Granny Chic Fabric - Granny Boots Quilt Block Tutorial!

Hello there!

Today I'm so excited to 

show you what I'm making:)

Granny Boots!!!

So you knew this tutorial was coming

 because during the 

Granny's Garden Sew Along

I told you that I was going to do 

something with the 

I-32 Sew Simple Shape 

that I included in the 

Granny's Garden

Sew Simple Shapes

Well here it is!

I included a granny boot in the set

 because I just think it is a 

perfect shape for a few 

Granny Chic projects!

For this one I'm also using my

 Granny Chic Cute Little Buttons

And my new 100% Cotton

Bee Cute Lace

I cut my interfacing 7" x 11" 

and traced the granny boots.

I'm using Natural Linen from Riley Blake 

for my Granny Boot appliqués backround.

I cut each background block 

8 1/2" x 12 1/2" 

I'm skipping ahead just to show you 

what the prepared fabric for one 

Granny Boot will look like right 

before sewing it into an appliqué.  

The bottom part of the boot 

is slanted across the top and so

 I'm going to show you how to do that!

Cut the top piece for the granny boot 

7" wide and 10" tall.

Lay your fabric down like this

 and put your ruler right on the corner 

at the top and at the 

bottom left corner of your fabric...

place the ruler on the 1 1/2" line.

Now trim!

Do this to each 7" x 10" fabric

 for the top of Granny Boots.

Now you can see the slant along the bottom.

Now measure in 2 1/2" from the

right side and draw a line.

This is the center line for your lace.

I used the widest lace

 on the card for this block....

I just lightly glued it down to

 keep it into place for top stitching.

The glue keeps it flatter than pins would.

The center of the lace goes 

right on top of the marked line.

Top stitch the lace down and 

then trim ends even at the bottom.

*NOTE* 

I actually cut this piece 

7" wide by 9" tall 

and it worked out fine but

 I thought it would be better to have 

a little bit more room in height so

 I added and inch when cutting 

for all of the rest of the blocks...

which is 7" x 10"

For each bottom piece you will 

need to cut 4" tall by 8" wide.

You need a little more room 

in width at the bottom for the toe.

I just sewed with a 1/4" 

seam allowance like this...

And pressed towards the Granny Boot Bottom.

Now we are back to the original step.

When pinning...

you just want to center the lace...

being able to see through 

the interfacing makes that easy peasy!

Now just sew like you normally sew

 any of my Sew Simple Shapes...

right on your traced line...

and oversewing by about an inch

 to secure the stitches.

All sewn and now time to trim...

And clip all inner curves 

and the cleavage area.

This is how I cut my interfacing to turn.

I used the Clover 

Point to Point Turner for shaping:)

Place glue on the back.... 

and glue the Granny Boot onto the background!

You can sew buttons on now

 or wait until after quilting.

I'm doing mine now and I just won't

 have my quilter quilt down the center.

I used my Granny Chic Aurifil and

 Nifty Needles to sew the buttons on.

I tied a bow for the top

 out of the medium width Bee Cute Lace...

I think it's sew cute there!

I actually just used a tiny safety pin

 and pinned it on there from the back 

so that it's easily removed 

until after quilting is finished...

or after the borders are sewn on...

Like this!!

I cut strips 2" wide scrappy 

Granny Chic strips and sewed them

around my block log cabin style.

I love this block and how it turned out!

Right now my Granny Boot Block

 measures 11 1/2" x 15 1/2"

I chose 3 more fabric combinations

 and and sewed 3 more Granny Boots 

using the wide lace.

I also decided it was easier to 

sew the buttons on BEFORE I 

applique the boot down to the background:)

Okay... so now I've made 4 boots 

with the wide lace down the center...

next I made 4 Granny Boots 

using the medium lace down the center...

And I put it on top of a bias strip

 of fabric like this!

So remember for the stems 

in our flowers in the 

Granny's Garden Quilt 

we used 1/4" bias tape maker?

Well for these 4 blocks I used the 

1" bias tape maker and 

cut my fabric strips 1 7/8".

I ran them through the maker 

in the exact same way that 

I showed you in week one video

CLICK HERE

if you need a reminder.

I lightly glued the medium lace down 

the center top of my bias strip.

Making these 4 is the exact same way

 as the first four...

all fabrics cut same sizes...

just different lace down the center.

I centered it on the line that I drew

 2 1/2" in from the right edge 

just like I did the first one...

I top stitched by machine 

first before sewing the 

bottom of the boot on.

Choosing buttons!!

Look how cute:)

These Granny Boots remind me of 

a TV show I used to love 

when I was a little girl called 

Petticoat Junction...

any of you remember that?

Okay...now I've used the 

wide and medium lace...

it's time to make 4 more Granny Boots

 using the narrow!

And this time I thought it would be 

fun to make them scrappy:) 

Again...all the fabric pieces are cut and sewn the same...

just different lace prep.

This time I used the 3/4" bias tape maker

 and I cut my fabric strips 

1 1/4" wide before running it through.

After lightly glueing down the 

bias strip down center of 

 my marked line like usual...

I top smithed the narrow lace 

 down one side first...

And then the other.

I over lapped onto the bias strip 

edge by about 1/8".

Then I just sewed the bottom 

of the boot...and sewed them

into 4 more Granny Boots!

Choosing buttons again!

Okay...now to get them all

 basted onto their backgrounds:) 

I'm making all 12 of my Granny Boots

 into quilt blocks

 but you can see what a 

cute garland they would make...

also they would make adorable pillows...

sew fun!!

All my blocks have borders now...

I put them on my design wall 

to see how they look together:)

I'm sure I'll do a little rearranging

 and then sew the blocks together.

 I'll add a scrappy border as well. 

This is going to be a

 really fun wall quilt!

I wanted to show you another thing 

that you can make with the template...

a Granny Boot Pin Cushion!

I made this one back when I was

 testing out my Granny's Garden Shapes

 and designing my Granny Chic fabric 

and my new lace too:)

I made it using a piece from my 

Calico Days Collection.

Both of my Grandma's had pincushions

 like these and that was my inspiration!

They put these plastic curtain rings 

on the back so they could 

hang on the wall and so that's

 what I did with mine too!

I added a ruffle to the top of mine

 just like they did too:)

I hope enjoyed today's tutorial 

and I hope you make some 

Granny Boots too!!

xx

Lori