plenty of pineapples quilt

When my kids were little, they had an electronic leap frog book. One of the stories had a lady that said the phrase "plenty of pineapples" in a sing-songy voice. My kids played that phrase over and over and over again...it had to be at least a thousand times. The toy is long gone, but the phrase is still quoted in our household...sing-songy voice and all. I never knew it would come in handy as a quilt name, but low and behold, it certainly does!

This quilt ate a LOT of scraps. And a lot of thread! The pineapple blocks (tutorial here) are time intensive, but are so worth it! That one mistake block that is on point (right hand side, second from the bottom) is my favorite. Of course, right?

I quilted it with Aurifil thread in an all over loop-de-loop pattern, which disappears into the patchwork. I love that!

I pieced the back from my stash. It's one of my favorite pieced backs to date! A few of those fabrics were going to be quilted grocery bags, but they work well as part of a quilt back quite nicely instead.

The quilt measures 62" x 76". And this is scrap project #101/101!!!

 

Thanks so much to all of you who cheered me on in my 101 scrap project challenge, which I started back in July 2013. A year and a half for 101 scrap projects isn't too bad! It was wonderful to have you along for the ride. Thanks for reading and supporting me in my quilting efforts this year. It means an awful lot to me. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you! I hope you have a safe and happy New Year's Eve!