In Stash Bee, it is Lori's turn to be our Queen. Lori is making an I Spy quilt for her father who has Alzheimer's. She asked for I Spy blocks, extra bonus points if the fabrics had to do with fishing.
Well, novelty fabrics are of course my favorite and I have a huge stash of 5" squares from various swaps I've done. I made 6 blocks for Lori and it was hard to narrow it down to only 6! I loved this block and think I might do my own I Spy quit this way. Here's is Lori's tutorial.
In Bee Inspired, it's Queen Kate's turn. She picked a really fun trees and gnomes block, originally by Sylvia at Flying Parrot Quilts. I had a good time with this one. It calls for several background prints, and some actually looked better on the wrong side of the fabric, so I flipped a few around. Hopefully you can't tell when you look at the block!
One thing I really like about these Bees is that I get to meet quilters from all over the world. This month, both of my blocks are leaving the United States. Lori is in Canada and Kate is in the UK.
The square in a square block does add an extra layer of fun to the eye spy quilt. I really love the green print in the lower left block. It looks life fluffy soft grass. I have seen a few blocks on other blogs for Kate as well. All of these are going to make for a very cute and whimsical quilt :)
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