Granny Square Quilt Finish

My granny square quilt is finally finished and in use; just in time for the cold weather.

A post in August showed the process of making this quilt, and now it’s time to show photos of the last making stages and then completed.

As always, I find that trimming the finished blocks (even if just the smallest amount) the quilt top lines up so much easier and more accurately. Even though it’s a time consuming task it’s worth it in the end.

Here’s a stack of freshly trimmed, pressed and starched blocks.

Here’s a partial layout on my floor before trimming threads off the back. There are 6 blocks per row, 7 rows total.

In keeping with a totally floral theme, I also choose a floral quilting motif. My longarmer, Carrie at Lovebug Longarming, is always kind enough to send me a shot or two from her machine. 🙂

I chose a yellow flower with a medium blue background for the binding, also from the Tilda Sunday Brunch collection. It’s kind of funny because I almost never incorporate blue into my quilts—Tilda fabrics have changed my mind!

Just a few other shots taken in my sewing room. I couldn’t resist including my latest addition of a 1957 Singer Featherweight! It’s a fun little machine and I just love the sound it makes…such a great piece of history.

All in all I really enjoyed making this quilt and I love the outcome! It only took me 11 years of quilting to finally make a quilt for myself. 😉