- - Pineapple Block in 3_sizes.
(https://www.quiltingboard.com/pictures-f5/pineapple-block-3_sizes-t297291.html)
Whitney60
06-01-2018 04:34 AM
I also have the CB Pineapple ruler. LOVE IT. It is fun, fast and accurate.
Great color combo.
janjanq
06-01-2018 07:31 AM
Originally Posted by coffeecozy
(Post 8068551)
Great job on one of my favourite blocks. I have a quilt in the works with the pineapple ruler as well but that small one is way outside my patience level.
The small one is easier than it looks. I used scraps from the other two sizes. I used one inch (although the instructions say to use 7/8" ) strips trimming off the excess. The stitching is easy. I use my piecing stitch on my sewing machine (scant 1/4" ) which allows me to use a regular foot. Since each "log" is 1/4" wide it's almost like having a seam guide on each side of the foot.
The biggest problem I had was that the Block Loc ruler was only about an inch wide and a little hard to go find a place to put your fingers to hold it in place without getting too close to the edge. Just have to cut slowly.
janjanq
06-01-2018 07:37 AM
Originally Posted by SillySusan
(Post 8068543)
Beautiful! Way above my skill level! I can't figure out how you made them without PP. Great job!!
. Easier than they look! It's just sewing straight strips on all four sides starting with the center square. It's the rulers that make them easy. They help you cut the strips at the correct angle and you just trim off the excess. Really the easiest blocks I've ever made!
janjanq
06-01-2018 09:32 AM
Originally Posted by running1
(Post 8068339)
Oh so pretty!! I have the Creative Grids Pineapple ruler...but I think I want a Bloc Loc ruler, too.... do they work together? or is the Bloc Loc only used to trim ? I've only seen one and it looks like something i'll use....
I used the Creative Grids rulers in both sizes for the large and medium b!ocks. I used the Bloc Loc ruler for the small one because Creative Grids doesn't make a ruler for the small block that I know of. I was at a quilt show a few weeks ago and saw a small block at one of the booths and asked her how she made it. She demoed the small Bloc Loc ruler. Bloc Loc has rulers for the medium and large blocks too but since I already had the two Creative Grids rulers I only bought the Bloc Loc ruler for the small one. Not sure which I like better. Both brands have features that the other brand doesn't.
