tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post3696700199191320739..comments2024-03-26T22:50:08.674-05:00Comments on Barbara Brackman's <br> MATERIAL CULTURE: Hexagonal PineapplesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-83802340403722402132010-07-12T14:31:34.912-05:002010-07-12T14:31:34.912-05:00Lots of good hints in these comments. Foundation ...Lots of good hints in these comments. Foundation paper piecing would certainly be my method of choice for tackling these quilts. Drafting patterns wouldn't be too difficult at all for someone who is good at geometry (yes, I mean me!).<br /><br />Brenda EsslingerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-54523842512954301052010-07-12T11:49:37.037-05:002010-07-12T11:49:37.037-05:00Great samples of intricate work, amazing how these...Great samples of intricate work, amazing how these were completed when I think about the lifestyle people had back then.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12037415376456508137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-34005257798978395972010-07-10T19:49:53.697-05:002010-07-10T19:49:53.697-05:00I can usually look at a design and work out how to...I can usually look at a design and work out how to construct it fairly quickly ... but that first one has me stumped. I think it would have to be done one block at a time, and very carefully at that.<br /><br />However, the construction of the individual blocks possibly could lead to some interesting spiral effects if done without the part seam at the beginning/end of each round. With the part seam it could be a hexagonal target/bullseye.<br /><br />In contrast, the one with the white background is a wonderful clean neat design .... and so easy to see how to make it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-23193836135042758732010-07-10T16:55:49.942-05:002010-07-10T16:55:49.942-05:00I'm an Obsessive, not a professional, but I ag...I'm an Obsessive, not a professional, but I agree with Mary Lou, the closeup pic seems to show the partial seaming technique for the first round - maybe all the rounds? Can you tell if this was pieced on a foundation fabric?<br />The extreme matching between hexagons reminds me of the extreme matching seen in the cover quilt of Mary Ellen Hopkins' A Log Cabin Notebook. Lots of preplanning and careful placement of fabrics needed! Not for me!viridianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938256248645774087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-69153749466523964182010-07-10T08:55:39.944-05:002010-07-10T08:55:39.944-05:00These are a great puzzle. In your quilt, I believe...These are a great puzzle. In your quilt, I believe you would have to start the hexagons with a partial seam in each round, in order to get all pieces of each round the same size. (This is not true in some of the others - the first piece of the round is smaller, the next four are medium-sized and the last is longest, just like a square log cabin). Also, in your quilt, two opposite triangle shapes are always black. If you made a row, matching up the black shapes, you could then make the other colors match by making each new hexagon specifically for fitting into an allotted space in the next row. I THINK this would work, but, with a zillion UFOs of my own, I am resisting the impulse to try it - so far. Mary Lou SmithMary Lou Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-5467673308614902362010-07-10T08:47:49.415-05:002010-07-10T08:47:49.415-05:00Barbara, These are amazing quilts! The beauty of o...Barbara, These are amazing quilts! The beauty of old quilts and their patterns never seem to age! It is also interesting to see the blend of colors. We get so wrapped up in just the perfect color combination for our quilts and lose the charm in the process!<br />Thanks for sharing!Sujata Shahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342637667662268215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-38671669033326003952010-07-10T06:53:34.355-05:002010-07-10T06:53:34.355-05:00I love this. However, it would take a lot of time ...I love this. However, it would take a lot of time and energy to accomplish this. In the one you own it is amazing how in the close up the blocks seem to interlock at all times.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09304227402320174688noreply@blogger.com