Turnabout Granny Squares

  • quilt fabric strips

    This quilt pattern is called Turnabout Granny Squares by Missouri Star Quilt Company.

    I used jelly roll strips called Voysey from V&A archves for Moda Fabrics.

  • The background fabric is called Paprika from Kona Cotton. Each strip set has one Paprika strip and 3 print strips sewn together.

    One set is made with the Paprika strip in the first row. Another strip set is made where the Paprika strip is in the second row. Each set is cut to 2 1/2”.

  • quilt fabric strips

    The strips are cut and stacked to keep them organized.

  • 16 patch quilt block

    I laid out each patch with a little help from Violet.

  • 16 patch quilt block

    A complete 16 patch quilt block.

  • Cut quilt block

    The quilt block is cut in half on the diagonal. Four of these triangles are put together to form one Granny Square.

  • Granny Square quilt block

    The four triangles are turned and sewn together to make one Granny Square.

  • Granny Square quilt top

    I put the completed blocks on the design wall.

  • Granny Square block

    Before I sewed the blocks together, I put a sashing in between the blocks along with a cornerstone in the middle.

  • Quilt back

    The backing fabric is called Light Rust Landcaster Leaf Vine by Moda Fabrics.

  • quilt top on longarm

    I quilted this on my longarm machine using several different quilt patterns. I set David’s Knot into each Granny Square. I quilted the sashing with Dresden Feathers and the cornerstones with the Mexican Star. The border is quilted with Celtic Sashing. All of these patterns are from My Creative Stitches.

  • David's Knot quilt pattern

    David’s Knot was quilted in each Granny Square.

  • Dresden quilt feathers

    I quilted the sashing with Dresden Feathers.

  • I put a traditional binding on this quilt. You can see the Celtic Sashing quilting in the border.

  • Turnabout Granny Squares

    The back of Turnabout Granny Squares.

  • Turnabout Granny Squares

    Turnabout Granny Squares

    October 2020

    91” x 102”

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