I cut my I Spy scraps into pieces of various sizes. When I needed a new leader and ender project, I looked through my I Spy scraps to see what size I had a lot of. Turns out I had a lot of 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" rectangles. I had seen a quilt made by Carla of Creatin' in the Sticks back in April that used a block called Two by Two from the Go! Cube book by Eleanor Burns. I thought the Two by Two would make a great leader & ender I Spy scrap quilt. And I was right!
I went through my drawer of 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" rectangles and looked for fabrics that had at four rectangles cut from the same fabric. I paired the scraps with Kona Goldfish.
There are some fun fabrics in here! Pigs, crayons, lily pads, elephants with rainbows, 18-wheeler trucks...lots to look at. I used my one of my favorite quilting motifs and did a big spiral.
This will be donated to the local children's hospital. Just to prove it is a great size for cuddling, here are some (admittedly staged) shots of how I hope it might be used in the future.
I named it Treasure Hunt Twist, since I think of I Spy quilts as a treasure hunt. This was #17 on my Q4 list of goals for the Finish Along, listed at Two by Two after the name of the block.
This is so cute and such a fun twist on I spy quilts that aren't just squares!
ReplyDeleteI agree, this is a fun quilt. I love the background fabric, so I'm going to add Kona Goldfish to my wish list. :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat idea for a leader/ender project- I always wind up with just squares. So cute! And a very helpful model!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun photo shoot! This is a great project. I have a few scraps that this could work for’
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