pineapple star quilts

I saw a book about pineapple star quilts in a shop this week and I was entranced, they are amazing, I would love to make one, however, just at the moment, I'm not going to be able to shell out for the book, does anyone know of any online sites, or individual patterns for them? It's a paper pieced block, so that's another expense, but I may just have to try on paper I have lieing around, rather than buying special paper.

Anne

Ordinary greaseproof paper (not the waxed kind) is perfectly fine for foundation paper piecing, Anne. No need for expensive paper that is just going to be thrown away in the end! Sorry I don't know about the pattern. . In message , Anne Rogers writes

Try the library for the book. If they don't have it they may be able to order it from another library.

LOVE the pineapple pattern. Very striking, easy to paper pc, and agreat way to use up scraps. I pile my scraps first according tocolors, and then according to value. My preference is to use thelightest fabrics in the center and gradually adding darker fabrics,the more contrast in value the better.Musicmaker

I just googled it and got a couple of pattern pages to come up.

great page, but the block for the pineapple star is diamond rather than square, it's the same internal layout as the block on there, just squished!

Anne

I'd heard that, but some have said it doesn't go through printers/photocopiers, so I bought some paper for the arcs I'm currently working on, I'll definitely have a play with what I have in the house though.

Anne

what did you search for? I got links to places to purchase the book.

Anne

yeah, I really need to get back into the swing of libraries, I haven't been using them since moving to the US! Anne

You can buy thin, cheap cotton muslin (prewash it in hot water and machine dry as it's likely to shrink a LOT!), iron it to freezer paper, trim to 8.5 X 11 and run it thru your printer. The muslin then becomes your foundation and you can use it just like you would a paper foundation. And there's no time-consuming paper to remove after you finish piecing plus you can use a longer stitch length which means a lot less hassle if you need to un-sew anything. It also stabilizes any bias edges you may have from being off grain on the edges of the blocks. I use freezer paper for all my PFP- it works just fine with a really tiny stitch length- it's cheap and readily available, too. HTH

Leslie & The Furbabies > I saw a book about pineapple star quilts in a shop this week and I was

Ah, sorry Anne. I always forget that most people need paper that will go through a printer. I draw all my paper piecing foundations! . In message , Anne Rogers writes

Well done, Leslie. You get the 500 points and gold star for the day . . . unless, of course, some one smarter comes along. Polly

"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote > You can buy thin, cheap cotton muslin (prewash it in hot water and

you could try playing with the package of paper pattern sheets to make your own version without the book purchase. Ask for the package of pattern sheets at the store where you saw the book - if they have them for sale, you would save on the shipping costs. jennellh (change the mail to news)

you should be able to do all the library checking online. if they have a particular book in the system, you can see if its checked out, on the shelf, lost or whatever. if its in another branch than your local one, you can put in an order online. they should then email you when it comes to your local branch and hold it for X # of days for you to pick up. they do make it all so easy these days. that said, i'm sure i've seen that pattern online somewhere and it was free i think too. i shall go check before i send this off.

the one i was thinking of but this is free and could be interesting with the right colour choices/position.hth, jeanne

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i reckon the interfacing i use for applique could be used the same... cut to size, iron onto the freezer paper, run thru the printer and voila!! its non-woven, non-fuse see-thru really strong, draw-on-able (new word?) and cheap as chips. jeanne

I have used some pretty cheap, flimsy, and stretchable fabrics for foundation piecing. Starching the bejeebers out of it cures a world of ills. So far as weight, yeah you might want to machine quilt if your foundation adds enough weight and all to make hand quilting a bother. So far as the finished quilt being heavy, when you live where it is cold that can be a _good_ thing.

NightMist Lives where it is cold

interfacing would work fine and dandy. the non-fuse, non-woven, buy as much as you fancy off a roll. dont know the brand if there is one, dont know the name unless its 'traceable vilene'. it has a visual texture much like fibreglass. it doesnt stretch, its doesnt tear, it can be drawn on so i'd assume you can run it thru the printer also, it can be left in the finished block, its lightweight, cheap, what else do ya need? check out all the interfacing used for making clothes lapels, collars etc. just iron it onto some freezer paper and run it thru the printer, then sew to your little hearts content. :) jeanne