Blocks don't match on Pineapple quilt
02-23-2021, 06:59 AM
#23
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I have 29 blocks finished as of this morning for my Pineapple Quilt using my Accuquilt system. I know that some of my blocks are going to be off even though they all measure a nice 10 1/2". I will be making it a bit larger I want it to be 42 blocks so it will be 60x70 at least plus a border. I want a full size quilt. So I have a ways to go. I don't expect it to be perfect because of the nature of the beast and this thread just affirms what I thought. Just a smidgen off.
02-23-2021, 12:46 PM
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I made a pineapple quilt with the creative grid ruler. It’s been awhile. Seems like it was 36 blocks. 6 down and 6 over. It’s a good sized quilt so the blocks were probably 12”. I would trim the bigger blocks and add a strip if it’s too small. That’s kind of how I quilt. You would have to look really close on the finished quilt to see any mistakes.
02-24-2021, 03:30 PM
#27
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Strip Apple Pineapple by Cozy Quilt Designs
https://jordanfabrics.com/collection...gital-download
My daughter is a new quilter and has picked this pattern for us to make together. I’ve never done a pineapple quilt because the waste bothers me, but this one uses big pieces so the cut offs are big enough to do something with. Donna Jordan made 3 throw pillows with her cut offs. And the sashing means no matching points.👍🏻
My daughter is a new quilter and has picked this pattern for us to make together. I’ve never done a pineapple quilt because the waste bothers me, but this one uses big pieces so the cut offs are big enough to do something with. Donna Jordan made 3 throw pillows with her cut offs. And the sashing means no matching points.👍🏻
03-04-2021, 01:24 PM
#28
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I have only made 1 pineapple quilt, using the free pattern from Quilt in a Day, and it turned out wonderfully! QIAD free Pinapple Quilt Pattern 
03-05-2021, 02:20 PM
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Jordan, if you spray the blocks and steam the beejeebers out of them, can you make them uniform? And get your points where you need them to be with rigourous pinning before sewing?
My first quilting teacher found this same issue with log cabin quilts...she was very meticulous, but no matter how carefully she cut and sewed they were always just that little bit off and in blocks like these with may pieces, tiny shifts add up to big issues. She went to paper piecing her log cabins as a result, and I think that is the best way to tackle pineapple blocks as well.
My first quilting teacher found this same issue with log cabin quilts...she was very meticulous, but no matter how carefully she cut and sewed they were always just that little bit off and in blocks like these with may pieces, tiny shifts add up to big issues. She went to paper piecing her log cabins as a result, and I think that is the best way to tackle pineapple blocks as well.
03-06-2021, 05:17 AM
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I loved the Creative Grid pineapple tool and the quilt I made with it. Since the blocks are squared up with the ruler after every round (I am a notorupiously inaccurate seamer) I can’t quite picture how that happened with the points not matching.
