Granny square quilt

Last week I posted about my completed Granny Square baby quilt and expressed my desire to share a tutorial about the Granny Square. I was disappointed that I had not thought through the whole process before I began making my blocks. And wished I had considered the block layout before I began. As I said last week.... In real estate they say, "Location, location, location!" In quilting we should always first consider, "Layout, layout, layout!" Other than fabric selection, the first thing you…

Learn how to make four 14” Granny Square quilt blocks at once with strip piecing. Super easy and fast!

Hello Fat Quarter Shop-ers! We have some exciting news to share! We have been very busy working with our creative friend Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet and

Discover the timeless charm of Granny Squares, a free quilt pattern by Darlene Zimmerman for Robert Kaufman, showcasing her beloved Darlene's Favorites fabric collection. Perfect for beginners, this quilt project welcomes you into the world

What a week! What started out simple enough has turned into sew much more! Since Monday, I have been working on my very first Granny Square blocks, made from a 20 piece jelly roll of True Colors by Anna Maria Horner for Free Spirit. This yielded 20 blocks. The finished quilt is approximately 33" x 41". Looks easy enough. How do you make Granny Squares? A quick search of the internet resulted with two basic methods. A strip pieced method and a no waste method. I went with the no waste method…

I found that I had a few minutes this weekend and thought I would find out what all the hubub was about regarding the granny square block. ...

This granny square quilt block is reminiscent of the crocheted squares many of us made with yarn. My focus fabric is 3.5" x 3.5" - larger ...

Today we would like to share with you how to make a scrappy granny square block. The finished blocks will measure 9" before sewn into a q...

Designed for Your Favorite Jelly Roll! Crocheted granny squares were the inspiration for this lovely quilt and we can understand why. There’s just something about the old fashioned look of granny squares that seems to fit perfectly with the charm of quilts. The end result is a wonderful quilt that anyone would be happy to …

Friday’s tutorial this week is one of my favorite quilt blocks. Several years ago, a little after my love affair with crochet began and I started making pinterest boards about it, I finally sat down and let my grandmother teach me. It’s slow, time consuming and utterly relaxing. And it’s for me. I rarely share...