Fresh Pineapple Possibilities: 11 Quilt Blocks, Exciting Variations-Classic, Flying Geese, Off-Center & More

by Jane Hall, Dixie Haywood

Overview

Award-winning quilters Jane Hall and Dixie Haywood have been making quilts with the Pineapple Log Cabin block for decades. Now you can use their secrets to create your own perfect pineapple quilts. Learn to use foundation piecing to sew perfectly accurate blocks. Play with colors and block layouts to design your own vibrant pineapple patterns. Feast your eyes on quilts that use the 10 different blocks in exciting new ways. Includes full-size foundation patterns for perfect piecing and cutting charts for 10 different pineapple blocks in various sizes. Complete instructions for two quilts help you master the basics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781607057420
Publisher:	C & T Publishing
Publication date:	12/07/2013
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Jane Hall and Dixie Haywood are friends, collaborators, and award-winning quiltmakers. This is the seventh book they have written together. They both work with innovative variations of traditional designs and have a strong commitment to provide students with basic fundamentals, as well as creative approaches.

Table of Contents

Preface: Twenty-five years of Delight and Discovery 
 
Section One: Beginnings and Basics
 
Chap 1 – Foundations, The Key to Success 
                        History, including Log Cabins
                        Basic foundation piecing
                                    Materials, marking, designing, mirror image, fabric cutting, stitching, Pressing/trimming, joining,                     removing foundations
Chap 2 – Demystifying the Pineapple Block – construction
                        Project: 9 block wallhanging, classic block
                                    Step-by-step directions, photos/diagrams
Chap 3 – Planning and Designing choices 
                        Choices: Center size/shape, log width, corners, set
                        Design sheets and paste-ups
                        Borders, built-in and added
 
Section Two: Developing and Diversifying
 
Chap 4 – Colorplay – designs from coloration
                        Scrap, random and controlled
                        Interior designs
                        Colorwash designs, several configurations
Chap 5 – Variations Beyond Basics – tweaking components in the block 
                        Slices
                        Flying Geese pineapples
                        Off-center designs (3 types)
                        Project: 4 block off-center wallhanging
                                    Step-by-step- directions, photos/diagrams
                        Hybrids (relatives, usually combined with LC designs)
 
Section Three: Final Decisions
 
Chap 6 – Quilting, the Third Element
                        Enhancing and contrasting with the design
Chap 7 – Drafting/Patterns
Yardage Chart
Contributors
About the Author

Editorial Reviews

Jane Hall and Dixie Haywood share their secrets on making amazing quilts featuring the Pineapple Log Cabin block. The award-winning pair have been using this block for decades and reveal how you can foundation piece accurately, play with colours and layouts and even create your own pineapple designs at home.

4/29/14 Down Under Quilts Magazine

I must admit that pineapple quilts, while visually appealing, have never really turned my head much. This book has changed all that. There are several quilts in this book that are stunning and some that are very innovative variations of the traditional pineapple design. These quilts are foundation-pieced to help stabilize the pineapple block. The book not only offers various pineapple designs, but offers the reader the information they need to create their own design. Even if you are not a "pineapple" person, do me a favour and take a peek through this book to see the glorious possibilities. You'll understand what I am referring to and maybe get hooked just like I am!

Spring 2014 The Canadian Quilter Magazine

The authors share their secrets for creating perfect pineapple quilts in this new book. You will learn foundation piecing and be able to sew perfectly accurate blocks. Cutting charts are provided for 10 different pineapple blocks in a variety of sizes. Instructions for creating two quilts are also featured.

February 2014 Quilter's Digest