Monday, February 5, 2024

Pineapples are Always Welcome

Diving into the UFO corner for a retreat 

project, I landed on the pineapples!





I so love this block and what a surprise, 

there were a large number of complete blocks 

in the box!  When I discovered the partner

box with white strips, batiks to use and 

plenty of both, it was Sahara all over again,

minus the sand and the heat but there was a

good looking love interest nearby so, success!

(That's just a reference to being stranded with nowhere to go

and having something to work with!)

The ruler from Creative grids really makes this

project a delight, although

attention to cutting lines is crucial. 

I cut and I sewed and repeated that a lot and tada!

A completed top for display. It did season awhile and one bright 

afternoon, I dug thru my box of large yardage, (say that 

3 times fast), and found a grand, mottled bright print.

I store my larger pieces of fabric in a bin under my 

work table  There is a sheet protector with a snippet 

or piece of selvage of each fabric and 

a note of yardage on top of the bin. 




This way, there is no digging required to find a great fabric  

and I know without exploration if I have something suitable.

The fabric on the upper left of the second picture above, 

made the cut and off to the quilter it went. 

This quilt will go into my Cozy Quilt Collection. 

The other pineapple I finished was a wedding quilt

for my daughter. There are a few extra blocks left from 

this quilt project that can go into a matching quilt when 

an addition to the family arrives this coming summer. 

While sorting my binding during the recent declutter, 

I even found a packet of satin binding!


It is a fun block to do but a bit time consuming.  

I think that makes it a perfect project!

Happy stitching. Stay safe and sew on!!


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