Blue and White Pineapple Quilt

I hosted a Pineapple quilt Quilt-Along 

on Instagram that started January 31st, 2022.

We made 1 Pineapple block a week for 36 weeks.  

Today I'm FINALLY sharing my finished quilt!

These blocks finish at 12-3/8" x 12-3/8" and take me

about an hour and a half to make.

Each block has 57 pieces in it.

57 x 36 blocks is 2,052 pieces overall!

The method I used to make the blocks is 

called foundation paper piecing.

I sell packages of the papers in my Etsy shop

which you can check out HERE.

I did an ombre effect on each block;

starting with light blue fabrics in the center and

working my way out to my darkest blues.

The background is all neutral low-volume prints.

I debated on which fabric above

to use for the backing fabric.  I had bolts of both.

I put a poll up on Instagram and an

overwhelming majority voted for the navy plaid.

I cut some of the navy plaid on the bias for the binding.

I had my longarm quilter, Jen Ostler, in Highland, Utah 

do grid quilting on it for a classic, timeless feel.  

I never tire of grid quilting!

She always quilts a small object into the

quilting for a fun game of hide-n-seek.

This time she did a tiny 1" x 2" pineapple.

This is the second Pineapple quilt that I've made.

The first one was pink and green and had

an appliqued border with vines, leaves, and birds.

Click HERE to check it out.

They really are so fun to make once you

get the process down.  I'd love to make another

completely scrappy one someday.

If you have never paper pieced before, this is

a pretty good block to start with because it's the same steps

over and over. It's all strips (no triangles or curves)

and there are not multiple sections you

have to put together.  The Pineapple block

has a lot of bang for its buck since

it looks a lot harder than it really is.

I call my method of foundation paper piecing

a "grab 'n go" method as you don't have to precut

or prepress any of the fabrics.

I would say the skill level for this block is "confident beginner"

and I have created several tutorials to help you

if you decide to make a Pineapple quilt using my papers.

Click HERE for a YouTube tutorial I created for this block.

Click HERE for the printable instructions.

And if you finish making all the blocks

I've got all the quilt finishing instructions HERE.

My quilt finished at about 74" x 74".

It took me about 54 hours to make the blocks,

4.2 hours to remove the papers, 

a few hours to make, attach and hand-stitch the

binding for a total of just over 60 hours.

Kind of crazy but I love it.

It was a true labor of love!

Please let me know if you have any questions

and thank you for stopping by today!

Happy holidays, friend!