Pineapple Variation Quilt Block
Cutting Requirements for 12″ finished block (scant 1/4″ seam allowance):
- Bright Yellow: Cut ONE (1) 3 1/2″ square. (This will be flanked on TWO (2) sides, by the White 2 3/8″ squares, which will make TWO (2) Snowball Corner’s. It will also create the first Snowball Corner & be the center of this quilt block.)
- Bright Yellow: Cut ONE (1) 3 7/8″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles. (These will flank the results of the Yellow 4 1/4″ square, which will create the second Snowball Corner, as needed for this quilt block.)
- Bright Yellow: Cut ONE (1) 6 7/8″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles. (These will flank the results of the Yellow 3 7/8″ squares, which will create the third Snowball Corner, as needed for this quilt block.)
- Yellow: Cut ONE (1) 4 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles. (These will flank the results of the Bright Yellow 3 1/2″ square & the White 2 3/8″ squares, as needed for this quilt block.)
- Yellow: Cut ONE (1) 7 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles. (These will flank the results of the Bright Yellow
3 7/8″ square & the White 3 7/8″ square, which will create the second Snowball Corner, as needed for this quilt block.) - White: Cut TWO (2) 2 1/2″ squares. On the back side of the squares draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Bright Yellow 3 1/2″ square, which will create TWO (2) Snowball Corner’s & the first Square in a Square. It will also be the center of this quilt block.)
- White: Cut TWO (2) 3 3/8″ squares. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles. (These will flank the results of the Yellow 7 1/4″ square, which will create the second Snowball Corner, as needed for this quilt block.)
- White: Cut ONE (1) 6 7/8″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles. (These will flank the results of the Yellow 3 7/8″ squares, which will create the third Snowball Corner, as needed for this quilt block.)
Pineapple Variation Quilt Block Diagram
Pineapple Variation Quilt
If you make TWELVE (12) “Pineapple Variation Quilt Blocks,†you will end up with the quilt top pictured above. The size will be 36″ x 48″ finished, 36 1/2″ x 48 1/2″ unfinished.
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