Originally Posted by Wild8580

I have been collecting cotton plaid shirts from Goodwill and Salvation Army for over a year. My shirt shelf was full so it was time to begin a project. I didn't have enough light shirts, so I had to add some lights from my fabric stash. I have been cutting for a week. I have 5 blocks completed out of the 56 I have planned for this quilt. I love scrappy and I'm liking the outcome so far. I will post again when it is complete.

Originally Posted by Wild8580

The pattern I'm using is from the book "Positively Pineapple" by Lynda Milligan and Nancy smith. They use a ruler I think they invented called Pineapple Rule. The strips are 1 1/2" wide in various sized except for the last row which is 4 1/4" wide. The center is a 2" finished square. You sew the rectangles similar to a courthouse step block and then use the ruler to trim the angles. I have the pineapple ruler but I only use it for the first go around. After that I just use my square rulers to square the blocks. You really don't need the pineapple ruler, but it has some good orientation lines especially for the square in the square. The finished block is 12".

For the lights I used fat quarters, scraps, and yardage. I have an accuquilt studio cutter and this was a real advantage to cutting. I cut the fabric in strips, 2 1/2"' 3 1/2", 5, 6, and then ran them through my 1 1/2" die. The last row for the darks is 4 1/4" x 7 1/2". I don't have the pattern in front of me but I think the lights have a 4 1/2 " 1 1/2" strip for the second row of lights.

I now have 12 blocks completed. I have made a note in the book if I make another pineapple quilt (this is my second one-the first one I only used yardage and 3 fabrics), I will cut over-sized triangles for the last row. Using the rectangles and trimming puts the bias on the outside edge. I am being careful not to stretch as I am pressing and the blocks will all be sewn in when I finish the quilt.
Thanks for all the comments. I am truly amazed at the response to this post.