I quickly pulled this one together over the weekend, marathon sewing. I saw the post last Friday on the I Spy quilt and just loved it ( that gal followed someone's pattern that is posted on site). Well, my father's 86 birthday is coming up and I didn't know what to get him. After seeing the two pretty I Spy quilts, I knew just what I was going to give him- An I Spy quilt. I took his interests from over the years to use as the theme: music, birds, sailing, money, space, dogs, travel, and baseball. Since his mother had been a quilter too, I found a fabric that looked like a quilt. I also used some fabrics that were scraps that my mom had sent me. I was able to send it in the mail Monday, my deadline. I had some frustrations with working with a fusible batting, which didn't work (that was a rant post of mine on Sunday).
I like this quilt pattern so much that I plan to use this theme quilt not only for children, but also for adults. I thank the two gals for sharing their pictures of their beautiful work; it was such a great inspiration for me.

Beautiful work. I love this one!

Love it and I'm sure your dad will too.

Thanks for sharing.

Merry Christmas to you and yours.

what a great quilt! I bet your dad will love it!

What a wonderful idea for your Dad! So much thought and love went into it. He's going to love it! :D

Very nice!

I love this kind of I spy. Your father is going to love it!!!!

Great job-- love the layout--I can't seem to get the colors to follow whats in my head :(

Cool idea! It might be helpful for dementia/alzheimers patients, too.

Beautiful.