I have wanted to make a Pineapple quilt for a long time. With that thought in mind, I have collected various patterns and foundation papers, thought about fabrics and discussed the project with St. JCN. I have also seen some beautiful Pineapple quilts, such as these:
This one was shown at the Marin Needlearts Guild Show a few years ago. I don’t know the maker, but if you are the maker, I will be happy to post your name here.
I don’t remember where I saw this one, but I like the way the maker used black in the actual pineapple blocks and I also LOVE the border. The use of the the black and white print in the border is also very interesting. It reads as grey, but works with the red-orange.
On a whim (talk about impulse shopping!), I signed up for a Pineapple class using the Positively Pineapple book and ruler. It will be held at Black Cat Quilts in a few weeks. This is not the method that I intended to use to make the quilt, but it will give me an overview of this technique. I have long admired quilts made by Lynda Milligan and Nancy Smith, so this will also give me an overview of their patterns.
I have a lot of preparation to do for the class, but have already started. I bought the book and borrowed the ruler from St. JCN. Now I need to gather the fabric. I will use dots again. I am not done with dots and have plenty that I can use. I have decided to to dots with white backgrounds for the “background.”
These are the dots that I have decided on so far. I have enough of each of the fabrics in the group to use for the entire background, but would like to add to the group. The one on the far right is still a maybe, but seeing it with others gives it more of a chance.
So are you thinking that you will use other dots as the pineapples? Are black Dots in your future? I can’t wait to hear what you think of the class. I’m impressed that you are actually starting your ‘homework’ so far in advance! LOL
Well, the toss whatever you see first in the fabric closet works pretty well. That is how the Nosegay ended up as it did and it worked out. I wanted to spend some time on looking at fabrics and it is easier to do it in small chunks than rely on a big block of time on the day before the class. I plan to use the dots with the colored background in the other part of the block. I do have a lot of dots and they are so cheerful, so I figure I should just use them. I am vetting them so I don’t get the ones that read as solids. I do have a number of black dots, but haven’t really used them yet. I may take some with to use in the middle. Thanks for the reminder.