Supply List

Pineapples Plus

Jane Hall, Instructor

The skill level required for this is really inclusive, beginner to advanced.  It helps to have a general piecing knowledge, and to be comfortable with your sewing machine.  Rotary cutting is a lot faster to cut strips than scissors and ruler.  You will NOT need a 1/4" foot or even need to be able to sew with a 1/4" seam allowance.

The supplies needed for the class are minimal and difficult to set out because this is basically a process class, leading to a project.  The directions each week are for blocks of different designs.  Fat quarters or even scraps will do fine until you know which Pineapple you really want to make.  In the final class, there will be a chart from which you can figure out exactly how much of what fabric you will need for any size quilt, potholder to king size. 

In the lessons, we will provide

• 6" classic pattern
• off-center Pineapple pattern
• pattern for Shards quilt
• flying geese pattern
• design sheets for classic and off-center pineapples

You will need

• basic sewing supplies to include sewing machine, thread, pins, scissors.
• rotary cutter, ruler and mat
• pencil, eraser, small ruler
• tracing paper
• optional: colored pencils, graph paper, glue stick

Fabric

Lesson One:

• one fat quarter light value
• one fat quarter dark value

Lesson Two:  What you need will depend on what project you choose

• scraps or
• 1/4 or 1/2 yards of 4-10 fabrics, light and dark

Lesson Three:

• three fat quarters – dark, medium, and focus print
• 1/2 yard background

Lesson Four: batting and backing for chosen project

Optional

• Perfect Pineapples (Hall and Haywood, C&T Publishing 1989) out of print ($12) 
• Pineapple piecing papers, 6" and 9" in pads of 25 ($9 and $10)

Both available from:

Jane Hall
200 Transylvania Ave
Raleigh NC 27609

Please email Jane at jqhall@earthlink.net for postage information.

OUTLINE

Lesson One

• discuss why this block needs a foundation
• look at the classic Pineapple
• print out the foundation
• piece our first block

Lesson Two

• look at fabric choices
• examine Jane's quilts, looking at
  • color
  • shape
  • positioning of elements
• color to find design possibilities
• start sewing your original design

Lesson Three

• look at how to move the center
• print out an off center foundation
• begin sewing the block
• color in the design sheet

Lesson Four

• explore more variations
  • shards
  • flying geese
• learn to draft your own
• join blocks
• consider borders
• discuss quilting options

If you have trouble finding your supplies locally, many of our items are available online at Big Horn Quilts.  The notions are on a special page for your convenience.  Big Horn also carries a full line of fabrics and a good variety of dyeing supplies.