Last Saturday I had this idea pop into my head--make them an I-Spy quilt before they leave. I started organizing the fabric and had another idea pop in--why not include some photos of her family friends and other neighbors. After a trip to the local craft store I had this in my hands and started downloading and printing pictures.
Starting Monday I started sewing, after preschool graduation on Tuesday I had most of the blocks put together. Wednesday the quilt top was done. Thursday I spent most of the day bent over the machine quilting. I finished the binding right before a meeting I needed to attend at 7pm. After the meeting I ran the quilt over to her and wish that I had a picture of her reaction.
This was definitely a labor of love--but worth it all. We will miss our neighbors, but know they will be loving the new house and lush green forests in Oregon.
Same measurements as my previous I-Spy Quilt
The squares in the middles are the same fabric as the binding. My hubby thinks the squares should be centered in the middle.
Here's a close-up of the pictures in the middle of a block
I loved this quilt. My only complaint was that as I was pinning the layers together my kids decided it was a great place to play tag--after I quilted it I realized that there was a lot of puckering on the back--hopefully they won't be looking at the back too much.
4 comments:
You are amazing! This quilt is beautiful and the love you put in it shows. I really like the pictures.What a great idea. It will bring back fun memories. I am also impressed that you quilted it. Way to go 8)
Another GREAT I spy quilt! It's fun to spy the squares I submitted for the swap. I received my squares yesterday. YES!...time to get under production. Thank you for a great swap!
It's so fabulous!! I love your binding fabric -- it's too perfect!
I made an I-Spy quilt last week, all in one day... Nearly killed me, but it NEEDED to be done as a special gift for someone who really, really needed it. It's kind of fun to have a project every now and then that has a serious deadline -- it means things get done! :o)
i just noticed this post. i love you! i wish you had a picture of my reaction too. i couldn't believe you did this. still can't. you are so amazing
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