics and @aquilterstable later today for opportunities to win a bundle of the #cottonsupremesolids!

Linking up with Finish It Up Friday!