Earlier in the month I made two cute little Granny Square blocks but forgot to share them with you.
Well, you might have noticed them when I shared my Love Blooms Circle quilt back on June 13th. They were made from some of the scraps.
The idea came about after telling my quilty buddy Judy about Lori Holts new studio tour video. If you haven't watched it, I highly recommend taking a look. Lori has the whole second floor of her new home as her studio...A quilters dream! I had watched it several months ago. After sharing the video with Judy I decided to watch it again. This time the Granny Square quilt on her bed stole my heart and before I knew it, I had the urge to start a new quilt. Luckily common sense kicked in and it was added to my bucket list.
But I could see no harm in making just one block as a test and a reminder. Lori's quilt came from her book called Great Grannie Squared. I'm pretty sure I won this book online years ago but it's such a simple block made from squares I didn't a need for a pattern or taking the time to see if I still owned the book. I decided to fly by the seat of my pants and just make a block.
Once I had made the 6.5 inch block the wheels started turning...what if I made a quilt with even smaller blocks?!! How low can you go?!
Within no time I had a 3.5 inch little cutie. If I should decide to make the quilt using the 3" block it would take (529) blocks. The block has 41 pieces! Oh yes, I think this will be my next big quilt with little blocks. Of course, after I finish the Cake Stand Basket Quilt that I haven't worked on in about 2 months.
Making the two blocks into mini quilts was not as easy as I thought it would be. Putting the binding on tiny quilts is not easy. Heck, it's not exactly easy on large quilts.
For now, they are pinned to the wall as a reminder of my plans.
The little blocks are so cute! I don't know if I'd have the patience to make a king sized quilt with those tiny blocks. Perhaps you could start a sew-along to keep you and everyone else enthused? Happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteOh that little granny square quilt is adorable. Gingham has it place. I LOVE it in granny square quilts as just one of the fabrics. I have the Accuquilt granny square die and have NEVER used it! I can't believe I've waited so long. Too many projects; not enough time. It's on my bucket list. I'll just enjoy yours for now. Thanks for the eye candy.
ReplyDeleteLove Gretchen's idea of a sew-along. Hint hint.
Those granny square blocks are so cute. I have that book, it's on my bucket list once I work down the UFO list a bit.
ReplyDeleteI just love these! That pop of green binding is so pleasing to my eye! I may need to hunt down this book! Thanks for posting! 💚
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