Today's Quilter - UK (2020-03)

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Getto gripswiththeclassicPineappleblock anduse

your new templates to streamline your piecing process!

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PINEAPPLE BLOCK

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H

istorically,pineappleswereconsidereda symbol

ofhospitalityandfriendship.Theyhave

appearedinmanytraditionalquiltdesigns,as

appliqué,piecedmotifsorasmoreabstractblocks,

suchasthisone,whichrepresents the spiky leaves

andtextureofthefruit’sskin.

ThePineappleblockis a variationoftheLog

Cabinblock.Similartomakinga CourthouseSteps

block,thePineappleblockis usuallyassembledusing

stripsthatareaddedtooppositesides of a square,

thentrimmedaftereachround.

Foryourgiftthismonth,we’vedesignedtwosets

of dierent-sized Pineapple block templates so you

canmakethisdazzlingblockaccuratelyandwith no

fabricwastage– justusescrapsorstrips!

Welovethisblockforitsvariedeects,createdby

thecarefulplacementofcontrastingfabricsversusa

random,scrappylayout.Secondarypatternscanalso

becreatedbyclevercolourplacement,andyoucan

experimentwithplacingblocksdirectlynexttoone

another,orseparatethemwithsashing.Youcouldeven

combinethetwoblocksizesintoa uniquedesign.

Readontofamiliariseyourselfwiththemethodand

createyourownPineappleblock,thenturntopage 56

forprojectinspirationfromthetalentedKaren Lewis

with her stunning quilt, Puddle Ripples.

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