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"I Spy" Quilt for Lit Ray

Kathy M. Boice — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:09:48 GMT

I made this 33 1/2" X 42" "I Spy" Quilt for my Great Grandson Raymond who is 18 months old. It is machine pieced and quilted with a walking foot on my Bernina 730E. The fabrics are 100% cotton and the batting is Warm n' Natural also 100%cotton. The blocks are cut 5 1/2", the borders are 2 1/2" and the set in corner blocks in the inner border are 2 1/2" squares. I also made the bias binding.

Raggedy Quilt

Kathy M. Boice — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 06:32:07 GMT

This 64" X 72" raggedy quilt was made for my Granddaughter. It is made of 100% cotton assorted fabrics and 100% cotton Warm N' Natural batting. It is a two sided quilt in that one side is ragged edges and the other side is the sewn seams. The seams are sewn 1/2" instead of the normal 1/4" quilt seams. The 8 1/2" blocks are machine quilted as you go. The blocks are layered one block, right side down, then a piece of batting cut 6 3/4" laid on top, then another 8 1/2" fabric square placed on top of the pile. With a walking foot, sew an X from corner to corner. Sew the blocks together in a row. After constructing each row, the seams are carefully cut every 1/4" thru the edge but not into the sewing! After all the blocks are sewn together, stitch around the entire quilt edge 1/2" in, sew it twice. Then rag cut the edges every 1/4" just as the blocks are done, being careful not to cut thru the stitching. I did not add a binding on this quilt as I want it to "rag".

This quilt is washable and dryable and will rag more each time it is washed. They are fun quilts to make and will not require special care. I love them because it can be taken to a picnic, the beach, etc. I made one for myself and I love it!!

I love Fon's and Porter's rag scissors for this cutting process.

"I SPY" baby quilt

Kathy M. Boice — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:46:56 GMT

This 31" by 41" "I Spy" baby quilt is made with assorted100% cotton fabrics. I made it for my Great Great nephew for his first birthday. The batting is 100% cotton Warm n' Natural batting. I machine pieced and quilted this quilt. The blocks are 5 1/2" unfinished fussy cut blocks, 2 1/2" border strips, and the inner border has 2 1/2" squares in the corners.The cost of materials was approximately $45. This was my first time to machine quilt a quilt. I used my walking foot and my Bernina 730E machine. I made a bias binding for the edge of the quilt.

I enjoyed making this quilt and plan on making three more for my Great Grandsons, one is 18 months old, another is 3 months old and one is 1 week old. They can snuggle up, "spy" fun items, match two blocks, or find colors, etc.

Small Crumb Quilt

Kathy M. Boice — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 02:14:19 GMT

This 100% cotton 12" X 15" little crumb quilt with 3 1/2" blocks was inspired by the internet after a cousin mentioned she loved making crumb quilts. I did not know how they were made so I googled it.

It is paper pieced with random left over pieces of other misfit blocks and small scraps of fabric. It was hand tied when finished. A binding was added.