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Friday, August 19, 2011

I Spy Quilt




    I spy with my little eye....... This quilt was fun to make, it's a twin size I Spy quilt for my son. It has all his favorite things from bowling and spongebob to pizza and strawberries, and lots of yellow! I free-motion quilted it on my machine with a meandering pattern. I've been collecting I spy fabrics for some time, and got a charm pack on ebay to top it off. I had enough squares left over to make an I Spy quilt to donate to Quilts for Kids, which I'm working on now. I only have one week of summer vacation left to finish it and then I go back to school, so it will be the last quilt I do for a while.

     I don't think I can go a whole semester without doing something creative if I wish to keep my sanity so I precut some pieces for a scrappy star quilt, I have a Take Five quilt that I'm in the process of hand-quilting and blocks for a crazy quilt that I'm hand embroidering and embellishing. Cutting is the part of quilting I least like; it's so boring and time-consuming, so having some precut pieces will allow me to do a little piecing from time to time. I have projects in each stage of completion along with a cable sweater to knit on so I should be able to squeeze in a bit of creative fix when the stress gets too high.
    
    

2 comments:

  1. What a fun way to keep a kid busy for awhile. I think I should make one for my 3 year old grandson. Love the colors.

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  2. I love seeing your quilts...someday, when I'm not working full time...maybe...I really want to start quilting. I made a couple when I was young.

    kateri @ http://dandelionhaven.blogspot.com/

    (for some reason I can only comment anonymously when comments are imbedded below the post...)

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