Friday, October 20, 2017

In a Pickle!

Ya know, Cathy is such a good bad good bad good bad ...umm... strong influence on me!  She says 'squirrel' and I commence to chasing.

Because look what happened...


I got pickled.

Now I've got some decisions to make.  Continue with paper piecing like I did with this pickle?
I'm not wild about the detritus.  I'd definitely go back to my usual freezer paper technique.


And I'm not so sure that hand piecing wouldn't be just as fast (or even possibly faster) than machine piecing.

I'm also thinking I might want to go a little bigger...




Since it's pink, I'll be linking with SoScrappy for ScrapHappy Saturday!  Come see all the fun!  There might be pickles!  And squirrels!





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21 comments:

  1. Libby in TNOctober 20, 2017 at 5:47 PM

    You are hopeless! Do monkeys like pickles? The chickens, perhaps? Or maybe the piglets will take care of them.

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  2. JudyOctober 20, 2017 at 6:04 PM

    This brought a smile to my face. I have a quilt my Paternal Great-Grandmother made some time before my mother was born (1926) and it was a pickle dish. It's in really rough shape, I can't decide if I should restore it or what to do with it.

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  3. QuiltdivajulieOctober 20, 2017 at 6:19 PM

    I like pickles but I don't like taking off all that paper . . . what a dilemma!

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  4. Cynthia Brunz DesignsOctober 20, 2017 at 6:23 PM

    (....laughing!)

    Trying my best to not follow suit. Sharing a photo of all that paper mess gives me strength!

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  5. Linda @ kokaquiltsOctober 20, 2017 at 7:14 PM

    Oh dear, what a dilemma to have! I love pickle dishes, but the paper war that follows is certainly off putting. Maybe one a week could be the answer?

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  6. ChantalOctober 20, 2017 at 10:01 PM

    Well, I have to admit it is the time of the year to start pickling but ... really? Pickles! I would have understood if you had said sheep or roosters or calves but pickles? Okay. It does look like a nice pickle though ... I guess you are canned on another quilt, hehe. ;^)

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  7. DorothyOctober 21, 2017 at 5:37 AM

    I would go bigger----but I love all pickles--dill, sweet, kosher, paper pieced, etc

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  8. Vic in NHOctober 21, 2017 at 5:56 AM

    You've given me another reason to feel encouraged! ^_-

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  9. Gretchen WeaverOctober 21, 2017 at 5:57 AM

    Pickles are on my list too. Your pickle is lovely! Now you only need about a thousand more! What size is this pickle?

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  10. CathyOctober 21, 2017 at 7:44 AM

    Aha! Caught you in the Pickles!!! Wonderful! And both my Pickle Dish (Adding Layers by Kathy Doughty) and Tobacco Leaf (Modern Quilts, Traditional Inspiration by Denyse Schmidt) quilts I'm working on are pieced and have no yucky paper foundation.

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  11. LIttle Penguin QuiltsOctober 21, 2017 at 2:04 PM

    Oh yes, we do all lead each other astray, don't we?! But it's so much fun! I like those little blocks a lot!

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  12. Magpie SueOctober 21, 2017 at 3:29 PM

    Lol! You are in a pickle indeed!

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  13. Sally TrudeOctober 21, 2017 at 4:26 PM

    Don't think I didn't notice the orange center...because orange is the new pink.

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  14. KateOctober 21, 2017 at 4:47 PM

    Oh wow, those are such intricate blocks. Love the colors. I'd say do what works for you if you decide to make any more.

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  15. Deb @ Frugal Little BungalowOctober 21, 2017 at 6:34 PM

    That block looks difficult to say the least / but lovely!

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  16. a good yarnOctober 21, 2017 at 10:43 PM

    Pickle Dish seems to be the hottest block around. Either way you stitch it those are terrific colours.

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  17. CathyOctober 22, 2017 at 1:34 AM

    Cool pickle block! Yep, Cathy is a bad influence on us all, but where would we be without her? But I will not do pickles. I will not do pickles....I will not do pic.....

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  18. audreyOctober 22, 2017 at 2:49 AM

    That's such a good squirrel too.:)

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  19. PaulaB quiltsOctober 22, 2017 at 6:09 PM

    At first glance I thought the squirrel got swallowed by a shark with those giant teeth. I'm relieved to know he only got pickled.

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  20. canuckquilterOctober 25, 2017 at 10:04 PM

    I like your pickled squirrel!

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  21. QuiltGranmaOctober 25, 2017 at 10:29 PM

    when I saw a scrappy Pickle Dish quilt, I renamed it "Vicious Circle"

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