Your Grandmother certainly had an artist's eye; those blocks look so balanced by scale and color volume. I wonder if she maybe "retired" a shirt or two early because they were just right. I also love the way she pieced together some of the squares. Congrats on hitting 8K
GM what a great way to preserve and share your grandmother's quilt and pass on to a family member. Will be interesting to see how you quilt and what backing you will use.
Your rebirthing of your grandmother's quilt is a great way to keep it alive. I have a evangelical mission to spread the good word regarding glue basting. (Glue basting cannot be beat for prick/distortion/shift free sewing). For a large project such as yours, glue basting would enhance production efficiencies by allowing phased production of like tasks. Where it may seem like an extra step, you save time at the machine. For any reticent about glue basting, if you have a project similar to this, I hope that you'll give it a try. I sew a lot of blocks on point. Where you are affixing triangles (stretchy on the inside) to blocks that are stretchy on all sides given how they are made), glue basting the triangles to the block (I just use Elmer's with a precision tipped bottle applicator because I'm cheap) allows smart phasing of your work allowing you to reap huge production and accuracy benefits. While enjoying music, a show on TV and perhaps a beverage. . . 1. glue baste the triangles to opposite sides of square and heat set. (Now this is a surprisingly relaxing and meditative process.) By glue basting, you are stabilizing the bias on *both* pieces. When you sew with your regular foot, there will be no shifting, stretching or distortion of any kind. Use your regular foot and sew as fast as you like while maintaining straight and true seam allowance. 2. Heat set glue with your iron. (I like to use the teflon coated fiberglass mats as pressing sheets as nothing moves under them). 3. Trim your triangles flush with the side of the block on each side (ruler and rotary work good here) and stack by your machine. The beauty of glue basting is that the pieces stay together as discrete unites as there are no pins to catch on neighbors). 4. Chain piece. (If you have a large batch completed, when you have time, sit down and chain piece a few. 5. Set seams. Press over. Rinse and repeat with other side.
Love that you saved some precious pieces from your grandmas quilt to pass it on to generations coming up. I'm sure she's watching over you and is soo pleased with it all. Thanks for sharing!
Very special!! ❤️ You did an amazing job in honoring your grandmother and her quilt. I love the design. I'm new to quilting and this pattern looks easy enough for me to try.
Your cousin is sure to love this quilt. It will be so special. I found this very informative. I always have trouble lining and squaring things up. Your instructions have been very helpful to me to understand what I should be doing. I'm left- handed maybe that is what gets me mixed up as well.
Oh wow! Thank you! I especially appreciate the young lady comment! LOL! I am feeling my age today (51). 😬 This boosted my mood! 🥰 The ambidextrous-thing comes from a combination of being left handed in a right-handed world and attending a strict Catholic grade school I wasn't allowed to use my left hand. Jokes on them now! LOL!
@SewtheDistance yes. When you hit 50 some days you know it! You are still a young lady-I'm 68. Please continue sharing your creativity and keep on shining😊
Love the whole idea of how you transformed an heirloom into yet another heirloom making it last longer❤ As always....GREAT content!!! Congrats on hitting 8K🎊💃🏻🎉
Good Morning Kris, What a Sweet Quilt to give to your cousin, so nice of you. How special to share your grandmother’s quilt with her. It turned out beautifully. Thank you for sharing, 🥰👏 Chris
This is so helpful for me I have a stack of smaller blocks that were made for a baby quilt 14 years ago that was never finished. Now I can make them into a larger quilt. Thank you so much
Yay! I am happy this helped. Just so you are aware--there are many ways to make this block. If you search square in a square block, you will find more ideas for it. ❤️
I love this adorable scrappy block. ❤🥰 Thank you for all the little tips you include in your videos like mentioning about using a walking foot to stabilize stretchy/older fabrics. The tips are really helpful for newer quilters like me. 😊
What an amazing thing you have done 🤩 Your Grandma’s quilt now lives on for future generations and I’m sure it will be treasured by them. I hope that you added this information on the quilt label so that everyone will know just how special this quilt is 👏👏🇬🇧
Love what you did with your grandmother's quilt. Reminds me of the book "Worth Doing Twice" by Morris and Muir. I like your simple quilting-- looks vintage but it reinforces the seams. Great tip about trimming the triangles to avoid the machine eating those acute angles!
This was so nice; I love that you gave your grandmother's quilt new life, especially saving her hand stitching! And the "4-patch in a square" is a great idea. It gave me the inspiration to make some of these blocks and use them on the back of the quilt I'm finishing.
I am so happy it has inspired you! The are fun and work up quickly without much stress. I can just see this done in all scraps. Wouldn't that be wonderful?
Got a box of those old 4 patch . This is super to do ! Hate working w bias so this is great idea for mindless stress less sewing ! Wonderful project 😀👋
What a nice lookig quilt you made from your Grandmothers old one.I got a box of fabric from the Goodwill.There was alot of 4 pcs.sewed already.3by3and 4by4.now I know what I can do with them.TY 👍👍👍
Kris, I love your floating square in a square block. I don't have to stress about losing the points. But I have to tell you that this morning I heard the voice of my old Home Ec teacher, Mrs. Rhode, whisper in my ear when I saw you inserted pins parallel as opposed to perpendicular to the seam edge. It's scary but funny that her words still rattle away in my head :0)
So funny you say that! I watched Tracy's sewing hacks from The Sewing Channel and she talked about this. I didn't realize there is a technique that works better than others when it comes to pinning! I was surprised. LOL! I just pin! 😂
@@SewtheDistance I watched that episode of The Sewing Channel. What do you think about that Martelli Rotary Cutter? I like the idea behind it but it looks like it might take some time getting used to the different design.
I have a lot of friends, including Tracy, who absolutely love Martelli's rotary cutter. I haven't purchased it because I use both my right and left hand to cut and you have to buy either a right-handed or left-handed cutter. I am considering buying the Martelli cutting mat however. They do have wonderful products!
I love your respect for old quilts-perfect or imperfect ones. I have a question. I have 8 charm packs that I think could be a beautiful version of this quilt. Could it be made wholly out of charm squares? I recognize the size would be different from your quilt. I am a new quilter, and I think this is a design I could make.
Yes! You absolutely can! It would work beautifully with a charm pack if you adjust the sizes. There are a few different ways to do this. I have tried typing it out a few times, but it is tricky to explain. If you email me at sewthedistance@gmail.com, I can help by sending photos. ❤️
I really love your teaching & explaining on how to make these along with the tips. Repurposing your grandmother’s blocks are such a great idea. I have 36 blocks my grandmother hand stitched of the Grandmother’s Fan. I took the fans out of the square blocks she set them in along with the sashing in between (I believe my mother did the sashing part) because the blocks weren’t the same size. As far as I can tell the fans are. Do you have any suggestions on how to set them into something again & then make a quilt out of them? The fabric is from the 1900-1930’s I think. Thanks!
What a wonderful thing to have from your grandmother and mother! As for suggestions, could you cut backgrounds that are the same size and applique them to that? Or even if you want to keep the same background, you could piece in extensions onto the backgrounds to make them uniform in size. Just some ideas! Thank you for your kind words! I am so happy you love this video. If you want to email me pictures of the blocks, I can try to help. My email is sewthedistance@gmail.com. I am going out of town later this week and won’t have cell service so I may be a bit in getting back to you.
@@SewtheDistance thank you! That would be great if I could send you some pics. No worries on getting back to me right away, I’d sure appreciate any ideas. Have a wonderful trip.
That's a great question and I have no idea what the answer is, unfortunately. For this block, keeping the inner block the same size as the triangle blocks worked to give a about 1/2" distance so I would think if you make the half-square triangle blocks bigger, you would get more of a distance? I really don't know what the formula is, but I am sure somewhere there is a formula. 😬 I will have to play with it and see! Great question though!
I have a bunch of 2 inch squares already cut up. Would i make the the outer part of the 4 patch a 4 inch square to cut the 2 triangles to fit the altered 4 patch?
This is right, unless I am misunderstanding your issue. 2.75 + 2.75 = 5.5" but you have to. subtract your seam allowance, which is .25 x 2 = .5". So 5.5" - .5 = 5". You are good! Let me know if I am misunderstanding the question. ❤️
What a great way to save Grandma's quilt!
I know it will be treasured. ❤️❤️❤️
Also love the sentiment in the quilt you’re making from your grandmother’s quilt.
Thank. you! I know my cousin will love it, too!
No matter how many times i watch this video, its still a joy to watch! Thank you Chris!!! 😊
Yay! So glad you love it! ❤️
Great idea to have those saved 4 squares float
Definitely! Make the wonky squares work! Thanks for your help and advice for the finishing of this one. ❤️
Your Grandmother certainly had an artist's eye; those blocks look so balanced by scale and color volume. I wonder if she maybe "retired" a shirt or two early because they were just right. I also love the way she pieced together some of the squares. Congrats on hitting 8K
Thank you so much! I love the idea of her "retiring" some clothes for this! LOL! Could be!
Awesome way to keep such a treasured quilt top! I love the idea of floating the four patch.
Thank you! 😊
Kris
Thank
You for sharing
Hi Donna! Thank you for watching! ❤️
@@SewtheDistance ❤️
Love the Quilt! Looks vintage
Thank you! I tried to keep it looking old honoring the original antique quilt centers. Thank you for watching!
Your instructions are very clear and simple. Thank you.
You are so welcome! So happy it is clear and helpful! ❤️
I love that you floated them. Thank you for the great tutorial.
You are so welcome!
Thank you for the great tutorial!
You're very welcome! Thank you for watching! ❤️
What a great way to pass on a precious piece of your family history!
I think so too! It know she will love it. ❤️
GM what a great way to preserve and share your grandmother's quilt and pass on to a family member. Will be interesting to see how you quilt and what backing you will use.
Thank you so much! It is turning out beautifully! I used a high loft batting and quilted around each square. It looks pretty!
I loved that you "floated" the 4-patch center of the block.
It really helps with the wonky blocks. ❤️
Your rebirthing of your grandmother's quilt is a great way to keep it alive.
I have a evangelical mission to spread the good word regarding glue basting. (Glue basting cannot be beat for prick/distortion/shift free sewing). For a large project such as yours, glue basting would enhance production efficiencies by allowing phased production of like tasks. Where it may seem like an extra step, you save time at the machine. For any reticent about glue basting, if you have a project similar to this, I hope that you'll give it a try.
I sew a lot of blocks on point. Where you are affixing triangles (stretchy on the inside) to blocks that are stretchy on all sides given how they are made), glue basting the triangles to the block (I just use Elmer's with a precision tipped bottle applicator because I'm cheap) allows smart phasing of your work allowing you to reap huge production and accuracy benefits. While enjoying music, a show on TV and perhaps a beverage. . .
1. glue baste the triangles to opposite sides of square and heat set. (Now this is a surprisingly relaxing and meditative process.) By glue basting, you are stabilizing the bias on *both* pieces. When you sew with your regular foot, there will be no shifting, stretching or distortion of any kind. Use your regular foot and sew as fast as you like while maintaining straight and true seam allowance.
2. Heat set glue with your iron. (I like to use the teflon coated fiberglass mats as pressing sheets as nothing moves under them).
3. Trim your triangles flush with the side of the block on each side (ruler and rotary work good here) and stack by your machine. The beauty of glue basting is that the pieces stay together as discrete unites as there are no pins to catch on neighbors).
4. Chain piece. (If you have a large batch completed, when you have time, sit down and chain piece a few.
5. Set seams. Press over. Rinse and repeat with other side.
I love glue basting, too! You’ll see me do it in other videos. ❤️ Thanks for the tips for those who don’t know.
@@SewtheDistance I'm preaching to the choir then!
Love that you saved some precious pieces from your grandmas quilt to pass it on to generations coming up. I'm sure she's watching over you and is soo pleased with it all. Thanks for sharing!
Awww, thank you! I hope have have done right by her quilt. You are so sweet!
Great tip about clipping the triangle points before stitching. I'll be sure to use that tip the next time I have to sew onto a triangle. Thanks again.
Very special!! ❤️ You did an amazing job in honoring your grandmother and her quilt. I love the design. I'm new to quilting and this pattern looks easy enough for me to try.
Thank you so much! YES! This is perfect beginner's pattern!
Great tips on repurposing an old quilt! Thanks for sharing!
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching!
Your cousin is sure to love this quilt. It will be so special. I found this very informative. I always have trouble lining and squaring things up. Your instructions have been very helpful to me to understand what I should be doing. I'm left- handed maybe that is what gets me mixed up as well.
Glad it was helpful! I am left-handed, too! I can be tricky! I am glad it helped. ❤️
thank you for this block!! I'm going to hit my scrap basket and give this a try!!!
You are so welcome, Barbara! Glad you like it! ❤️
You are an awesome teacher young lady. And ambidextrous too😅 thank you for sharing your creativity😊
Oh wow! Thank you! I especially appreciate the young lady comment! LOL! I am feeling my age today (51). 😬 This boosted my mood! 🥰 The ambidextrous-thing comes from a combination of being left handed in a right-handed world and attending a strict Catholic grade school I wasn't allowed to use my left hand. Jokes on them now! LOL!
@SewtheDistance yes. When you hit 50 some days you know it! You are still a young lady-I'm 68. Please continue sharing your creativity and keep on shining😊
Thank you! 😍
Love the whole idea of how you
transformed an heirloom into yet
another heirloom making it last longer❤
As always....GREAT content!!! Congrats on hitting 8K🎊💃🏻🎉
Thank you! I love the way it turned out. Can you believe 8K? I am so excited! ❤️❤️❤️
Good tutorial
Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️
Good Morning Kris, What a Sweet Quilt to give to your cousin, so nice of you. How special to share your grandmother’s quilt with her. It turned out beautifully. Thank you for sharing, 🥰👏 Chris
Good morning! Thank you so much! I am sure she will treasure it.I love how it turned out, too. ❤️
Thank you
You're welcome! Thank you for watching. ❤️❤️❤️
This is so helpful for me
I have a stack of smaller blocks that were made for a baby quilt 14 years ago that was never finished. Now I can make them into a larger quilt. Thank you so much
Yay! I am so happy it helps! ❤️
Great idea for an old, precious quilt. Thank you for the video 😊👍💕
You are so welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!
Love this block. Always wondered how it was made. Thanks for the tutorial!
Yay! I am happy this helped. Just so you are aware--there are many ways to make this block. If you search square in a square block, you will find more ideas for it. ❤️
I love this adorable scrappy block. ❤🥰 Thank you for all the little tips you include in your videos like mentioning about using a walking foot to stabilize stretchy/older fabrics. The tips are really helpful for newer quilters like me. 😊
You are so welcome! I am happy this helps! Also, welcome to the world of quilting! It is a wonderful place to be! ❤️
Love this! Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching! ❤️
Catching up
Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️
What an amazing thing you have done 🤩 Your Grandma’s quilt now lives on for future generations and I’m sure it will be treasured by them. I hope that you added this information on the quilt label so that everyone will know just how special this quilt is 👏👏🇬🇧
Thank you so much! I am sure it will be treasured. And yes! I added all the information to the label. I also love that this video will live on, too.
Love what you did with your grandmother's quilt. Reminds me of the book "Worth Doing Twice" by Morris and Muir. I like your simple quilting-- looks vintage but it reinforces the seams. Great tip about trimming the triangles to avoid the machine eating those acute angles!
Yes! Thank you! I will have to check out that book.
This was so nice; I love that you gave your grandmother's quilt new life, especially saving her hand stitching! And the "4-patch in a square" is a great idea. It gave me the inspiration to make some of these blocks and use them on the back of the quilt I'm finishing.
I am so happy it has inspired you! The are fun and work up quickly without much stress. I can just see this done in all scraps. Wouldn't that be wonderful?
Got a box of those old 4 patch . This is super to do ! Hate working w bias so this is great idea for mindless stress less sewing ! Wonderful project 😀👋
Thank you! So happy you enjoyed this!
very cool! thank you.
Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️
What a nice lookig quilt you made from your Grandmothers old one.I got a box of fabric from the Goodwill.There was alot of 4 pcs.sewed already.3by3and 4by4.now I know what I can do with them.TY 👍👍👍
Oh wow! This is perfect then! I love when things like that happen! ❤️
This is so cool, I love the idea!
Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️
Love this pattern, thanks for sharing
Thank you so much! Glad you like it!
You’re welcome 😊
Loved it!!!!!
Thank you! ❤️
Kris, I love your floating square in a square block. I don't have to stress about losing the points. But I have to tell you that this morning I heard the voice of my old Home Ec teacher, Mrs. Rhode, whisper in my ear when I saw you inserted pins parallel as opposed to perpendicular to the seam edge. It's scary but funny that her words still rattle away in my head :0)
So funny you say that! I watched Tracy's sewing hacks from The Sewing Channel and she talked about this. I didn't realize there is a technique that works better than others when it comes to pinning! I was surprised. LOL! I just pin! 😂
@@SewtheDistance I watched that episode of The Sewing Channel. What do you think about that Martelli Rotary Cutter? I like the idea behind it but it looks like it might take some time getting used to the different design.
I have a lot of friends, including Tracy, who absolutely love Martelli's rotary cutter. I haven't purchased it because I use both my right and left hand to cut and you have to buy either a right-handed or left-handed cutter. I am considering buying the Martelli cutting mat however. They do have wonderful products!
I love your respect for old quilts-perfect or imperfect ones. I have a question. I have 8 charm packs that I think could be a beautiful version of this quilt. Could it be made wholly out of charm squares? I recognize the size would be different from your quilt. I am a new quilter, and I think this is a design I could make.
Yes! You absolutely can! It would work beautifully with a charm pack if you adjust the sizes. There are a few different ways to do this. I have tried typing it out a few times, but it is tricky to explain. If you email me at sewthedistance@gmail.com, I can help by sending photos. ❤️
I really love your teaching & explaining on how to make these along with the tips. Repurposing your grandmother’s blocks are such a great idea. I have 36 blocks my grandmother hand stitched of the Grandmother’s Fan. I took the fans out of the square blocks she set them in along with the sashing in between (I believe my mother did the sashing part) because the blocks weren’t the same size. As far as I can tell the fans are. Do you have any suggestions on how to set them into something again & then make a quilt out of them? The fabric is from the 1900-1930’s I think. Thanks!
What a wonderful thing to have from your grandmother and mother! As for suggestions, could you cut backgrounds that are the same size and applique them to that? Or even if you want to keep the same background, you could piece in extensions onto the backgrounds to make them uniform in size. Just some ideas! Thank you for your kind words! I am so happy you love this video. If you want to email me pictures of the blocks, I can try to help. My email is sewthedistance@gmail.com. I am going out of town later this week and won’t have cell service so I may be a bit in getting back to you.
@@SewtheDistance thank you! That would be great if I could send you some pics. No worries on getting back to me right away, I’d sure appreciate any ideas. Have a wonderful trip.
I would love that!
Wonderful how you can use your grandmothers quilt
Question how do you calculate for floating points? Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪
That's a great question and I have no idea what the answer is, unfortunately. For this block, keeping the inner block the same size as the triangle blocks worked to give a about 1/2" distance so I would think if you make the half-square triangle blocks bigger, you would get more of a distance? I really don't know what the formula is, but I am sure somewhere there is a formula. 😬 I will have to play with it and see! Great question though!
@@SewtheDistance thanks for the answer maybe there will be a tutorial in the future? take care!
I have a bunch of 2 inch squares already cut up. Would i make the the outer part of the 4 patch a 4 inch square to cut the 2 triangles to fit the altered 4 patch?
Oh boy. That's some math! I would think so, but I am not sure. I would make a test block to try that one out! Great idea!
What am I doing wrong? My 2.75 pieces make a 5 inch block which means my squares are 2.50 each instead of 2.75. Help!
This is right, unless I am misunderstanding your issue. 2.75 + 2.75 = 5.5" but you have to. subtract your seam allowance, which is .25 x 2 = .5". So 5.5" - .5 = 5". You are good! Let me know if I am misunderstanding the question. ❤️