Here is my entry for the spring Blogger's Quilt Fest 2011. (NOTE: Don't miss the I Spy rhyme, below, that goes with this!)
I talked about this quilt before, but I'll quickly discuss it again. It is a string quilt, a charm quilt (no two fabrics are alike), and an I Spy quilt! Here's the I Spy rhyme my younger daughter and I wrote:
I spy bunny ears, a butterfly, a tree,
Dogs, a pepper, and some broccoli.
Dogs, a pepper, and some broccoli.
I spy a giraffe, a horse, some French fries,
An eggplant, an orange, and owls so wise.
I spy a fortune cookie, a stack of dishes,
A peacock, a black motorcycle, a cat, and fishes.
I spy a pumpkin, a duck, a snake,
A guitar, yellow sunflowers, and a slice of cake.
Can you find all of the things in the rhyme in the quilt? I have close-up photos of the quilt in the initial post of this quilt (and in my flickr photostream) to enable you to see the fabrics more closely.
This was my first string quilt, my first charm quilt, and my first I Spy quilt. I don't know what on earth possessed me to try to do all three in one quilt. It was not easy, and I will never do that again! I've since done a couple of string quilts that were not nearly this tough, because I didn't worry about repeating fabrics, or the I Spy aspect, either. I may do an I Spy quilt again, or a charm quilt again (maybe), but not all three in one!
This was my first string quilt, my first charm quilt, and my first I Spy quilt. I don't know what on earth possessed me to try to do all three in one quilt. It was not easy, and I will never do that again! I've since done a couple of string quilts that were not nearly this tough, because I didn't worry about repeating fabrics, or the I Spy aspect, either. I may do an I Spy quilt again, or a charm quilt again (maybe), but not all three in one!
I absolutely love this quilt; I think the colors and the fabrics are so bright and fun!
