pastormarilyn

This is beautiful. Please tell me what size blocks did you use. I want to make a quilt like this for my brother. I need to know what size blocks and how many do you think I need for a queen size quilt. Another thing, why did you think they call this I spy? Thanks

luckylindy333

Fantastic, I can't believe you got it together in such a short amount of time!

pippa45

Wow.
How did you do that in one weekend ?
I would still be sorting fabrics for it.
Well done. :thumbup:

pab58

WOW!!! I love it!!! It looks like a scrap quilt!! He is sure to love it!! :thumbup:

vintagemotif

I didn't follow a pattern; I just looked at the two quilts that I mentioned in my posts. My cut squares were 4 1/2x 4 1/2, finished 4x4. I first cut strips 4 1/2 wide and then cut them into squares. I arranged the square as to how I wanted them to look finished. I then sewed my half squares together (sew down the middle of a square and only used half of the square to make a new square). I then sewed four squares together to form a block, then sewed blocks to form rows, and rows together to form top. You just need to make enough blocks to cover the area the you want (divided the finish square size into the finish size to give you an idea of how many squares across and down, then multiple those numbers for total blocks). I like to guesstimate. I feel that the borders gives the quilt a finished clean look.

This was such a fun project; and yes, I'm even surprised I completed this in just a weekend. Have fun with your project!
That may not be the easiest way to do it, but it worked for me.

pastormarilyn

Thanks for you help. I will let you know how I made out.

marmalade

That is so nice & is going to make a wonderful gift for your dad.

Naturalmama

That's wonderful - love it!!

Katrine

What a GREAT idea! Fantastic quilt for your Dad.

illinois

Don't you have to cut your squares for the 1/2 sq. triangles bigger than 4 1/2" to allow for the seam allowances on those pieces? I love this pattern and want to make one for my grandson. Wonderful idea!