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Granny Squares

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Have to say I am having a blast making these adorable blocks.  I love the construction technique, which makes an otherwise extremely tedious process super simple and easy.  Can you even imagine cutting out teensy pieces to make the setting triangles?  Me either, which is why I haven't made this block up 'til now.

The fabric is the other part of this that I am loving.   I can never get too much pink and red!  My favorites are the alphabet print and the strawberry print.  I was going to go with twelve blocks, but I don't think I am going to be able to stop with that.  Maybe 16 or even 20 would be better….

Dana at Old Red Barn is starting a quilt along for these granny square blocks.  It begins March 1, and you might want to join in.  Looks like everyone wants to make one of these quilts.

Hope you all had a fantastic weekend.  I know for many of you, it isn't even over yet!

56 responses to “Granny Squares”

  1. Good Morning Nicole,
    I agree that 16 or 20 blocks would be even better. When a project is so much fun why not keep it going.
    I’ve not read anything on the various blogs about starch on the white fabric. Any opinion?

  2. Good Morning Nicole,
    I agree that 16 or 20 blocks would be even better. When a project is so much fun why not keep it going.
    I’ve not read anything on the various blogs about starch on the white fabric. Any opinion?

  7. I hadn’t seen the block made that way either, but it looks to go together much quicker. I love the pinks and reds in your version. I know it’ll be just beautiful when you finish (however many blocks that ends up being)!

  8. I hadn’t seen the block made that way either, but it looks to go together much quicker. I love the pinks and reds in your version. I know it’ll be just beautiful when you finish (however many blocks that ends up being)!

  9. Oh thank you Nicole,as if it’s not bad enough that I have about 8 projects on the go right now now I want to start granny squares too!

  10. Oh thank you Nicole,as if it’s not bad enough that I have about 8 projects on the go right now now I want to start granny squares too!

  11. It happened…I had these Ruby scraps from a baby quilt/diaper bag set…lots of jelly roll scraps just the right width…I am now ready to crank out endless Granny Squares…I knew this would happen!
    p.s. Your pink & red ones are gorgeous!

  12. It happened…I had these Ruby scraps from a baby quilt/diaper bag set…lots of jelly roll scraps just the right width…I am now ready to crank out endless Granny Squares…I knew this would happen!
    p.s. Your pink & red ones are gorgeous!

  13. Oh, will you name this happy quilt Granny’s Strawberry Shortcake? I agree on making more blocks more blocks = larger quilt = good! Perhaps this quilt will become Eva’s big girl bed quilt, made by her Granny?!
    Like others, I have so many projects going, I hesitate to jump in to this one, but I DO like the blocks a lot. You are tempting me.
    Hugs!

  14. Oh, will you name this happy quilt Granny’s Strawberry Shortcake? I agree on making more blocks more blocks = larger quilt = good! Perhaps this quilt will become Eva’s big girl bed quilt, made by her Granny?!
    Like others, I have so many projects going, I hesitate to jump in to this one, but I DO like the blocks a lot. You are tempting me.
    Hugs!

  21. What a darling quilt that is going to be! Pink? Wonder who that could be for? I love the technique. It makes it so easy.

  22. What a darling quilt that is going to be! Pink? Wonder who that could be for? I love the technique. It makes it so easy.

  25. Although this method has some waste, the time saved is SO worth it! Sometimes you just gotta trim down! And it’s not like we all don’t have too much fabric. Super cute prints and colors, this is going to be so fresh.

  26. Although this method has some waste, the time saved is SO worth it! Sometimes you just gotta trim down! And it’s not like we all don’t have too much fabric. Super cute prints and colors, this is going to be so fresh.

  35. Thankyou Nicole your granny square blocks look lovely and now I have added two more blogs to the ones I follow.Really makes me want to start a granny square quilt too but I’m already overcommited at the moment.

  36. Thankyou Nicole your granny square blocks look lovely and now I have added two more blogs to the ones I follow.Really makes me want to start a granny square quilt too but I’m already overcommited at the moment.

  37. This is definitely my next project as I have tons of scraps and can’t crochet (knit, yes, crochet, no…I end up with knots). Thank you for showing me how to quilt an afghan!

  38. This is definitely my next project as I have tons of scraps and can’t crochet (knit, yes, crochet, no…I end up with knots). Thank you for showing me how to quilt an afghan!

  47. Love these! So very Valentiney!!!! So very grandbaby girl! I think the more the merrier!!! Love the pattern for this quilt! :O)

  48. Love these! So very Valentiney!!!! So very grandbaby girl! I think the more the merrier!!! Love the pattern for this quilt! :O)