Today I have lots of photos to share of the finished Giant Granny Square Quilt. I have loved working on this quilt! This quilt is all about the fabrics and choosing the right fabrics and placing those fabrics alongside one another is the kind of fabric play that I enjoy the most.
The bunnies hopping anti-clockwise around the quilt are a favorite! Although, if you look carefully you will note that one bunny is hopping out of sequence. This was not intentional. I had the opportunity to fix this "error" prior to basting the quilt top - in fact the quilt top was still in several pieces when I noticed it - however I chose to let it slide. It's the kind of imperfection that adds interest, does not detract from the quilt, and acknowledges that it is ok to be be different, and to make mistakes.
I have quilted the quilt by ditch stitching all the seam lines, creating a grid of intersecting lines 2 inches apart which gives the quilt texture without further adding detail to the design. It is functional quilting rather than decorative. The corners of the quilt top were left "unfinished" which adds another point of interest.
For the back of the quilt I have again used my favorite backing fabric (Newspaper from the Story Collection by Carrie Bloomston) which I thought was a perfect accompaniment to this otherwise colorful quilt.
For the back of the quilt I have again used my favorite backing fabric (Newspaper from the Story Collection by Carrie Bloomston) which I thought was a perfect accompaniment to this otherwise colorful quilt.
QUILT STATS
Giant Granny Square Quilt
The finished quilt measures 60 inches x 60 inches.
841 squares each measuring 2" x 2" (finished).
1 center square plus 21 of rounds of squares, plus setting triangles.
Fabrics Used:
Thread:
Aurifil 50wt (orange spool) for piecing and quilting.
Batting:
Low Loft Cotton Batting:
Warm & White batting from The Warm Company.
This quilt is available for purchase from my Etsy Store.
See all the listing details here:
Giant Granny Square Quilt
As always, thank you for stopping by,
Rita
RELEVANT LINKS:
Red Pepper Quilts Etsy Store
A Giant Granny Square Quilt - Work in Progress (April 2017)
A Giant Granny Square Quilt - May 2016
Rita
RELEVANT LINKS:
Red Pepper Quilts Etsy Store
A Giant Granny Square Quilt - Work in Progress (April 2017)
A Giant Granny Square Quilt - May 2016
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