Several months ago, Elizabeth and Krista decided to do a project involving gingham. Elizabeth had found some gingham at a garage sale, and as often happens with quilters, that led to the idea, which led to today, where the three of us are revealing our individual gingham projects. And I can't wait to see what they came up with.
Elizabeth sent me a nice selection of ginghams to work with, some squares, some fat quarters. I took them along when I quilted for a whole weekend at my friend's cabin near Yosemite. I had just finished testing a great chevron quilt pattern (which I'll show later in the month), and the scraps were just begging to play along with the ginghams.
I got six blocks completed that weekend. Then set the project aside for some other pressing matters. This last weekend, realizing how close it was to July 4th, I finally got in gear and (nearly) completed the project. If I had
planned my time better had more time, it would have gotten more quilting. But, alas, I just quilted around each block, using a different color for each one. Adding some prairie stitching will do the trick, as it definitely needs more quilting. And then a trip through the washer and dryer to make it nice and crinkly.
Mark is always so helpful with ideas when I can't make a decision. He helped me audition fabrics for binding, and actually talked me through the pros and cons of each one. He's got a great "eye"--some of the best quilting ideas come from him. We chose the one on the left.
Without further adieu, the full reveal of "My Granny Loves Gingham."
Thanks,
Elizabeth and
Krista, for letting me play along. I'm excited to see what your gingham projects look like!
I hope you come back on Friday to see all 111 Farmer's Wife blocks--and there will be another great guest blogger.
Next Tuesday, there will be a progress post on the
Fusion Blanket Crochet-Along. Sure hope I have some of it figured out by then!
I'm linking to
WIP Wednesday.Happy 4th!
Gingham Granny rocks! I have a husband with a good eye too - they come in handy here and there ;).
ReplyDeleteThe granny quilt looks fabulous!
ReplyDeleteLovely zingy citrus colours coming through
ReplyDeleteYour Gingham Grannies are Great! So will hubbie be given equal billing more often? I had fun with my gingham too!
ReplyDeleteJust wondering what prairie stitching is?? But what a great project!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it great what you can do with a few 'found' scraps!!
ReplyDeleteHappy 4TH!
Love your Gingham granny squares.
ReplyDeleteCute granny squares, and I think the binding suits perfectly!
ReplyDeleteI love your gingham grannies!
ReplyDeleteHow cute! My Cowboy helps me pick colors all the time. He's so good at it, I'm not sure I can do it by myself anymore!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely, lovely quilt!
ReplyDeleteWell, you will be far ahead of me on the Fusion. I am waiting for my order to arrive.
We have been 60 hours without power in 90+ degrees and humid, so a bit toasty. Now I have laundry and grocery catch up like crazy! An empty fridge and freezer needs to be filled. Piles of laundry need to be washed and dried. Glad the AC is working today!
Love your gingham project!
ReplyDeleteGroovy granny!
ReplyDeleteHappy 4th July xxx
I love what you did with the granny squares - so pretty!
ReplyDeleteLoving your gingham grannies, totally reminds me of primary school uniform summer dresses!
ReplyDeleteLove gingham and grannies, so the combination of the two is a keeper!
ReplyDeleteOh those grannies. They make my heart go pitter-patter!
ReplyDeleteLove your Granny Cindy!! Fabulous. Is it coming to MN for show and tell?
ReplyDeleteLOVE granny loves Gingham! Can't wait to see more of your Crochet fusion project, I'm sure it will be great!
ReplyDeleteThis looks fabulous! I love what you did with the ginghmas. Don't they just have a mind of their own? And you made it work fabulously. Ah, Cindy. Myou are a Master Quilter!!
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I sure like how your blocks turned out. I'll look at Gingham with a different eye again.
ReplyDeleteI'm loving it! I am slightly behind due to storms, power outages and work but I plan to have mine finished and a post up tonight (still on the 4th, right).
ReplyDeleteYours is so pretty.
I love this take on grannies!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fun project. You sure whipped this one up fast! I really loved the soft colors you used.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I like the fabrics you chose to go with the gingham.
ReplyDeleteGreat gingham project! Gingham and grannies just go together!
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute quilt!!
ReplyDeleteit's beautiful! gingham look so good in your granny squares! I'm glad your man has an eye for quilting, you lucky lady.
ReplyDeleteI love the gingham granny's
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Granny loves gingham is fantastic - I love it! I can't wait to see Farmer's Wife blocks! Wow!
ReplyDeleteGingham is right up there with polka dots in my book....Never met one I didn't like! I just purchased a little stack of ginghams at quilt guild on Tuesday. Your project makes me want to cut into them for sure, Cindy.
ReplyDeleteOoh, love the gingham grannies - well done.
ReplyDeleteThat binding was the perfect choice. I love it. And I love the quilt!!!
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