WIP - my first bed sized quilt!

Doesn't it give you a warm, fuzzy feeling when your QI approves so
wholeheartedly of your work?? Your Grandchildren will have a lot of fun
playing with their special quilts.
chipper

"muse9" wrote in message
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I am making two I Spy quilts - one for each grandchild and I finally have
the first one all pieced except for the borders! It is twin size and just
the second quilt I've ever made. Yes, it still is a WIP but I finally
have
the 108 four inch squares sewn together with sashings. I'm using one of
the
patterns from the Ami Simms Picture Play book. I have two of each fussy
cut
square so that the kids can play match games in addition to I Spy games
with
it. When I was arranging the squares on my design wall my DH kept coming
in
and trying to match up all the pictures! Maybe I should make him an I Spy
quilt too!

This will be my first attempt in sewing on borders as I did not use them
in
my first small quilt. I am also curious how the machine quilting progress
will go when I do get the layers all put together as this will be the
largest top I have tried to quilt on my machine. But I love learning new
things!

I have pics of the top minus borders and also a picture of the border
fabrics:

http://community.webshots.com/album/198414237nLzCdf

Everyone here has been so helpful to me in learning and keeping up on this
wonderful new hobby of mine! Thanks to all of you!

Bonnie

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Yes, the QIs opinions are very important! I am hoping my grandchildren will
enjoy these quilts as well!

Bonnie

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"Chipper" wrote in message
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Doesn't it give you a warm, fuzzy feeling when your QI approves so
wholeheartedly of your work?? Your Grandchildren will have a lot of fun
playing with their special quilts.
chipper

On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 16:08:59 -0500, "muse9"
wrote:

I am making two I Spy quilts - one for each grandchild and I finally have
the first one all pieced except for the borders! It is twin size and just
the second quilt I've ever made. Yes, it still is a WIP but I finally have
the 108 four inch squares sewn together with sashings. I'm using one of the
patterns from the Ami Simms Picture Play book. I have two of each fussy cut
square so that the kids can play match games in addition to I Spy games with
it. When I was arranging the squares on my design wall my DH kept coming in
and trying to match up all the pictures! Maybe I should make him an I Spy
quilt too!

This will be my first attempt in sewing on borders as I did not use them in
my first small quilt. I am also curious how the machine quilting progress
will go when I do get the layers all put together as this will be the
largest top I have tried to quilt on my machine. But I love learning new
things!

I have pics of the top minus borders and also a picture of the border
fabrics:

http://community.webshots.com/album/198414237nLzCdf

Everyone here has been so helpful to me in learning and keeping up on this
wonderful new hobby of mine! Thanks to all of you!

Bonnie

Great quilt! And I love the picture of the blissfully happy cat,
wrapped in the quilt. You'll have to make him one now, you know!



-- Jo in Scotland

Let me just echo everybody else: it is brilliant! Do you mind if I copy?
He, he. I need to do another baby quilt (just by Christmas, since I'm
already late, why fret) and I was thinking of "just" squares for an I
Spy quilt, but I like it a lot with the sashing + corner stones. And I'd
get to practise matching up some more, right?

Hanne

muse9 wrote:
I am making two I Spy quilts - one for each grandchild and I finally have
the first one all pieced except for the borders! It is twin size and just
the second quilt I've ever made. Yes, it still is a WIP but I finally have
the 108 four inch squares sewn together with sashings. I'm using one of the
patterns from the Ami Simms Picture Play book. I have two of each fussy cut
square so that the kids can play match games in addition to I Spy games with
it. When I was arranging the squares on my design wall my DH kept coming in
and trying to match up all the pictures! Maybe I should make him an I Spy
quilt too!

This will be my first attempt in sewing on borders as I did not use them in
my first small quilt. I am also curious how the machine quilting progress
will go when I do get the layers all put together as this will be the
largest top I have tried to quilt on my machine. But I love learning new
things!

I have pics of the top minus borders and also a picture of the border
fabrics:

http://community.webshots.com/album/198414237nLzCdf

Everyone here has been so helpful to me in learning and keeping up on this
wonderful new hobby of mine! Thanks to all of you!

Bonnie

Thanks Johanna! Both of my cats are happiest when in the middle of any
sewing project I have going on! They are big fabric lovers and know the
difference between ordinary fabric and quilting fabric! I've started
putting many of my fabric scraps in a basket they like to sleep in and they
love it!

Bonnie

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http://community.webshots.com/user/bonnied9


Johanna Gibson wrote:

Great quilt! And I love the picture of the blissfully happy cat,
wrapped in the quilt. You'll have to make him one now, you know!



-- Jo in Scotland

Thank you Hanne! I don't mind at all if you copy but it is not my design -
I got it from the Ami Simms Picture Play book. She has other I Spy styles
featured as well. I really like the way the sashing frames and separates
the squares and that is why I chose that one. It is not hard to do -
obviously since I am very much a beginner! After I finish this one for my
grandson then I have another one to do for his older sister. That one will
have more "girly" pictures!

Bonnie

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http://community.webshots.com/user/bonnied9


"Hanne Gottliebsen wrote in message:

Let me just echo everybody else: it is brilliant! Do you mind if I copy?
He, he. I need to do another baby quilt (just by Christmas, since I'm
already late, why fret) and I was thinking of "just" squares for an I
Spy quilt, but I like it a lot with the sashing + corner stones. And I'd
get to practise matching up some more, right?

Hanne

Bonnie, I love the pictures of your sewing room. It looks so organized and
peaceful. It must be a joy to work in there. I need to get mine whipped in
to shape. It's starting to get too much stuff jammed in.
Kathyl
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"muse9" wrote in message
...
Thank you Hanne! I don't mind at all if you copy but it is not my
design -
I got it from the Ami Simms Picture Play book. She has other I Spy styles
featured as well. I really like the way the sashing frames and separates
the squares and that is why I chose that one. It is not hard to do -
obviously since I am very much a beginner! After I finish this one for my
grandson then I have another one to do for his older sister. That one
will
have more "girly" pictures!

Bonnie

--
http://community.webshots.com/user/bonnied9


"Hanne Gottliebsen wrote in message:

Let me just echo everybody else: it is brilliant! Do you mind if I copy?
He, he. I need to do another baby quilt (just by Christmas, since I'm
already late, why fret) and I was thinking of "just" squares for an I
Spy quilt, but I like it a lot with the sashing + corner stones. And I'd
get to practise matching up some more, right?

Hanne

Thank you Kathyl! It is a very small basement room that I just finished
this summer but I do love it! It now has a treadmill in it also but that
actually does not get in the way as much as I thought it might. (plus it
folds up) I guess with a small room I can say I save steps going from the
sewing machine to the cutting/ironing table. I used to cut in one room,
iron in another and sew in a third room!

I love your room and that nice big window! A big window is one thing I miss
in a basement room but that is why I painted the room a cheerful yellow -
trying to keep it from looking like a dark basement.

Bonnie

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"KJ" wrote in message
news:%Gibd.386202$Fg5.344921@attbi_s53...
Bonnie, I love the pictures of your sewing room. It looks so organized
and
peaceful. It must be a joy to work in there. I need to get mine whipped
in
to shape. It's starting to get too much stuff jammed in.
Kathyl
remove "nospam-" before mchsi
http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz