I Spy quilts for grandchildren - finally finished them!
 

These were two I Spy quilts that I made for two of my grandchildren. They both turned 7 last year, but are from different families. The first quilt took me two years to finish. Partly because I'm new to quilting, and partly because I couldn't seem to get the patches to match up well.

I ended up making a template and painstakingly matching each single piece to it, then using Elmer's glue to glue the pieces together, sewing them together, match to the template again. Took *forever*!

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The second one I got cut out and sewn up in about 3 months, thanks to my Fiskars Fuse die cutter machine and Accuquilt go dies. I love that Fuse....speeds things up incredibly.

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They are both very cute, your grandchildren are going to love these quilts for years. All of your hard work has paid off nicely.

you did a fantastic job with the i spys

Those are beautiful I Spy quilts. I have collected novelty fabric to make I Spy quilts for my grandchildren. However, I have been delayed with two hip replacements, and recently I fell, tearing my rotator cuff. I'm awaiting surgery for that on Feb. 27 - so the sewing won't occur for awhile.

Nana, I've been looking for a die cutting machine that will work for fussy-cutting. Did the Fuse allow you to center the design as you wanted it - easily?

very nice quilts...

What a wonderful job you did! Your GKs are going to love them!

:thumbup:Great I Spy quilts! Not a pattern I would have picked for my first couple of quilts but you sure nailed it!

Most attractive I Spy quilts I've seen. Spectacular!!

Beautiful! Love the colors! The kids will get a lot of use from these!