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Baby elephant pinwheel quilt

Posted on 17 May 2019 by Granny Maud's Girl

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Pinwheel baby quilt made by Granny Maud's Girl

My lovely neighbours are expecting a grandson any day now, and they asked me to make the new baby a quilt. I do not normally sew on demand, but I was happy to make an exception for them. We live … Continue reading →

Posted in Quilting Tagged baby quilts, baby stuff, bunting, elephants, pinwheels, quilting, quilts, sewing for children

How to measure and cut triangles

Posted on 11 June 2018 by Granny Maud's Girl

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Understanding HSTs and QSTs

A few years ago, I was surprised to realise that many people in my local quilt group did not know the trick for calculating what to cut for triangles. They were lost without a pattern. I cannot remember where I learned … Continue reading →

Posted in Quilting Tagged pinwheels, quilting, tips and tutorials

Stash Bee: Staying cool, calm and collected

Posted on 8 September 2016 by Granny Maud's Girl

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Random pinwheel patchwork quilt design

Anyone who has ever been in a quilting bee knows that they are fun but that things do not always go to plan, and my Stash Bee last year was no exception. Do not get me wrong – I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Quilting Tagged pinwheels, quilting, quilting bees, quilts, scrap quilts, Stash Bee

The whirligig quilt

Posted on 20 March 2016 by Granny Maud's Girl

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Whirligig quilt pattern by Brigitte Giblin made by Granny Maud's Girl

In December, I was flicking through Creative Stash and Scrap Quilts, published by Universal Magazines, and I realised that I could make one of the pretty patterns from stash, so I did. When I started, I had no other goal than … Continue reading →

Posted in Quilting Tagged cancer, hexagons, pinwheels, quilting, quilts, stash busting

When in doubt …

Posted on 25 February 2016 by Granny Maud's Girl

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Pinwheel magic quilt finished

When in doubt, quilt big, loopy swirls all over it. I have been allowing myself to get distracted and flit from project to project as the whim takes me. I have been starting lots and not finishing much, but when … Continue reading →

Posted in Quilting Tagged baby quilts, free-motion quilting, pinwheels, quilting, sewing for children, stash busting

Pinwheels for baby

Posted on 21 January 2016 by Granny Maud's Girl

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Pinwheel magic quilt in progress

At our sewing group’s end-of-year Christmas party, I was lucky enough to receive two rulers in the Kris Kringle gift swap. (That is the short version of events. The long version is that I saw a plant on the gift … Continue reading →

Posted in Quilting Tagged baby quilts, pinwheels, quilting, quilts, sewing for children, stash busting

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Granny Maud's Girl

My name is Carla, and I am a craft addict. I wish I had half the sewing and knitting talents of Granny Maud, my great-grandmother. Practice makes perfect!

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I stopped actively updating this blog in 2021, but I do read and reply to comments, and I am still sewing, knitting and crocheting.
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