I am so excited to share that my granny squares quilt top is complete! This is hands down one of my favorite quilts I've made in some time (giving my Swoon a run for its money), and I cannot even begin to count the times I've had to talk myself out of deciding to throw some borders around this little lady and keep her for myself.
Ever since seeing Jolene's granny squares quilt way back when, I knew I had to make one, and then when flickr seemed to be inundated with granny squares, I knew I had to make one, like now.
My granny (as I am now affectionately calling her) is not only inspired by Jolene, but when I saw Michelle's granny mini, I knew this was the layout I wanted, forgoing the borders. I pieced mine together slightly different than in the tutorial, piecing it in rows on the diagonal, instead of each complete block, and then sewing the rows together. This avoided having my white background squares with a seam down the center, and by pressing the seams of each row in opposite directions, it made for fairly simple, pinless piecing (my favorite kind!)
She is just so bright and cheery, and will make the most perfect baby quilt for a dear friend of ours.
This quilt is comprised of approximately 960 individually pieced 2" finished squares, and 75 different fabrics all from my stash, for a finished size of about 44" square. I'm going to set this aside for a few days while I mull over the quilting. I'm leaning toward straight line quilting 1/4" on each side of the seams because with all the different fabrics and colors, there is already so much going on...but I'm open to suggestions if anyone has an awesome idea!
For now I think I'll let her live on my design wall, so I can soak up the brightness and warmth this quilt gives off!
She is just so bright and cheery, and will make the most perfect baby quilt for a dear friend of ours.
This quilt is comprised of approximately 960 individually pieced 2" finished squares, and 75 different fabrics all from my stash, for a finished size of about 44" square. I'm going to set this aside for a few days while I mull over the quilting. I'm leaning toward straight line quilting 1/4" on each side of the seams because with all the different fabrics and colors, there is already so much going on...but I'm open to suggestions if anyone has an awesome idea!
For now I think I'll let her live on my design wall, so I can soak up the brightness and warmth this quilt gives off!
Gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteThis is just Granny perfection, Jessica! I love the lack of borders. So bright and fun!
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love! And I love your layout!
ReplyDeleteWow! Sewing all those rows together is rough! Mostly keeping it all straight is the hard part. Way to go! It looks beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Jessica. :)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous!! It is such a happy quilt.
ReplyDeleteIn love! This looks so great without Sashing. Can't wait to see it finished up!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I love how you pieced it, and it looks great without the sashing. Well done! You have me excited to get back to mine :)
ReplyDeleteIt looks gorgeous Jess
ReplyDeleteWOW, what a lovely uilt, definately on my to do list
ReplyDeleteIt is a lovely quilt Jess! And I definitely like the method you used to piece this together!!
ReplyDeletePerfect quilt Jess. i L.O.V.E it. And I agree in not making borders. Makes the colors really play toghether.
ReplyDeleteSo far I've been very resistant to start a granny project but after seeing yours I don't think I can manage it much longer. I might just have to give in :)
Oh wow! That's so neat looking. Great job.
ReplyDeleteIt's just stunning Jess!
ReplyDeleteI can feel the warmth and brightness just looking at the pictures!
Oh, Jess, this is just gorgeous!! The colors are absolutely stunning, so vibrant. I can see why it's one of your favorites!
ReplyDeleteThat is so beautiful and happy quilt! I can imagine how much you enjoy watching it on your design wall! x Teje
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love the vibrant colors!
ReplyDeleteOoh, love your granny, she'd definitely perk up your day :o)
ReplyDeleteLOVE! That was so smart to make the blocks side-by-side!
ReplyDeleteLove the colors and all the fabrics. It looks great all together!
ReplyDeleteI adore your variation -SO nice!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous quilt! If I were quilting it, I'd choose curves. When I first began free motion quilting, it was recommended that if piecing is linear, then quilting should be curved. The contrast makes for an interesting quilt. There's a pretty easy continuous curve design that would work. Just eyeball an arc from one patch intersection to the next intersection. You're basically stitching scallops. Stitch diagonally from one edge to another, then turn the quilt around and stitch back. Then do the same from the opposite sides. Each patch will have a four-sides inverted scallop. Make sense? I think you'd like the effect.
ReplyDeleteWow! I LOVE the way it has no sashing! Very different look and it just popped out at me from the flickr pool.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is spectacular! I love the way you set the squares without sashing.
ReplyDeleteThis quilt is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI, too, love the way you set it without sashing and borders--moderns it up quite a bit, plus your fabrics are gorgeous. What a great idea. You didn't want to strip piece because then you'd have all those seams if you didn't use sashing, right? Lots of work. Beautiful job! :)
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