Today's Quilter - UK (2020-03)

QKarenLewisTextiles,see

http://www.karenlewistextiles.com

QSilkbattingbyHobbsBonded

FibersforLadySewandSew, see

http://www.ladysewandsew.co.uk

Notes

QSeamallowances are in

throughout.

QPressseamsopen, unless otherwise

instructed.

QWOF= widthoffabric.

QRS= rightside.

QWST= wrongsidestogether.

QWashandpressall fabrics well

beforecutting.

QFordetailedinstructionsonhowto

use your templates, turn to page 20.

3

Fromthebackground fabric, cut

asfollows:

QThirty-seven(37) 1 in strips,

subcutasfollows:

• Takenine(9)ofthestrips,and
  positionthetriangletemplate
  withtheinsidetrianglelineon
  theedge,asinFig3A. Cutone-
  hundred-and-forty-four(144)
  insidetriangles,rotatingthe
  templateasyougo(Fig3B).


• Taketwelve(12)ofthestrips,
  andpositiontheround1 and
  2 templatelineasforthelight
  fabricandcutoutalongthestrip,
  rotatingthetemplateasyougo.
  Repeatuntilyouhaveone-
  hundred-and-forty-four(144)
  trapezoidsforround2.


• Withtheremainingsixteen(16)
  strips,cutone-hundred-and-forty-
  four(144)piecesforround4.
  QTwenty-one(21) 2 instrips,
  subcutasfollows(joino-cut
  pieceswherenecessary;put
  theseasidefortheborders of the
  Pineappleblocks):


• Thirty-six(36) 8 inpieces.


• Forty-seven(47) 10 inpieces.


• One(1) 12 inpiece.
  QTw e n t y - o n e(21)2 i ns t r i p s ,s u b c u t
  intoone-hundred-and-forty-four
  (144)2insquares.Drawa diagonal
  lineonthereverseofeach.Put
  theseasideforthecorners of the
  Pineapple blocks.

Fig 2B

Fig 2A

Fig 3A

Fig 3B

Fig 4

Makingthe Pineapple

blocks

Thereareeight(8)dierentshapes

usedineachblock:one(1)centre

square,four(4)backgroundinside

triangles,four(4)eachofrounds 1

and3 fromlightfabrics,four(4)

eachofrounds2 and4 from

backgroundfabrics,four(4)light

outsidetrianglesandfour(4)2in

background squares(Fig 4 ).

TECHNICALTIP

Takecarepressingpieces

aftereachround.Someof

theshapeshavebiasedges

thatareeasilydistortedby

steam,draggingtheiron,

orpullingatthefabric.

Alwaysuseanupanddown

motion,ratherthana

sliding one.