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I won the squares for this I Spy quilt from Melissa way back in May, and I’m embarrassed it took this long to make! I hadn’t ever sewn quilt squares together like this, and it is so different from making clothing (which I find quite intuitive) that it took me a ridiculously long time to figure out how to sew the squares together! Once I did it it was super straightforward, so I’m not sure what I found so scary about it, especially since this is such a basic quilt! Check out some of the gorgeous quilts Melissa has in her etsy shop!
I did get this made just in time to hide it away as a Christmas present for my kids! I think they’ll enjoy playing with it together! Please ignore the wrinkles; photographing something I’m trying to keep a secret from my kids in daylight was challenge enough without trying to iron it first!
You should also probably not look at the binding closely at all! This was my first quilt (thank you, Melissa, for giving me the head start I needed!), and after waiting for months to have that elusive child-free time when I didn’t have more urgent tasks I decided my kids would rather have a quickly-and-oh-so-imperfectly-bound quilt while they are small than a perfect one when they are All Grown Up! I considered stitching the letters of the alphabet on the squares, or tying it, or stitching the outlines of the pictures on the back – and then got realistic (especially once I realized we’d be traveling in December) and decided instead to just leave it plain. It’s such a small quilt that it should be fine as is – I hope!
The fabric on the back was also a giveaway win, from rose read. My kids are just getting into dragons, castles, and fantasy in general, so I was thrilled to have this fabric to back the quilt with. I used a worn-out mattress pad for batting, so this was a very frugal quilt!
I’m linking this post up to a Present a Week at Works in Progress. If you’ve made any gifts for Christmas this week, you should link up also – Deb draws a winner every week (two this week, I believe), and sends lovely packages – like this fun bunting that is now decorating my daughters’ bedroom window! She also makes stunning quilts – isn’t this yellow star one beautifully cheerful?
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What a great quilt! And I love the yellow stars one you linked to, too. Quilting is something I would like to do someday. I love the idea of combining lots of colours and fabrics to make a useful work of art.
I’ll have to link up for the ‘present a week’ if I manage to make the fleece/felt board. I did buy some of the materials, and I am waiting on others (namely white duct tape from the US). While covering rectangles in fabric seems quite straightforward, I’m concerned about cutting out felt shapes to go on the board.
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This quilt looks gorgeous, and I agree that imperfection now is better than perfection “one day”. I tend to fall to “waiting for the right moment” too.
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Awesome! I want to make a quilt someday but I’m so intimidated! I know exactly what you mean about trying to make things for your kids without them seeing! I haven’t done so well at that this year!
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Love them.
I have that exact same fabric for the second one. Love that fabric.
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Beautiful! I am soooo impressed. I can’t even imagine tackling a quilt. I know this will be a treasured family heirloom!
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You are a legend! Yes I’m fully from the school of “do-it-imperfectly-now” rather than wait-till-it’s-perfect and I’m so glad glad glad you’ve grasped hold of that fact too. Congratulations :) [my christmas wall hanging is a "perfect" example of this, lol!] Thanks for the kind mention too xxx
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It looks awesome!!! So adorable!! Your kids will love it!! Have fun with your new squares :)
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I love quilts. Quilting is something I’ve always dreamed of learning. Your quilts turned out beautifully, and your kids are going to treasure them.
Yes, the yellow star quilt is very cheery and very pretty.
You are so talented!
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