Pineapples On Point ~ My Method

This is my Pineapple Block On Point.

This 6.5" Pineapple Block, trimmed and squared, now measures 9.5" square.

I stared my 

Pinkerville Pineapple Day Quilt Here 

I am sewing along with

Pineapple Day Quilt Along @ Fat Quarter Shop

I am using these easy "sew by number" ...

Pineapple Papers @ Fat Quarter Shop

I love them because I can make precise blocks by sewing on the pre-printed lines,
a big help to me with my vision issues.

Here is one of my 6.5" unfinished blocks. 

Here is the back of my block reday to set on point. 

To set on point I first removed the papers.

Then I sprayed with Best Press and pressed my block. 

I also sprayed with Best Press and pressed my background fabric.

This is an important step as there are a lot of bias seam in this setting

and starching and pressing helps to keep the block from being distoted.

I cut my pressed fabric into 8.5" strips.

Then I cut in 8.5" squares.

I use a 3lb. weight to hold my long cutting ruler to keep it from slipping.

Then I sprayed with Best Press and pressed my squares,

being careful not to stretch or distort the squares. 

This I cut my 8.5" squares on the diagonal twice to get my setting triangles.

This is the layout of my on point block.

The long outer edge of the triangles aligns with the edged of the block.

This is the straight of the grain of the cut triangles.

The bias edges are the points on the outside.

Then I sewed opposite sides and pressed outward.

Then I sewed on the last two sides.

It is important not to stretch the fabric in the triangles as you sew 

so that the bias edges do not become distorted.

Here is my block sewn into my top!

I am sew happy with this quilt top and cannot wait to show it to you next week on June 27th.

I hope to have my top quilted by then.

Edit:

This fabric line is 

Pinkerville by Tula Pink

I found my

 Pinkerville @ Fat Quarter Shop

Have a happy quilty weekend.

Welcome to Pinkerville ~ Home of Fabric and Flowers

Welcome to Pinkerville today!

I am sewing along with

Pineapple Day Quilt Along @ Fat Quarter Shop

This is a

Free Pattern PDF downoad and Free Video Tutorial

Click on the link above for the 

free pattern pdf. download and the video link

and all the info you need to sew along!

I am using 

Pinkerville by Tula Pink

I found my

 Pinkerville @ Fat Quarter Shop

This cream background fabric is my second favorite fabric in this line. 

This is my favorite!

I am not really a purple person.

This periwinkle is my favorite shade.

Add the lime and the tiny touch of yellow in the flora and fauna.

I am in fabric heaven. 

This fabric glows!

My photo does not do it justice.

I am working on the 12.5" blocks now.

I am finding this long
Add-A-Quarter Ruler
invaluable while making these blocks.

If you wish to use this easy to sew-by-number method
you will need these

Pineapple Papers @ Fat Quarter Shop

I love them because I can make precise blocks by sewing on the pre-printed lines,
a big help to me with my vision issues.

I am also finding that I need my large light box to properly see
the placement of these fabrics.

Here is one of the 6.5" Pineapple paper blocks I have made.

I started this quilt Here in April.
I am just starting the 12.5" blocks

It is time to get 'er done.

It is a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

My clematis is full of big purple star blooms and is growing up my trellis,

I am really happy because this is thriving in a place that is hard to get anything to grow

because of how narrow the space is between the parch and the wall in our driveway.

This was a $2.99 plant a few years back from Walmart 

and there was one hot summer it got too dry while I was away. 

I am so happy to see it happy.

Someone once told me that clematis like

"their feet in the shade and their heads in the sun."

This may be true as this spot gets early morning sun, then is shaded by our neighbor's house and then gets sun on only the upper part of the trellis in the afternoon.
This photo was taken during its midday shade.

Do you see the color similarities in the Pinkerville floral 
and the colors in my clematis?

I just noticed this as I published this post.

Must be why I love that fabric. 

May you and yours have a happy day.

I will be gardening and sewing and my hubby says he wants to go out to a favorite lunch spot.

Then back to sewing in my sunny happy place.

Hope to see you sewing along with the happy 
Pineapple Day Quilters!

Oh, happy day ... :-) 

The Eyes Have It

The eyes in this  Pinkerville By Tula Pink fabric

are sew realistic.

This kind of artistic talent always amazes me 

because I do not have the skills to draw.  

I dabbled in oil painting once when I was much younger 

but could not make the paints show what I was seeing.

My quilty muse has helped me to see quilts before I sew them

and sewing a straight line has helped me 

reproduce a reasonable image.

Sew fabric is my medium and quilting is my creative outlet.

My Pinkerville quilt is mostly still in my head

but I am making progress.

This quilt was   Started Here.

It is for a reveal next month 

so I cannot show much more yet.

My Riley Blake 12" Tailor's Clapper has been

helpful pressing down the seams of this one.

I only recently started using a clapper and it does help reduce

use of my iron,

which means there is less chance to distort the fabric.

I have been looking for ways to improve my skills

and make my blocks flat and the correct size.

Another helpful tool for this is this

Alex Anderson 4 in 1 Essential Tool

This works wonders to press seams with 

crisp clean ;ones that leave no fabric in the seams.

My blocks have had less distortion and more true to size

since I started using this when finger pressing.

I received this in my

Sew Sampler Monthly Subscription Box

in February and it has been in constant use since then.

It is not something I ever would likely have purchased.

I have received more than a few such items over the past two years 

I have been receiving these surprise packages.

Originally it was a gift subscription,

but now I renew it every year

because I love surprise packages

full of quilty goodies. 

Many others do, too, which is why there is now a waiting list.

April is the start of a new year of Sew Sampler boxes

which means a new yearly BOM pattern is staring.

I cannot show more yet.

Many of you many still be waiting for your boxes to arrive

and I do not want to spoil the surprise.

It has been rainy and foggy and damp here again

with some breaks in the clouds.

Hoping for some sunshine today.

May you have a happy quilty day ... :)