I'm also getting ready to make a pineapple block quilt. I took the Craftsy class, TRADITIONAL BLOCKS MADE SIMPLE by Anita Grossman Solomon. She shows you how to make a pineapple block without using paper piecing, but she does make use of a LOT of starch. The instructions are not for a scrappy quilt, however, you might be able to adapt it. I'm not completely sold on her technique and am still looking around for other methods.