The Great Granny Along Week Two...

I bound my first Great Granny quilt 

over the weekend!

I'm happy with the way it turned out...

and for those of you who are 

making this size also...

here are the measurements

 that I used for the sashing 

between the blocks 

and the outside border.

Cut 6 - 1 1/2" x 12 1/2"

 and join the blocks together 

into 3 rows of 3 each.

Cut 2 - 1 1/2" x 38 1/2"

 and sew one onto each side

 of your middle row.

Now join the top row and the 

bottom row to the middle row.

Cut 5 - 3 1/2" x Width of Fabric strips

 Join them together on the diagonal.

Out of this long strip...

 Cut 2 - 3 1/2" x 38 1/2" 

and sew to each side of your quilt.

Now cut 2 - 3 1/2" x 44 1/2" 

and sew to the top and the bottom 

of your quilt for the finish!

***NOTE...especially because the edges 

of the blocks are on the bias...

 make sure that you cut the outside borders

 to the measurements that I have given you

 and pin from the center out...

making it fit and easing in where needed.

If you just sew strips onto the sides 

and then trim them off...

your borders will be ruffled and 

will not be pretty or lay flat...

making it very difficult 

for the quilting process!

If you haven't yet joined

 The Great Granny Along...

CLICK HERE

For this quilt I used a 

combination of my 

Sew Cherry fabric line...

along with my 

Millie's Closet fabric line.

I think they go together well!

I backed and also bound my quilt in this red/pink houndstooth from Millie's.

Below is a close up of a few of the

 Great Granny blocks in my quilt:)

I just get more and more excited 

every time that I see each and every

 one of your blocks on the 

Great Granny Along Flickr group

YAY!!!!

...this is "sew" fun to sew along

 with all of you!

Thank you all so much for all of 

your sweetie pie comments...

 I wish that I could have

 drawn every one of your names...

but of course there can only be one winner...and the winner of my 

Millie's Closet "granny roll"

is

Debbie@Happy Little Cottage 

Congratulations to Debbie!!!

And if you would like to 

enter another "great granny" giveaway...

go over and visit Jodi!

She is giving away some great granny candy!

Until next time my friends...

have a quilty kind of day:)

xx

Lori

Dishtowel Swap

Last week I embroidered a floursack dishtowel. When the embroidery was complete, I trimmed up the bottom with red ric-rac and one of my favorite 1930's prints. Then I pressed it and folded it nicely.....

I wrapped it up in a box and tied it with a big red bow. I put a tag on the ribbon and signed it from me. I had hopes that whoever opened it would smile with delight...more tomorrow...