Fresh Pineapple Possibilities 11 Quilt Blocks, Exciting Variations—Classic, Flying Geese, Off-Center & More

by Hall, Jane; Haywood, Dixie

• ISBN13: 9781607057420
• ISBN10: 1607057425
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-12-07
• Publisher: C&T Publishing

Summary

Award-winning quilters Jane Hall and Dixie Haywood have been making quilts with the Pineapple Log Cabin block for decades. Now you can use their secrets to create your own perfect pineapple quilts. Learn to use foundation piecing to sew perfectly accurate blocks. Play with colors and block layouts to design your own vibrant pineapple patterns. Feast your eyes on quilts that use the 10 different blocks in exciting new ways. Includes full-size foundation patterns for perfect piecing and cutting charts for 10 different pineapple blocks in various sizes. Complete instructions for two quilts help you master the basics.

Author Biography

Jane Hall and Dixie Haywood are friends, collaborators, and award-winning quiltmakers. This is the seventh book they have written together. They both work with innovative variations of traditional designs and have a strong commitment to provide students with basic fundamentals, as well as creative approaches.

Table of Contents

Preface: Twenty-five years of Delight and Discovery

Section One: Beginnings and Basics

Chap 1 – Foundations, The Key to Success
History, including Log Cabins
Basic foundation piecing
Materials, marking, designing, mirror image, fabric cutting, stitching, Pressing/trimming, joining, removing foundations
Chap 2 – Demystifying the Pineapple Block – construction
Project: 9 block wallhanging, classic block
Step-by-step directions, photos/diagrams
Chap 3 – Planning and Designing choices
Choices: Center size/shape, log width, corners, set
Design sheets and paste-ups
Borders, built-in and added

Section Two: Developing and Diversifying

Chap 4 – Colorplay – designs from coloration
Scrap, random and controlled
Interior designs
Colorwash designs, several configurations
Chap 5 – Variations Beyond Basics – tweaking components in the block
Slices
Flying Geese pineapples
Off-center designs (3 types)
Project: 4 block off-center wallhanging
Step-by-step- directions, photos/diagrams
Hybrids (relatives, usually combined with LC designs)

Section Three: Final Decisions

Chap 6 – Quilting, the Third Element
Enhancing and contrasting with the design
Chap 7 – Drafting/Patterns
Yardage Chart
Contributors
About the Author