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PINEAPPLE BLOCK
TEMPLATES
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 di erent-sized Pineapple block templates so you
canmakethisdazzlingblockaccuratelyandwith no
fabricwastage– justusescrapsorstrips!
Welovethisblockforitsvariede ects,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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