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Quilting: Grandma Mary's Five Patch
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Grandma Mary's Five Patch

Finished Quilt

Finished Quilt
Detail of Quilting

Pattern Info

Pattern info for this project can be found here:
Grandma Mary's Five Patch »

Instructions

I'd use as many different fabrics as possible. I had 8 different reds, and 16 would have been better.

Difficulty:

Category: Quilting

Type of item: Functional

For: Home

Style: Traditional, Classic, Casual


Materials

I used the Redwork Rendezvous collection to get those perfect coordinating reds. I elected to make a scrappy binding using my leftover fabrics, and I am thrilled with how it turned out.

What was your inspiration?

This was a gift for my Mother-in-law. She loves red, so I wanted a bright crisp red/white pattern.

What are you most proud of?

This quilt top was pieced in 6 crazy days.

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

It's simple, but you need to measure exactly and have a plan for how the fabrics go together or you'll go nuts doing final layout.

 

6 comments

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Lindagie on craftsy.com
May 01, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
I'm sure a 5 or 6" square could be used, depending on how large of a quilt you wanted. I've seen some in very scrappy fabrics that looked good too. May have to put it on my bucket list!
Lindagie on craftsy.com
Nov 11, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
What size are your large white squares? Love the REDS! Great job!
Kris Lescinsky on craftsy.com
Nov 12, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
I'm sorry, I don't remember. It's a commercially available pattern, and I did link it. The quilt was a gift, so I don't have it to measure, and the pattern (along with many others) has gone AWOL in our most recent move. The reds came from The Virginia Quilter. I had a hard time finding reds that I loved.
Moopsee on craftsy.com
Nov 05, 2011    Flag as inappropriate
Stunning! You did a great job -- love that shade of red, too!
anitadnne277087 on craftsy.com
Nov 05, 2011    Flag as inappropriate
That is beautiful
Brook on craftsy.com
Nov 04, 2011    Flag as inappropriate
This quilt is so pretty! Love the colors you used .