The I Spy Quilt is finished and made it to the beach!
I am so happy that I was able to finish it before our trip. The kiddos will have a blast with this quilt. There are two triangles of each fabric so it is also great for playing a matching game.
The border is Remix Zig Zags by Ann Kelle for Robert Kaufman and the binding is Dumb Dot in Peppermint by Michael Miller. The finished size is 65" by 65". My four year old son approved of the size. He laid down under the blanket to make sure that I had made it the right size. Toddler approved!
**For a mitered corner tutorial view here - Tutorial: Quilt Border with Mitered Corner.
I love how the back turned out! It is so bright and colorful. The stripe is a fun fabric I picked up at Ikea.
As for the stitching, I quilted a seam 1/4" on each side of the diagonal seams. Then I stitched a seam through the center of each triangle. This created a nice grid on the back.
Before I started this quilt I started out with 5" squares from two "I Spy" charm swaps. I saved the larger patterns for the back. I thought they wouldn't work very well if they were cut into two triangles, but they are perfect for adding color to the back.
** For a picture update, check out another post "I Spy Quilt Revisited."
Have a great day!
Candace
Ah-mazing. But then again, would I expect anything less? Have fun!
ReplyDeleteTe felicito: es sencillamente maravilloso. A wonderful job.
ReplyDeleteMuchos cariños y que disfrutes tus vacaciones
Oh my gosh! Gorgeous! as always.
ReplyDeleteLooks fantastic! We must have been in the same charm swaps because I have the same fabrics in mine! Here is one (not-so-great) picture of one of my iSpy quilts, the other is still in progress:
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I love what you did with yours. I have charms coming from a rainbow soon - I was thinking of doing something similar with those fabrics.
This quilt is beautiful! I have been thinking about making an I Spy quilt with 2 of each fabric (for a matching game) but don't have enough of some prints (I'm working from my stash only this year). Making those HSTs is a great way to get 2 of each in there. Thanks for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I have a quilting friend who will love this. I'll be emailing her a link to your blog. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely photo shoot, Candace!
ReplyDeleteI'm very new to sewing, but I have a quilt on my to-try list!
ReplyDeleteI'd love it if you'd share at my link party, Off the Hook.
http://daisycottagedesigns.blogspot.com/2012/05/off-hook-2.html
Gorgeous quilt and photos. Quite inspiring. My beach is not so warm at present!
ReplyDeleteThe quilt is beautiful! I love the stripes! Thanks so much for sharing at The Creative Spark. I'll be featuring this on Sunday. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteJenn :)
I love this quilt! I have two sets of I Spy squares from two swaps too and this is a great way to use them!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a nice quilt! You really have a talent for choosing fabrics, I would never guess to use those together but it turned out so beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous - that is a beautiful quilt! Love, love, love the colors!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up this week!
Stacey of Embracing Change
Wow! Looks beautful. I love quilts like this that just look like they're random but really there's a method to the madness. Thanks so much for sharing at Etcetorize~
ReplyDeleteThis is a gorgeous quilt! I love that you can use it for a game too. So creative!
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ReplyDeleteStacey of Embracing Change
Looks beautiful and love the photos on the beach! The striped fabric is so neat for the back too! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteQuilting at the River Linky Party Tuesday
Featuring YOU today! :)
ReplyDeleteGinger @ gingersnapcrafts.com
http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com/2012/05/take-look-at-you-my-favorites_31.html
I've made a lot of I Spy quilts but I've never thought of making one of HSTs. It turned out so cute. What a great idea.
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone!! This was a fun quilt to make. I could make it as crazy as I wanted because it was for my kiddos.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to keep the kids entertained. Love this quilt!
ReplyDeleteThis is thee BEST i spy quilt I've ever seen! And the whole matching game aspect of it is great! Wow... So glad I happened upon this post tonight... And I LOVE the pictures too.
ReplyDeleteThe zig zags are so stinking cute!!
ReplyDeleteAgain! Great back!
ReplyDeleteWhat's this with fabric at Ikea???
robin :-)
Love them both! I'm feeling so inspired to pull out that rotary cutter about now! =)
ReplyDeleteLove how the front is a work of art but so is the back! Great job... thanks for sharing and bringing the past to the present as you are probably presently enjoying this great quilt! Thanks Candace! Kahti
ReplyDeleteI love it its great :)envy on the beach :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Stumbled upon your blog through Hoo's Got Talent. Your beach pictures are awesome! I can't believe I haven't thought of taking a quilt to the beach for pics, since the beach is my favorite place in the world!!!
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