Thanks again for the tutorial, you did a great job!

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It sure is!! It'll be gorgeous when you're done!! Your very welcome!!! Thank you, Blue Bell, for those nice words!!

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Thank you so much, Craftybear!!! It's so nice to hear!!

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Thanks again for giving such concise and clear instructions and making it fun. I have bookmarked this, but just need more hours in my day so I can try all these wonderful techniques.

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Thank you, earthwalker! So glad you bookmarked it for future use when time allows!! We can all identify with that!!

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Thanks for the great tut and taking the time to not only explain and with pictures. I am inspired to try this and use up some of my large scrap pile. Great place this board.

this looks like fun thank you watch out scraps i have a new idea

That's a great way to use up some scraps.
Thanks for the tut.

Welcome to the board from VA!! You will love all you see and learn here! So happy to hear you'll try it! It sure is a great pattern to get rid of some of those little scraps lying around! Thank you for the nice compliments, Blanket Angel!!

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Wow! Just think of all the beautiful creations you guys will come up with making it!! Thank you so much, the real misfit!!!

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Thank you, susiequilt, and your welcome!! Did you recognize any of your fabrics in it? I used lots of them!! It was fun and they worked perfect for this!! Can't wait to see yours with all those beautiful fabs you have!!! :-D :-D ;) 8-)

What fun! I'll have to go look!
I wonder how your idea would work with wider strips?
I can't handle that small stuff very well. Even a quarter inch or 1/2 inch wider would help. Some day I'll get to play and maybe try that.

This is why I don't buy patterns! I can't leave well enough alone and just follow the directions!
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You do realize that you are "making" people have UFO'S. Well at least me. I want to go grab my scraps and forget my current project to start this block. I like it a lot, can you tell? Great job, thank you.

Thank you for posting this!!! I make scrappy quilts. So I love this! A pineapple quilt is in my future. I'm going to have to finish some other quilts first. :-D

I'm too creative to stick to directions so know what you mean. I made a block especially for you today and I'll post it later tonight. Since it's a 2to1 ratio, I made a block for you where you'll cut the strips back to 1.5"!! How does that sound? Therefore, your scraps would have to be at least 1.75" wide. You would start off with a 2.5" block. The whole block finished at 9.25" which is a great size. I want to post it here so you can see and others also might like that size better. Thank you for presenting that idea! It was a great one. Others too might not like the small size I did mine at and would prefer the much larger size. I couldn't wait to see it done in white blocks with a red background so that's what I made. For anyone who wants a larger size than this, determine the size strips you want to cut to and just add 1" to determine the size of your setting square. For example, if you want your strips cut at 2", then you would start with a 3" square. The proportions would be accurate then and look balanced.

I'll download that pic later tonight for you when my son's off his comp, I'll be able to do it then.

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Yes, I can tell! I believe you already have your UFO's numbered because you know you're going to drop everything for this block!! haha. I say go for it! I work on 3-4 things at the same time alternating them to keep it interesting. Most quilters have at least a dozen projects started @ the same time! Thank you, zquilter! I'm so glad my block appeals to you that much that you 'just can't wait to start on it.' That's the way I was when I started this quilt!! You will just never believe this but this quilt was born from seeing a cake batter in two colors that were kind of ugly but I wanted to see if I could improve on it!! haha. So that's how my sherbert colored corners developed -- from the inspiration of the cake batter! It was purple and green! I think I improved on it immensely!! So after the first corner came together, I couldn't stop!! hahaha. It looked better than the cake batter!! Hope you enjoy making this one like I did!!

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Your welcome, JJean!! And I just love your avatar scrappy! I can tell you are a scrapaholic like me just by seeing your avatar pic! I'm glad it's on the 'to do' list and good girl for finishing what you've started before beginning another!! We'll look forward to seeing your wonderful creation one day! ;) :D :D 8-)

I can't wait to see "Susie's Block"! Thanks.
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OK!!! Here it comes "Susie's Block" with 1.5" wide strips all done with white center square and red background!!!

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That's great. I do recognize some of those fabrics.
I'm not sure whether I like the red or white better.

How big did the block end up?

9.25" it turns out to be! I like the 1st way better. You have to be experienced to do that opposite version. I found it difficult dealing with that bold red background. The scraps would have to be all dark for anything to show up or all light colored and I don't like that idea either. Trying to pull off my framed look with that red background may be a little tricky. But there are some people who would just love it. It sure appears larger than it is. That could be the background color doing that! Of course, the larger the block, the longer it takes, but it covers more area faster so fewer blocks are needed. Think I'll stick to the orignal plan.

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Thank you!! I like it. Great way to use up scraps.

I decided I like the white better. Thanks for the size.

Thank you, Matilda!! It's a great block for using up all those little pieces too!

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Your welcome!! I'm with you! I like the white better too and like using lots of medium color prints!

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n2scraplvr,

I went to the Houston Quilt Show this week-end. I saw a book about making "easy pineapple blocks." Then, I thought, "n2scraplvr made an easy-to-follow lesson for us on this very subject. And -- whee!--it's free!" So, thanks for saving me $26.99. More money to spend on fabric.

Tutorials: the gift that keeps on giving.

Yay!! And I'll bet that book can't top my "easy-to-make in 3 easy steps my sew-measure-cut-all-at-once blocks in 23 minutes or less complete with wonky corners that come automatically while giving it an overall appearance of matchy-looking blocks!" That's a tall order to fill! Whew! That was a mouthful! But a great title for my next book!! haha. Hope the show was great, the BD great, and you got lots of goodies from the monies you were saved by reading my t@@t!!@@!!! We're looking to see some eye candy from you soon!!happy quilting! n2 8-) :wink: :wink: :roll: :lol: :wink: :-D :-D :-D

Thanks for the tut, wanted to make a pineapple block the easiest way. I've found it with your tut. Next on my list to use up those scraps of mine. You make it look so e-a-s-y

Cute quilt and scrappy. Thanks for the tutorial. This past summer I've made Scrappy Pineapple blossom tops, my avatar is one of the finished scrappy pineapple blossom tops by Bonnie Hunter.

Your welcome, GrandmaJeanne!! And it is sooo easy!! Can't wait to see everyone's creations from this block!! Know yours will be just beautiful!! We like the easy patterns the best!!

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Thank you so much, cctx!! And your very welcome!! I remember seeing that quilt @ Bonnie's site yrs. ago and I do believe it's one of her best quilts she's done so far!! Then again, she has alot of other just gorgeous scrap quilts!! I did the same quilt only mine was called "Geese in the Cabin" and I did it in mini size; they look very similar to each other. Looking forward to seeing your creation of these pineapple blocks I hope you'll try!!

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Between you and Rhonda, I think I have it covered on learning to use up scraps and I have LOTS of them.Thanks so much.

Your very welcome, dphelps!! If you ever run out of good patterns for scraps, check with Rhonda or me!! haha. We can keep all of you busy for quite a while!! haha.

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Loved the tutorial - oh so easy to follow - :thumbup:
I have started collecting a shoe box with strips, now i know what i can do with them. ;)
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Well done! Thank you very much! <wave>

Your very welcome, omak!!! Thanks for the nice compliment!! ((((hugs)))) n2

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Thank you, Cuddly Quilter!! So happy it was easy for you and a great project for those small scraps that keep multiplying while we sleep and dream about making more quilts!! :P :-D ;) :!: 8-) :lol: :roll:

I really count on all these tutorials to learn how to quilt, thanks for sharing