It is called Swirls and it was a free pattern.
http://www.pbtex.com
The pattern calls for 8 inch square but I just used 5 inch charms instead. I love the pattern and it is so simple, just HST. I used a couple of marble charm packs.
I just went to the website and they no longer have that pattern available. Just make HST that are half light and half dark then put a narrow sashing and borders. The layout is easy to figure out with a picture.

I think the real or first charm quilts were all different fabrics. Now there are some variations. Some use two matching squares in the quilt and the child has to find the pair. In the year 2000, there were a lot of quilts designed for 2000 fabrics, 2000 pieces. Just a couple of variations.

Barb

Thanks Barb! I like it. Its on my to do list !!....

One charm pack dosnt go that far. I usually buy 3 of the same fabrics.

Cut idea. I like the offset look rather than just doing framed squares. I will try this on my next I Spy quilt.

What is an 'I spy' quilt. I should know this but I don't . Please and thanks.

An I Spy Quilt is a child's quilt. It is a game, "I SPY a dragon............," and the child finds the dragon in one of the blocks, etc.

I Spy was a book that came out maybe 10 (?) years ago and a lot of the square and charm quilts are a spin off from the original idea.

Barb

love the ideas!!! I have 200 or so pastel charms and am looking for ideas...they will probably sit another year until I can come up with the perfect project for them!

Thanks Barb. I love making kids quilts and that will be my next one thanks to you. Carol

Carol,
A word of caution: I Spy quilts can be addictive! I do all of mine out of novelty fabrics, fussy cutting alot of the motifs. I try and make sure not to have two fabrics the same (unless I am doing a Match Game quilt, but that's another topic!) I think I have more fun selecting fabric and cutting out the squares than the kids do playing the game!

:D

When I do this lecture, we have a fabric exchange. Everyone brings 48 squares and goes home with 48 plus a few extras.

I will be giving this lecture again in Platteville, WI at the 2010 Sewing and Quilting Expo at UW-Platteville
on June 4.

It is the first year of the Expo at the University and I am really looking forward to having one this close to me.

Barb

I am going on a bus trip to Shipshewana in May, I'll be loading up on kids prints and lots of 'I spy" friendly fabrics. Thank you, GrammaO

You will love Shipshewanna ! :thumbup: It is awesome How long will you be there for ?

We will only be there for the day. We go every year. Last year three of us went by car and had a great time. I forget the name but we stayed at a huge hotel next to Yoder's Dept. Store. Fabulous! I could have stayed there for a week but we had a death in the family the day we got there so came home early. The flea market is not for me but the fabric stores are to die for. Can't wait to go to Lolly's, I've been saving all year.

LOL I agree... was it the hotel with the water park ? i have to stay away at the moment , wish i could go 8-) It is a bad... bad... bad ... place for me and my money

It might be called Country Inn and Suites, I don't remember now. It was very clean and the staff was very nice. They had quilts hanging on the wall in the lobby and they were all for sale. It wasn't a water park. I would stay in a tent if I had to just to be there. I start drooling when I think of the stores.

OOOHHH SO do I ... so is this a whole bus trip ? How long does it take to get here ? Just to Shipshewanna for one day ?

I bet almost everyone would agree with you!

Moda fabrics produces batches of fabric that go together as a group and get a name like Autumn or Lucy or Animal On Tour. For every batch they also produce:

a package of 5" squares called Charms
a package of 2.5" by 42" strips called Jelly Rolls
a package of 10" squares called Layer Cakes
a package of 1/5" by42" strips called Honey Buns

There may be another couple of these packages, I forget.

Sometimes a batch of fabric might have less than 40 different colors or patterns or come combination of both and one way or another so Moda often puts in duplicates to make the count come up to the usual number.

Sometimes Moda won't put in the duplicates and the Charm package sells for less than a 40 package would.

As far as I know Moda makes these for all of its batches of fabrics - but that might just be wishful thinking.

This seller has Charms for several batches of Moda fabrics and instead of displaying the package where only the top shows, she/he displays the spread out package (supplied by Moda) so you can see exactly what's in each of the Charm packages she/he offers.

http://www.cpatchq.com/charmpacks.html

Ta Da! Hope this helps, Lucy.

Jois

It takes about 3 1/2 to 4 hours to get there from here. We are just across the river from Detroit so it is quite a long ride but we talk so much the time just flies.
There is some new law in Canada about how long the driver can be at the wheel so we only go for the day. I wish we could put together an overnight trip. I'd be first in line to sign up. It's ok though. any time in Shipshewana is good time.

Aren't the triangles also called turnovers ? LOL

Sorry about the double post. ooops

It takes about 3 1/2 to 4 hours to get there from here. We are just across the river from Detroit so it is quite a long ride but we talk so much the time just flies.
There is some new law in Canada about how long the driver can be at the wheel so we only go for the day. I wish we could put together an overnight trip. I'd be first in line to sign up. It's ok though. any time in Shipshewana is good time.

LOL you're right! I really laughed when I saw that one - about 80 die cut triangles - I thought the price was right especially on sale!

Jois

Thank you....

I'm having the hardest time lately sewing. GEEZZZ. I started making this 5" square top and I got the last row sewed last night..WELL...One of my rows I put the block the wrong wayyyy. Now I have to take it apart and fix it. I seem to be doing more ripping then anything lately. Then I also realized I put the strips the wrong way too..but that I can live with.

I have never heard this term. Love it!

Barb

The triangles are called turnovers, although I haven't seen them often or in all the collections. I am jealous of all you who live close to these neat shows, classes, etc. I love living in a small town in the middle of nowhere most of the time, but it does limit my exposure to all this great stuff! TG for the internet!

Sorry to hear this. This pattern is quick and easy but it is very easy to mix up your blocks. Take a look at it. Maybe it doesn't matter!

Yes...It was a quick and easy pattern...But..No it did matter and I had to fix it....Just finished it. I don't like the 1st border but I'm not fixing it. I'm gonna give this to the Project Linus Charity. I did use my scraps for this.

I like it! Yes, this pattern is quick and perfect for Project Linus as well as baby quilts.

Thanks for sharing the photo. I am going to save the photo to use when I give the next lecture on this if that is okay.

Barb

What is the name of this pattern? Or does it have one? Very cute quilt! I like it.

The quilt is out of Judy Martin's Log Cabin book. Hers is a little more complicated and has a pieced border.

Not a problem, glad you liked it. I just bought the backing fabric, got a bright orange and then for the binding I'm gonna do a strip method with the different colors in the squares.

Stunning