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Teeny Tiny Pineapple Block Quilts By Artist Amy Pabst

a photograph of a small art quilt in rainbow pastel gradient, hung on a wall. The blocks are a traditional "pineapple block" and are made up of many tiny pieces, with each block measuring approximately 3cm squared. The work is Soft Pride by Amy Pabst
a photograph of a small art quilt in rainbow pastel gradient, hung on a wall. The blocks are a traditional "pineapple block" and are made up of many tiny pieces, with each block measuring approximately 3cm squared. The work is Soft Pride by Amy Pabst.
Close-up showing the gradient.
a photograph of a small art quilt in rainbow pastel gradient, hung on a wall. The blocks are a traditional "pineapple block" and are made up of many tiny pieces, with each block measuring approximately 3cm squared. The work is Soft Pride by Amy Pabst.
Close-up showing the gradient.
a photograph of a small art quilt in rainbow pastel gradient, hung on a wall. The blocks are a traditional "pineapple block" and are made up of many tiny pieces, with each block measuring approximately 3cm squared. The work is Soft Pride by Amy Pabst.
Close-up showing the gradient.

Teeny tiny pineapple block quilts by artist Amy Pabst

Here's some with my hand to give you an idea of scale on each block:

a photograph of Amy Pabst's work Pilgrim and Roy, with a hand for scale
a photograph of Amy Pabst's work Soft Pride, with a hand for scale
close up of a finger and thumb holding a single Amy Pabst block. The block is not much bigger than the first 2 knuckle lengths of the finger.

I did get to chat a little with Amy while she was in her gallery zone. She said she works often with silks, including reclaimed ones, and she finger presses her work rather than using an iron. The pastel rainbow piece above is called Soft Pride, measures 41cm x 41cm, has 11,925 pieces, and took her about 4 weeks to make. She does not use a magnifying glass while she works, relying purely on her eyesight, but she does make sure to take regular eye rest breaks every 10-20 minutes.

photograph of the art quilt Sharp Dressed Man by Amy Pabst, consisting of many small pineapple blocks made up of a variety of hues of blue. The pieces are arranged in a way where each colour almost forms a circle out of the chaos

Sharp Dressed Man; 33cm x 33cm, 5,700 pieces.

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