Twice a year we get to enjoy an online quilt show from our own home hosted by Amy.
I’m calling my entry “Granny’s Scraps” and entering into the Group/Bee Category.
You see, last year Evie found a pile of 3” scrappy squares at our Magnolia Sewing Circle from cottons, polyester/cotton, and shirting. She brought them over to my house and wanted help in designing a quilt.
What could we make with such an odd collection? … We divided the squares into 3 piles, light, medium, and dark.
Then we put them up on my design wall in “granny square” fashion dividing the lights from the mediums with a single row of darks.
We were right pleased with the outcome and took it to our Magnolia Sewing Circle to get help with the hand quilting.
Mary, Thelma, Paul’s mom, and Anna Mae have a turn putting in stitches.
Even the children like to be around the quilt.
Here it’s all finished and ready for it’s new home.
Detail and backing.
Granny’s Scraps
Finished: May 15, 2013
Dimensions: 90"X74"
Fiber: cotton, poly/cotton, shirting
Hand Quilted by Magnolia Sewing Circle Ladies
Category: Group/Bee
Lovely find with a great design solution.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part about this quilt is the purple shade in it and that you all hand quilted it together!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! Very creative and a good use of the fabrics on hand. The quilting is lovely and I love the picture of the ladies quilting it!
ReplyDeleteExcellent sorting! The finished quilt is beautiful - a true group effort.
ReplyDeleteI love the interplay of value... Beautiful work.
ReplyDeleteLove the quilt and all the pictures and stories you shared. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThis quilt is beautiful and I love how it was made by you all together :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely quilt. I am so jealous of your quilty friends...I must make quilty friends, too.
ReplyDeleteThe green/burgundy-red lattice makes this quilt very pleasing. There's nothing like the simple square and a lovely set of colors.
ReplyDeletebest, nadia
So lovely! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteSo lovely! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteJulia what a stunning scrappy quilt with squares on hand. Just goes to show how your quilting mind works. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful quilt - I love how you seperated the fabrics and what you came up with. And of course - the kids!! Great job!
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat idea to apply to scraps - a scrappy granny! I have wanted to make a granny squares quilt and I love crappy - so maybe this look will be in my future - I've bookmarked the picture as a reminder!
ReplyDeleteI love it. :-)
ReplyDeleteThe color arrangement is fantastic and so is the back. Great project and a fun memory for your group.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love the value play and texture!
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