I Spy Quilt #3

 I've been working on this quilt for a few months now. I finally finished it this weekend! :) I used Sandra's Tutorial  from Sew In Peace. Overall it was easy to put together and I love the end result. It's different than the other two I've made seen here and here. 

I also decided to stipple this one. It's tricky to do but really fun. ;) 

 For the backing I bought the binding fabric for that but the quilt ended up being a lot bigger than I thought. So I just used a bed sheet I picked up for $5.

I also made my own bias tape. 

I love how it's so different from the ones I made before. Overall a fun and time consuming project.

I Spy Book

Remember this quilt? I had a bunch of squares leftover from the swap I joined back in June and wasn't quite sure what to do with them. Since both my kids have I Spy Quilt's I was reluctant to make another. But then...... I saw this great idea to make a I Spy book.  It was just too cute not to! 

I spy Santa, a red strawberry and a girl in a blue dress. Can you find them?

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 I really love how it turned out! The best part is it's accordion style so you can fold the whole book out and play I spy.

 Then when you are all finished you just fold it back up. I followed this tutorial pretty closely except I decided not to do a snap closure. 

This is also a great way to use up some of those scraps you've been saving. You bet there are going to be more of these in the future. :)

I Spy Quilt #2

 I did it...... I finally finished the other I spy quilt. I joined a swap a few months back and 100 squares. When I laid them all out it was huge!! So I decided to pick out my favorite boy fabrics and make a I Spy Quilt for my son. I made six rows of six. For a total of 36 squares that are 6x6.

I wanted it to be different than the one I made before. I tried quilting for the first time. :) It was scary at first but really fun once I got used to it. I love how it turned out!

This time I also decided to do a border around each square. It took a bit longer to do but I love how it frames each square. I really enjoyed trying something new and stepping out of my comfort zone. What's something new you've tried lately?

I Spy Quilt- Finished!

Remember when I posted about my I spy squares? I finally finished the quilt! I love it when you envision how something will turn out and the finished product is just what you were hoping. This is one of those projects. I absolutely LOVE how this quilt turned out.

I did 10 rows with 8 squares. I ended up using 80 squares and had a few left over.

For the side and back I used Moda's Hunky Dorie. I really like how the two contrast each other. ( While taking the picture my daughter was on the other side yelling out what she saw. :)

 I also tried making my own bias tape. It was a lot easier than I thought and really fun. I love the yellow and polka dots around the edge.

I also used some light weight warm and natural in the middle. It was a little tricky stitching through all those layers on my sewing machine but I really love how it turned out.

The best part? My 2 1/2 year old loves it! It's a fun blanket that the entire family can enjoy. 

I Spy Quilt Squares

I've been collecting fabric squares to make a I Spy Blanket. I think I might have close to 100 now. Each square measures 4x4. I just went through my stash of fabric and came up with a little over 50. Then I had my Mom go through her stash and send me some. I also got some from Whoopdwhoop as well. Here's a peek at some of my favorites.

I really like these trees and birds that my Mom sent me.

I'm loving this Banana print! It's perfect because my daughter loves bananas!

I've had this carrot fabric for a while. I snatched it up at the D.I. I love it! I'm also using this for another project that I'll post about soon. I'm almost done. :)

 Aren't these mice fun? 

Now all I need to do is just start sewing. If you've made a I Spy Quilt before do you have any suggestions or tips for me? I'd love to hear them if you do.