SCALLOPED PINEAPPLE

Sometimes I just want to make a small quilt with a traditional pattern that to me is always fun to make.  A pineapple block is one of those blocks.  I think this is my third quilt project using it -- this time in the format of a table runner. 

The Stats:  "Scalloped Pineapple", 2021, 18" x 36", Paper pieced, Machine quilted.

This is the first quilt I have quilted on my new Bernina.  The learning curve has taken me a couple of weeks, but it is going well now.  Everything is in a different place from my old machine; so my muscle memory must be getting old, or is a slow learner! I kept pushing the wrong buttons at the wrong time. The Bernina produces beautiful stitches with the perfect tension, however.

The name for my table runner comes from one of my family's favorite dishes -- Scalloped Pineapple.  I received the recipe from a coworker at my first government job back in 1961.  That was a long time ago, and over the years we have enjoyed it as a side dish with ham or turkey at holidays or with any family meal.  It is also good to take to potlucks.  The leftovers are even good cold right out of the refrigerator for breakfast the next day!

Scalloped Pineapple

4 egg yolks, beaten; 1/2 cup sugar; 3 1/2 cups crushed pineapple with juice; 5 slices of sandwich bread, cubed; 1/2 cup melted butter.  Mix all ingredients, put in greased baking dish.  Bake at 350 degrees for one hour.

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Make a quilt with the traditional pineapple block --- and call it Scalloped Pineapple!