tropit

I've been wanting to tackle a pineapple block quilt for some time now, so now's the time. I have boxes of scraps that I want to use up and some scraps are pretty small. I've been looking at images on the search engine all morning, trying to decide what kind of look I want and how to put it together. I've seen some variations on the pattern; exploding pineapples, pineapples with vines, big pcs., tiny pcs, etc. I think that I'm going for lots of small pieces, either very scrappy looking, or very graphic (bold, two, or three tones.) I've seen a couple of methods in putting the block together; foundation paper pc. and no paper pc. I wonder which is better?

Does anyone have tips, or suggestions in design, or construction? Thanks!

~ Cindy

ManiacQuilter2

I did mine with paper piecing foundation. It is a lot easier and more accurate way unless you are a perfect piecer. If you get off just a little bit with sewing your strips, it will show up on this design.

quiltstringz

I also did one with paper piecing and if I did another would do the same.

grammy Dwynn

I have done a few of Bonnie K Hunter's free scrap quilts. http://quiltville.blogspot.com/p/free-patterns.html

I have her Pineapple Blossom on my to do list. http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/...e-blossom.html

Pennyhal

I did one using paper piecing too. Came out great!

Snooze2978

I've made Quiltville's Pineapple Blossom pattern twice, once very scrappy and 2nd controlled scrappy. Both came out great and so different. On the red/black/white one I used up the cut-offs to make the pinwheels for the border.

SusanSusan33

Snooze- those quilts are totally *gorgeous*!!

Here's a tutorial for a scrappy pineapple quilt I've been eye balling... http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2...les-quilt.html

SusanSusan33

Oops- Here is the tutorial, the other post is the blog posting... http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2...k-without.html

fatquarters

I have not made one, but have been thinking about making one using the new creative grids pineapple ruler

Basketman

The first paper pieced quilt I made was a pineapple block ...and after 90 blocks I really got that method drummed into my head! Sorry just a portion to show you ...file too big I guess, but the blocks intersected nicely.

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