Friday, October 8, 2021

Jumbo Granny Squares Crib Quilt

Back in June I pieced two purple jumbo granny squares to be used in a crib quilt. I've pieced two more blocks and finished piecing the crib quilt. The fabrics used in last two blocks had nothing to do with the RSC color of the month. I just made two blocks that I thought would look nice, they do contain purple!

I thought adding some pink fabrics would add a nice touch. As you can see, not all my squares are matching fabrics but they work!


The block below is my favorite of the 4 blocks. That blue fabric with the red roses just looks good.


I especially like the center of this block. I had a small piece of the 2.5" printed border left from the Caught Up in Stitches quilt. I fussy cut these cute butterflies and now that fabric is all used!


I'll machine quilt this crib quilt this winter and it will be donated to The Center for their well baby program. Right now the quilt measures 42.5" but I'm sure it will shrink during quilting.


18 comments:

Created by Kathi said...

Good morning Gretchen! I love your post today and you are a fussy cutter pro for sure!!!
Have a stellar Friday!!
Kathi

Gretchen Weaver said...

Thanks! It's not hard to fussy cut when the fabric is cut into a strip.

Marly said...

Pretty pink fabrics; using scraps is always good news!

Elizabeth V Kelbaugh said...

Love the scrappy large Granny blocks and great job on the quilt.

Jeanna said...

Your granny square blocks are very pretty. I love the fussy cut butterflies.

Jenny said...

Very pretty, your granny blocks will make a lovely baby quilt indeed

Terry said...

Beautiful granny squares! :0)

Pamela Arbour said...

You did a nice job. It is going to be well loved and cherished.

grammajudyb said...

I love it! The fact that all the fabric aren’t matching is the best part . Exactly as our grandmothers would have done. In fact I have a quilt my grandmother pieced and she did that exact thing! Kudos!

The Joyful Quilter said...

The non-matched squares add extra interest, Gretchen. I think your quilt top is just darling!

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

That's such a pretty quilt! Lots of sweet prints. I like the center design, too!

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

They work beautifully!! the eyes want to move all around this quilt to see it all!!!

Deb A said...

Beautiful quilt. Love the fussy cut butterfly's.

Susie H said...

Those jumbo granny squares turned into the sweetest little quilt. Just like the caterpillars turned into those cute butterflies! Nicely done.

Sylvia@Treadlestitches said...

What a lovely baby quilt! I'm sure it will be greatly appreciated.

QuiltGranma said...

Another beautiful quilt, thanks for sharing!

Rebecca Grace said...

Beautiful baby quilt! I love how the fabrics are different in each block and how you fussy cut those butterflies to feature them. Thanks for linking up with me for TGIFF!

Deb said...

Great way to use absolutely all of those beautiful butterflies! Stay safe and sew on !