Granny square quilt pattern

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…

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This quilt is number 12 in my series of Upcycled Greens that I’ve been working on in the last few months. If you’ve been reading here at all lately, you are aware of this series. If not, just go back and look at the last couple months of blog posts. You can find the overview here . I’ve recently f

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. ...

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...

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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…

My Granny Squares are finished and awaiting their borders. I'm going to have to visit a patchwork shop that sells Tilda fabrics, to keep th...

Watch this Easy Simple Turnabout Granny Squares Quilt Tutorial! Jenny Doan demonstrates how to make the Granny Square block the quick and easy way using 2.5 inch strips of precut fabric (jelly rolls). For this project, Jenny used Tonga Treats Batiks - Posey 2.5" Strips by Daniela Stout of Cozy Quilt Designs for Timeless Treasures. She also used a pack of white 2.5 inch strips. Follow Missouri Star Quilt Co. for more Quilting Tutorials!