Friday Night Block Party: Granny Squares

Welcome to another Block Party. Thanks for coming back every week that's so nice of you!!

I almost forgot about the party this week because I was working on a Fall Blog Hop that started yesterday over at Sunshine in the Attic.

This week's block is familiar. I had started this quilt way back but I am so happy to finally have all the blocks done!

  I thought this was a nice "manly" block to make for our Pastor but it turns out it's called a "Granny Square." (But we won't tell him that!)

This is very popular in the "crochet" and "knitting" world look here for a little history 

here are some samples 

http://accordingtomatt.blogspot.com/2012/05/granny-square-button-cushion.html

www.purlbee.com/granny-square-project

I don't see the resemblance.

 And look what Sayraphim Lothiam says

 " a reproduction of a number of crochet newsletters stuffed full of patterns from a company called Weldons from the mid 1800s. Right at the back, there’s a pattern for “Patchwork Squares”, which has a little blurb at the top describing how useful these are for using up scraps of yarn you might have, and how they’re great for rugs, baby’s blankets and the like. Breathless I turned the page to see if I could find an illustration and there, on the next page, was a handsome black and white engraving of… a granny square!"

In quilting it has many different renditions, ah, the magic of quilting, a change in color or placement just makes all the difference!  Look at these examples from the Simply Retro Flickr Group

by Caribousmom

by Kathie L

by PinkDieselDesigns

by stitch every day

Take a look at how mine turned out. The color theme is Earth.

Here the grannies are sitting waiting to finish the project (this is my biggest quilt yet, I need backing and batting!)

So there you have all my granny squares. Please add you link below of whatever block has you busy these days. This month's giveaway is a charm pack from the Fat Quarter Shop.  And Thanks to our giveaway sponsors!