It's made entirely of scraps, except for two fat quarters that I purchased. And, to be honest, there was another fat quarter that I took a little square out of, and then used the rest for this. But the vast majority of these pieces were just scraps.
I adore it.
I pieced it mostly on my Singer 66 hand crank and bound it with my Singer 27 treadle. I did free motion quilting on it with my Singer 115 treadle. The quilting isn't an overall pattern...there are lots of hearts, stars, and swirls, some pictures of things the kids would like (our house, a t-rex, a robot), words (the kids' names, "I love you," my name and the year, etc), and other things. My hope is that in the years to come the kids will spot these things as they curl up with the quilt. And since there's the possibility the quilt might exist after I've passed away, I hope the messages will make them happy after I'm gone.
You can't see the quilting unless you really look. I think that makes it more special...like a secret message.
The quilt is around 64" by 64", which is about right for curling up on the couch. I'm so happy to start 2014 with a finish I'm so proud of.
It looks great! I've never made a log cabin, although it is on my imaginary list.
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful, cheery quilt that your family will love to curl under for many years. Very clever way to quilt with an I Spy theme.
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt! Love that you used all the different machines on it.
ReplyDeletejust beautiful and i love the thought behind the quilting!
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