Jane, one of our quilters at the church, passed away last year and her husband donated all of her quilting fabrics and notions to us, so we've been sorting through and contemplating what we might do with them. That cinnamon print on the right was just too tempting not to do something with, and the tan in the centre of the block was from her stash, too.
This is a really fast block to make and is constructed as though you were beginning to make a Log Cabin block. Once everything is cut you can assemble all of the blocks in an hour or two.
There's going to be 12 blocks in total and I think a border or two. I like the blues in with all of the orange/brown colours, though they aren't showing up very well in this photo.
There's enough of the solid tan to use as sashing and possibly a narrow outer border, too.....M
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I discovered that I liked using those bright Kaffe Collective prints the same way in my pineapple log cabin quilt. Including strips of the brighter Kaffe prints here and there amongst more muted, traditional fabrics injected a little more energy into the overall aesthetic without the whole thing looking "loud." I am not usually a fan of orange or brown but your blocks are really appealing to me, so I've been studying the photo and trying to figure out why. I think it's that mix of brights here and there, plus the way you're including some cool gray blues here and there to create contrast and "temper the flames" of all those fiery oranges. Very pretty.
A great block to use up those scrappy pieces.
You are so good and kind, Marie, to be sewing these quilts for survivors.
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