Sew With Me / GRANNY SQUARE Quilt / Block 6 with Erica Arndt
It’s time for block #6 in Erica's Sew With Me Sew-a-long where she teaches you how to make some of the most fun and classic quilt blocks! This week she'll be tackling the Granny Square Block. Throughout this series, she hopes you'll learn some new skills, tips, and tricks, and at the end of the series, you'll will have a fun selection of blocks to sew together into a sampler quilt!
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Erica Arndt
Erica is a blogger, author, quilter, knitter, and maker of all the things! She is perhaps most well known for her homeschooling website, Confessions of a Homeschooler where she share homeschooling tips, curriculum, and organizational ideas, in addition to her quilting patterns and videos. She loves creating weekly video tutorials to share helpful tips, tricks, tutorials, fun projects, and inspiration for sewing and quilting.
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It’s time for block #6 in Erica's Sew With Me Sew-a-long where she teaches you how to make some of the most fun and classic quilt blocks! This week she'll be tackling the Granny Square Block. Throughout this series, she hopes you'll learn some new skills, tips, and tricks, and...
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In quilting, the Granny Square block is typically made up of several smaller squares and triangles arranged in a larger square. The design can be made in a variety of sizes and colors, and is often used as a way to use up scraps of fabric.
The Granny Square quilt block became particularly popular during the 1930s, when quilters were looking for ways to use up fabric scraps during the Great Depression. The block was often made using feedsacks or other fabric remnants, and the scrappy, colorful nature of the design became a hallmark of Depression-era quilting.
Today, the Granny Square quilt block remains a popular pattern for quilters of all skill levels. The design has been adapted to suit modern styles and fabrics, but the scrappy, colorful nature of the block remains a beloved feature. The Granny Square quilt block is often used to create patchwork quilts, baby blankets, and other cozy projects.
