This Pineapple Blossom quilt was a guild challenge from a few years back. At the time it was presented I was busy working on my Ocean Waves quilt and I was determined that I would finish this quilt before starting another project. But, being excited about the possibilities of this Pineapple Blossom block I went through my fabric stash and pulled the fabrics I wanted to construct it from. These fabrics were folded together with the pattern and there it sat - just waiting for me. This stack moved from this spot to that and finally into a tote with other UFOs.
During the beginning of the 2024-2025 AuSable Quilt Guild year I sorted through my UFOs to make a list of six projects to complete that year. This Pineapple Blossom pattern was added to that UFO list. I was successful at completing my UFO list last year, but fell behind in the final process - quilting them.
When I purchased my long-arm quilting machine I told myself I had no excuse to let unquilted quilts pile up. Well... being the education director to this quilt guild I have to stay a few steps in front of the group. I'd get my quilt tops pieced, but end up working on education challenges to present to the guild. Also, as you might note I make large quilts, usually queen size. Of course these quilts take longer to work on. To add to my delay living in a rural town in Northern Michigan makes purchasing my quilt backing a challenge in itself.
When the New Year of 2026 came rolling along I had six unquilted quilts waiting for their debut. So for my New Year's resolution I choose the word "CONQUER". So here I am conquering these unquilted quilts. My last post was the Potato Chip block quilt which was my first to finish of these six quilts. Today I'm proud to present my second quilt the Pineapple Blossom.
This quilt is related more towards the "geese in the corner" style log cabin, then it is a true pineapple block, because the triangle corners are only sewn to two opposite diagonal sides. Being the education director I try to research the history of quilts we are working on. When searching for information on this Pineapple Blossom quilt I found the it was credited by a quilter named Bonnie Hunter. She is known as being the scrap fabric queen in the quilting world. I contacted her to confirm that she did name this quilt block and she said she did. However, she never explained why she came up with the name. I can only assume that the Pineapple Blossom name comes from the partial construction of the two diagonal sides - it makes an half Pineapple block. Regardless, it still has that Pineapple block punch which works into a beautiful quilt.
Measuring 90" by 90" the fabric colors I choose for my Pineapple Blossom quilt are scrappy and certainly doesn't give you that tropical vibe of pineapples, but it works for my color vibes. With the winterish landscape around this photo the colors of the quilt fit right in.
Back to my studio to CONQUER!
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