Wow, it's been over a year since I posted on this blog. I only have 2 I spy quilts to show for it, one of which was actually started a long time ago, I just added a border and quilted it this year. Hmm. what have I been doing? Well there have been a LOT of T-shirt quilts this year (see my other blog - Dee B Tee's). And I got a new long arm machine - oh it is wonderful - HQ Amara! I am so happy with it. Oh and I made this paper pieced monster - and given how much I feel obligated to finish things I had to see it through to the end. Not quilted, it may not ever be quilted, but the top is done.
The pattern is called Empire Place. I know it is NOT an I spy, but I spent a year of my life on this silly thing and it's not even hand pieced. I have to show it.
I had 2 "baby occasions" this year. For the first I spy quilt, I grabbed one top hanging in the closet and added a simple pieced inner border with a black outer order & abc binding. This one went to a co-worker's 2nd child - big brother has one of my quilts too.
The 2nd quilt was made for a new baby at my church. Mom is a school teacher and dad loves cars, so I put in everything related I could find in my stash. I've made the pattern before (from Missouri Quilts) and really enjoyed doing it, so decided to do another. I used some left over binding that I found in my scrap bin. I like the colors with the black borders
Not sure what this year holds. Work has been exceptionally busy, but I do love hiding in my sewing room. It is definitely time to spend some quality hours with my novelty fabrics. I've missed them this year.
