Turkey Trot Blog Hop Day 1: Thankful Wreaths

Hello!  It's turkey time!

I'd like to invite you to take a little break from the

house cleaning, the menu-making and the grocery

shopping.  All that Turkey Day work can wait just a

bit longer while you settle in with a cuppa and enjoy

Day One of the Turkey Trot Blog Hop!

I have a fun quilty project for you to gobble up that

will have you tearing through your scraps.

But that's just one dish in the buffet.

Make sure you check out the other Turkey Trot

bloggers at the end of this post for more fun!

 

This time of year I'm really drawn to scrappy quilts.

I'm sure it's all of those colors!

I love pulling my first garlic knot quilt out every fall 

It's so full of fun fabric combos that it makes me

smile everytime I walk into our room.

It's always made me want to give it another go, too,

especially since this one is a tad bit small.

Thankful Wreaths

I decided to tackle it this year and I now have

a bigger one almost ready to go.

The top measures 91 X 111; even though it'll shrink a bit

with quilting (and washing), it should still fit nicely.

A friend showed me how to construct this block years ago so

there is not a tutorial to share but if you'd like to try them out,

I can at least give you a few instructional pics and the

measurements.  They're very simple and easy to pick up!

*For my queen sized quilt, I estimated that I used

approximately 3 to 4 yards of background fabric.

*For the colors, I just pulled from my scraps and my stash.

From the background fabric you'll need 2" strips and

3 1/2" strips; from the colors, you'll only need 2" strips.

Sew up the above A and B strip sections as shown.

Cut each strip set into 2-inch sections.

Lay out two A sections and two B sections exactly

as shown above; sew together. 

Follow this exact placement for all blocks to ensure

that when you rotate them, they will all meet up.

Completed block (6.5" unfinished).

**Update:  a reader commented she went with 2.5" strips which 

reminded me I meant to say that you could certainly make these

any size.  It would be a great way to use up orphan jelly strips!

***Second update:  Please see more cutting tips here.

Just like log cabin blocks, the garlic knots have multiple

layout options.  Above is my design wall as I built my wreaths   

but play around a bit to see what your favorite is.

I'd love to meet you back here next week when I share my

completed Thankful Wreaths on the Tuesday To Do Linkup!

(Provided I find a backing!)

Happy quilting!

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