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 should take a look at is how you want your blocks to be displayed. Square or On Point? With sashing or without? Today I will cover some ideas for.... fabric selection, show examples of possible layouts, and methods for making Granny Squares according to the layout options. For this portion of the tutorial, I will briefly discuss fabric selection and show examples of possible layouts. Part 2 of this tutorial, showing the methods for making Granny Squares, can be found linked here. FABRIC SELECTIONS: What a crazy square that granny is. The individual patches in the block are traditionally displayed as though on point. However the individual blocks they make are squared. The traditional Granny Square block is made using a three colour combination of rings plus a background fabric. Additional rings can be added. A four colour combination block has been known to be called the Great Granny Square. Most Granny Squares are made using high contrasting choices to highlight the rings and center square. This granny has a black center square, a blue inner ring, and an orange outer ring. LAYOUT OPTIONS: Your method of making the Granny Squares will depend on the layout you choose. If you are planning a layout that includes sashing, making traditional blocks makes sense. But, as I learned, if you do not wish to use sashing, making traditional blocks is not the best or easiest way. The following are some examples of layout options. All of these photos were used with permission and links are provided to the quilt makers' blogs. I encourage you to visit using the links and read about each of these quilts. Please, if you would like to pin, pin from the blog owner's page. With Sashing: This quilt, made by Melissa of Missouri Mel, was made using 1930's prints in an aqua and orange palette. Melissa explains in her post, that using the sashing helped to aid in the squaring of the blocks. With Sashing and Cornerstones: Mary of The Tulip Patch, created this quilt using a black text print to make cornerstones between the sashing. Her granny squares also include an additional outer row of blocks, each block using a four colour combination. And I love the addition of her signature Scottie block. Without Sashing: This quilt by Jessica of Sew Crafty Jess, is made without sashing. But SHE was thinking ahead. This quilt is not made using blocks. Without Sashing: Great Granny quilt, made using solids and a gray background, by Rachel of Farm Gal Designs. Another way to layout the granny squares would be to put them on point. An interesting variation is this scrappy Giant Granny Square by Diane {from Blank Pages. So, as you can see, there is more than one way to use that old granny square! Please do check out Part 2 of this tutorial here. Keep On Quilting On! Don't miss another post! Sign up to follow by email... Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner
Today I’m sharing a free pattern – The scrappy Granny Squares quilt pattern! This free quilt pattern has been available in the past but I recently updated it so it’s little more user friendly. I love classic blocks like this granny square block. This version uses scraps or a leftover jelly roll. I didn’t actually […]
As outlined here in Part 1 of this tutorial, your intended layout and fabric selections will be used to determine how to make your granny squares quilt. If your layout will be with sashing, you will make BLOCKS. If your layout will be without sashing, you will make ROWS. BLOCKS are made using any of these three methods: Individual Squares Strips Only No waste ROWS are made using either of these two methods: Individual Squares Strips Method MAKING BLOCKS: These instructions will be using 2.5" squares or strips to make the blocks. If you are looking to use up scraps, individual squares can be used. Or you can use strips from a jelly roll or cut from yardage. Use one of the following three methods to make blocks for a layout using sashing. INDIVIDUAL SQUARES: To make blocks using individual squares, you will need (12) 2.5" background squares and (13) 2.5" squares for the rings. Arrange the squares as shown. Sew the squares into columns, as shown below. Sew the columns together and press the seams toward the outside edges. Trim the block square, leaving 1/4" of background beyond the tips of the last ring of squares. STRIPS: Jelly Roll strips can be used or you can cut your strips from yardage. Each width of fabric strip will yield one block. So if your jelly roll has 20 strips, you will have 20 blocks. Step 1 - Separate your 20 strips into two piles of 10 strips each; one pile for the inner and one pile for the outer ring. Cut each of the inner strips into (1) 10.5" and (3) 5.5" pieces Cut each of the outer strips into (3) 10.5" and (2) 5.5" pieces Step 2 - Arrange the inner strips into 10 piles of (1) 10.5" strip and only (2) 5.5" strips. Step 3 - Add to those piles all of the coordinating outer strips. Step 4 - Now use the remaining (10) 5.5" inner strips to the piles. Step 5 - You will also require yardage for the background strips. To ensure there is ample fabric for squaring up the completed blocks, the background fabric is cut into 3" strips. Cut (16) 3" strips of background fabric. Crosscut into (40) 10.5", (20) 5.5" strips and (40) 3" squares. Arrange your strips from one pile as shown and sew the strips into a set. Press the seams. Step 6 - Square up each edge and cut onto 2.5" strips, as shown. Step 7 - Arrange your strips sets into two blocks and add (4) background squares to the sides. Sew the strips sets together and press. You should press all your seams toward the outside of the block, but I like to press my seams open. Step 8 - Square up the blocks, ensuring that there is at least 1/4" of background fabric beyond the points of the outer ring. Here are the results using this method. NO WASTE: For this method, follow the instructions for the strip method for Steps 1 to 4. But for the no waste method the background fabric will be cut into triangles to avoid the waste. For each of the ten piles of strips, you will require (4) squares cut into four triangles, to make 16 large triangles and (4) squares cut diagonally once, to make 8 small triangles. But how big do the squares need to be? For the large background square, take the size of the finished squares in your granny block. Each will measure 2" square when finished. Multiply by 1.414 and then add 1 and 1/4". 2" multiplied by 1.414 plus 1 and 1/4" 2" multiplied by 1.414 = 2.828 1 and 1/4 = 1.25 2.828 plus 1.25 = 4.078 4.078 (Rounded up) is approximately 4 and 1/8" For the small background square, take the size of the finished squares in your granny block. Each will measure 2" square when finished. Divide by 1.414 and then add 7/8". 2" divided by 1.414 plus 7/8" 2" divided by 1.414 = 1.414 7 divided by 8 = .875 1.414 plus .875 = 2.285 2.285 (Rounded up) is approximately 2 and 3/8" Cut (four) 4 and 1/8" background strips and crosscut each of them into 4 and 1/8" squares, for a total of 40 squares. Cut these squares diagonally twice. Cut (three) 2 and 3/8" background strips and crosscut each of them into 2 and 3/8" squares, for a total of 40 squares. Cut these squares diagonally once. Arrange your strips from one set, as shown below. You will need to cut one of your 10.5" outer ring strips into (4) 2.5" squares. In this photo, the incorrect amount of background fabric triangles are shown. For each of the ten piles of strips, you will need (16) large triangles and (8) small triangles. Sew the strip sets together. Sew the large triangles to the sides of the 2.5" squares, as shown below. Press all seams as you go. Trim the strip sets into 2.5" columns. And sew the small triangles onto the 2.5" squares as shown. Sew (8) large triangles onto the ends of the 3 piece rows. Sew (4) small triangles onto the ends of the 5 piece rows. Sew the rows together to make the blocks. Square up the blocks, ensuring that there is at least 1/4" of background fabric beyond the points of the outer ring. MAKING ROWS: These instructions will be using 2.5" squares or strips to make the rows. If you are looking to use up scraps, individual squares can be used. Or you can use strips from a jelly roll or cut from yardage. Use one of the following three methods to make blocks for a layout without using sashing. As you can see in this mock layout of granny squares used to make a quilt without sashing, the traditional block method results in a lot of unnecessary piecing between the blocks. HOWEVER, if you will notice the darker lines drawn along the diagonal rows in the top left of this same diagram below, you will see that this quilt could be pieced using the individual columns made using the block method and some whole squares for the background squares between the blocks. INDIVIDUAL SQUARES: To make quilt using individual squares, arrange the squares as shown, in the block making method at the top of this tutorial. Sew the squares into the diagonal rows. Then sew the diagonal rows together. Trim the entire quilt top square once complete. STRIPS: Jelly Roll strips can be used or you can cut your strips from yardage. Each width of fabric strip will yield one block. So if your jelly roll has 20 strips, you will have 20 blocks. For this method, follow the instructions for the block making strip method for Steps 1 to 4, at the top of this tutorial. Perform Step 5 without the background strips, and trim as in Step 6, making the strip sets of 5, strip sets of 3 and individual 2.5" squares. Arrange these strip sets and squares as shown in the above layout. Add individual 2.5" squares of background fabric between the strip sets and at the quilt edges. Sew the strip sets and background squares for each diagonal row together. Then sew the rows together. Trim the entire quilt top square once complete. I do hope this tutorial will encourage you to make a granny quilt - of some kind! Keep On Quilting On!
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Granny Squares i Motywy: Duch Granny Squares and Motifs: Ghost Granny Squares and Motifs: Ghost Written by Toothless Knitter on Friday October 23rd 2015 Granny Squares i Motywy: Duch Granny Squares and Motifs: Ghost Granny squares i motywy: duch. Granny squares and motifs: ghost. Rozmiar: 7 cm x 7 cm. Nitka: 4-ply - cienka włóczka. Rozmiar szydełka: 3-3.25 mm (D). Granny squares i motywy: duch, schemat. Granny squares i motywy: duch, schemat. Size: 7 cm x 7 cm. Thread: fine, sport, 4-ply, baby weight. Hook size: 3-3.25 mm (D). Granny squares and motifs: ghost, schema. Granny squares and motifs: ghost, schema.
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...rd, 4s rd and 2 rd squares. Note to self: When making granny squares, always turn after each rd. The benefits are that you don’t get tilting of the square, which I am prone to and both sides of the blanket look the same, so no right or wrong side. For this blanket I worked first 2 rds right side facing and then turned after each rd so that the squares ended with right...
Meet Granny Patch! A modern patchwork take on the traditional crocheted granny square. . I've had this design in my head and drafted on my computer for a few years now. I've played with it a little here and a little there and I decided last fall that this would be the first Lo & Behold pattern of 2023. Better yet, we would officially release it on my Granny's birthday, March 15th. This cozy, vintage inspired quilt evokes all the warm nostalgic feelings and is probably one of my favorite recent Lo & Behold quilt patterns. :) It's a mix and match type pattern so you have lots of opportunity to create different combinations and have fun with it. You're going to love sewing this together! . One thing that I love about Granny Patch (if I do say so myself) is that the blocks are strip pieced, meaning you are NOT dealing with individual squares of fabric. Instead, you're sewing strips together in a certain order then cutting them apart to create the rows of your blocks. (Can I get an amen??) There are also nesting seams so you don't have to fuss or stress about everything perfectly lining up as you are sewing. It really is a fun block to assemble! . . . I don't know about you, but I always love seeing crocheted afghans and blankets folded up on the back of a chair or at the foot of a bed. I wish I could say that I had an heirloom afghan that inspired this quilt, but after watching all seasons of Parks & Rec about 10 times, seeing one on the back of Ann's couch over and over definitely made me fall in love with the granny square. Then when we moved to Black Mountain and started leasing studio space above the Black Mountain Yarn Shop, I found myself surrounded by even more granny squares, which got me that much more excited about having a
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