Simply irresistible

 I don't think I've seen a granny square quilt that I didn't love.  That being said, my favourite  is a scrappy version.

My own granny square quilt began 2 years ago... here... and I finished sewing the last blocks for it in January, but the crazy idea to use mini granny square blocks to make a king-size quilt came from how much I love these pillows.

(I gave a preview look at this finish in an earlier post - but thought I'd better include a few more pictures and details for you... I'm still hoping to get a full shot of this quilt sometime soon).

Just like the pillows I made with granny square blocks,  I used 1.5" squares from my scrap bins to make blocks that finished at 5.5" (and no fabric appears twice in a single block).  The background and the binding is Kona white.  It took 156 blocks to make my quilt and after framing each block, I staggered them to create a layout that keeps your eye moving.

 If you're a regular reader of my blog, you already know that besides scrappy projects, I love vintage Singer sewing machines. From start to finish, this quilt was made using two of my vintage Singer sewing machines - which I think is so cool.  My Singer 15-91 was used for piecing and my Singer 201 was used for quilting (only the second time I've tried quilting on her -  the first quilt was a baby quilt, so jumping to a king size was the real test - she passed with flying colours!). 

A peek at the backing and binding.  I was delighted with the colours in this print from the Summersault line, but decided the binding needed to be something neutral.

 Ta-da!

 Now I have a little more scrappy colour on our bed.

 Woo-hoo!  This king-size finish is something I can cross off this list.