Giant Granny Panties {week 1}

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Quilt Along kick-off post here...

Welcome to the Giant Granny Panties quilt along!  This week we will be selecting your fabrics and going over some sewing basics.  This quilt is very beginner friendly so I want to make sure that any new quilters will feel comfortable jumping in and making one of their first quilts.

Fabric Requirements:

•2.25 Yards of white or off white solid {this will be your outermost round and border}
•1 Yard of a medium tone fabric
•1 Yard of a dark tone fabric
•3/4 Yard of a light tone fabric
•1/2 Yard of a light tone fabric
•1/4 Yard of a dark tone fabric

•1 Fat Eighth of a contrasting fabric {this will be your center square}



image from Sew Lux Fabric

The important thing in choosing your fabrics is to choose fabrics that contrast with each other either by print size, color, or warm/cool tones.  You want each round of squares to contrast enough that they don't get lost by blending together.

If you are still unsure about your fabric selections, there are still a few kits left at Sew Lux Fabric... just click their button on my sidebar to go shopping!

Notions:

Rotary cutter & self healing mat

Ruler {6"x24" ruler will work well for this project}

Straight pins

Thread

Scissors

Iron & ironing board

Sewing machine {not an absolute must but it will definitely make your life easier}

Sewing basics:

Sewing a scant 1/4" seam allowance {we are not making HST's} so scroll to the end of the tutorial for the part that shows you how to sew a good seam allowance.  Learning how to do this well will make your piecing super accurate.  I wish I had learned this sooner when I was learning how to quilt!

This same tutorial talks about pressing vs. ironing as well as starching when you are making your quilt top.

*I'll cover other basics as we go along so if there is a question or topic you would like to see, make sure to leave a comment so I can go over it!*

And don't forget our Flickr group either... that's a great way to get a question answered or get input from a group about fabric choices, techniques, notions, etc...

See ya'll on Friday {8/31} for cutting instructions!