Monday 7 February 2011

I Spy Quilt Squares Swap Anyone?

Needing something "easy" to distract my mind from everday life for a bit I'm collecting fabrics for an I Spy quilt having been inspired by others I've seen recently on the web.  Deciding on 3.5" cut squares (finished size 3") to accomodate some Makower farm labels, I started to sort out my fabrics.  About 30 different novelty and kids fabrics doesn't make much of a whole in the 250+ different ones that I'd need ..............


Attempting to decorate some myself ...................


Stamping with Dye-na-flo onto cotton squares didn't make much of an impact so out with the fabric pens ...............


A couple are ok but the half inch images are making it very fiddly and time consuming so I'll probably stop there with those.  Purchasing some larger ones or print blocks is out of the question at present and defeating the object really but I might have a go at painting some larger pictures.

Would anybody like to swap some fussy cut squares of childrens and/or novelty 100% cotton fabrics?  The top picture gives some indication of the type of thing I am currently using for this project.   

2 comments:

Hands Sew Full said...

I am just starting to investigate I Spy Quilts. I will have a peek at my stash and see if anything will work with what you have. Then maybe we can trade some.

nancgard said...

I just joined and read that you were interested in collecting I Spy fabric. I am collecting as well. Did you get what you needed.