It Started With Four Pineapple Log Cabin Blocks Made Long Ago

 

Trash Talking

54 x 72

It's finally a flimsy!!!!

This month the theme in my sewing space to move UFOs forward is "log cabins and variations". This is a very old UFO that started out with four Pineapple Log Cabin blocks. 

I made the four Pineapple Log Cabin blocks back in 2016 intending to make more for a quilt called Shiloh from the Fons and Porter book Scrap Quilts. I figured the name Shiloh didn't really fit the quilt I was making. At the time I knew a very nice lady in quilty blog land  (now deceased) who loved civil war reproduction fabrics and worked almost exclusively with those fabrics. She told me once that she thought the color turquoise was "trashy" so I called my quilt Trash Talking in her honor. 😉

Well then I decided I didn't like the Pineapple Log Cabin blocks after all. It seemed there was not enough contrast in the blocks to make the quilt Shiloh(aka Trash Talking) I wanted to make. So off into the orphanage the blocks went. 

(FYI - In 2024 I actually did make the quilt [still not quilted] called Shiloh in red, whites and blues.)

 

Fast forward to 2019. I decided it was time for some Trash Talking so I pulled the four blocks out of the orphanage to use in a Medallion quilt.  I first alternated the blocks with some Nine Patches...

...then I added a border all around of three inch Snowballs and Nine Patches. 

At 45 inches square I ran out of ideas for where to go next so put Trash Talking in the UFO bin. And there it has been since 2019.

This month's theme of "log cabins and variations" made me take a look at moving this oldie forward. I added a simple border all around with Snowball cornerstones. 

And then since I don't really like square quilts I added some nine inch Nine Patches to the top and bottom. 

And now I guess I need to finish Trash Talking!

And sew on...

Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

Round Three - Animal Kingdom

Orphan Block Center

Round one with 2.5 inch finished Hourglass blocks.

Round Two with borders and Double Four Patch cornerstones.

Round Three I added a Flying Geese border. 

The top is now 36 inches square.

The round three prompt for the Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR) 2026 is "Animal Kingdom". 

I am making three comfort quilts using the SAHRR prompts. 

Raggedy Ann and Andy

Round One with 4 inch finished Hourglass blocks.

Round Two - In round one I used Four Patches for the cornerstones.  I replaced the cornerstones with Double Four Patches. 

Round Three - I added a border to two sides of each top and added Puss in the Corner blocks to the top and bottom of those side borders. 

Both are 36 inches wide and 24 inches in length. 

I was going to add that border all around; however, there are three more SAHRR prompts and I am already at the width I want so the next three rounds will be added to the top and bottom. 

And sew on...

Round Three SAHRR Linky Party at The Darling Dogwood

And since these are all made from scraps...

Oh Scrap! at Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Some Green Scraps

 

Yankee Puzzle

9 inch

I have been trying to use up a small box of 4 inch width scraps and squares. One of the blocks I have been making using those scraps is Yankee Puzzle using the tutorial at Suzy's Scraps. Note that I am using 4 inch squares and not 3.5 inch squares used in the tutorial.

I started making these last year and made one small comfort quilt top consisting of blocks with two colors. This set consists of color plus neutral. I will make a larger comfort quilt with this set consisting of 48 blocks. I now have 36 of my 48 blocks. 

Buckeye Beauty

8 inch

I made a few green blocks from some 2.5 inch squares in the Parts Dept. and from green scraps in the 4.5 inch width scrap box. 

I started making these blocks last year. 

After I made the blocks with green scraps I noticed I only needed 7 more blocks to meet my goal of 80 blocks. 

So I dug into my Parts Dept. and my 4.5 inch width scrap box, made 7 more blocks and met my goal. I now have a complete block set of Buckeye Beauties for a comfort quilt 64 x 80 inches (8 x 10 blocks). 

Going where the scraps take me and enjoying the journey!

And sew on...

Rainbow Scrap Challenge ScrapHappy Saturday

Courthouse Steps Finish

 

It's a finish!

Courthouse Steps

40.5 x 54

I made the top in December 2025 because I had a lot of long green strips in the 2 inch width scrap bin. 

So green scraps were used on one side of the Courthouse Steps blocks and bright scraps were used on the other side. 

I quilted it on my sewing machine with swirls of green.  The binding is scrappy greens that were in the leftover binding box. 

The back. 

The theme this month in my sewing space to move UFOs forward is "log cabins and variations" and so that is how Courthouse Steps moved forward to the finish line.

This will either be donated to Wrap-A-Smile or Quilts Beyond Borders. I send quilts to a lady who is a coordinator for both projects and she gets the quilts to where there is most need at the time. 

If you are in the mood for a little quilt show the last three Quilts Beyond Borders blog posts show the 789 quilts that went in a container with medical items and other supplies sent by the Salaam Cultural Museum to Gaza. 

And sew on...

Finished Or Not Finished Friday at Alycia Quilts

Another Round For The Pie Birds

 

I have added another round to 30 Pie Bird blocks. I started making the blocks in November of last year. 

I previously completed 5 ten inch (finished) blocks and am now working on finishing up the other 30. 

I was inspired by the Pie Birds quilt on Viridian's Blog.

One more round to go and I have the pieces cut. 

The theme this month in my sewing space to move UFOs forward is "Log Cabins and variations". I would consider these blocks a Courthouse Steps variation and Courthouse Steps is a Log Cabin variation. 

And sew on...

Fields and Furrows Finish

It's a finish!

Fields and Furrows

(Wonky Log Cabin)

45 x 63

I had an overflowing box of strings so I started making Wonky Log Cabin blocks in Feb. 2025.

 In August 2025 I assembled the top. 

 

I quilted it on my sewing machine with swirls of white thread.

The backing and binding are the same fabric.

The theme in my sewing space this month to move UFOs forward is "log cabins and variations". 

And sew on...

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"You'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind"...Irish proverb.

 

Courthouse Steps - A Complete Block Set

Courthouse Steps

10.5 inch finished

Made from 2 inch width scraps

Back in December I noticed I had a lot of brown 2 inch width scraps. I decided to make 35 Courthouse Steps blocks. I actually had enough brown pieces 2 inches in width and didn't need to cut any pieces from scrap chunks.  I did have to cut up some neutral scrap chunks for the alternate to the browns. 

Today I finished all the rounds on all 35 blocks so now I have a complete block set. I may or may not get these assembled into a top this month. 

The Feb. theme in my sewing space to move UFOs forward is "Log Cabin". That includes all variations like these Courthouse Steps blocks. 

And sew on...

Oh Scrap! at Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Monday Musings at Songbird Designs