When I showed her the blocks that have been arriving from the Joy ladies for the last month she got very excited, because apparently they don't get many quilts donated that are boyish. She told me 16 blocks (about 4 foot square) is the perfect size for a wheelchair quilt. 16 was the magic number because there are 8 of us in the circle and we each made 2 blocks :)
After that there was no stopping me, the kids helped me arrange the blocks when they got in from school and I managed to get the top pieced before dinner was ready.
I can hardly wait to get this basted and quilted, because I think this will be the perfect accessory for a little boy's wheelchair!
Thanks again to the lovely ladies in the Joy circle who sent me the most fantastic I spy snowball blocks. I asked therm to follow this great tutorial from Cluck Cluck Sew using boyish fabric, and I love each and every block they made!
Hopefully I can do them justice with my quilting....
Hope you have a great weekend, and if you pop back here on Monday you will find my Modern Mini quilt for the Modern Mini Challenge Blog Hop
Eeek! There have been some fantastic minis so far, I'm a bit nervous!
Fiona x
Oh my gosh, it is amazing! How awesome!
ReplyDeleteYour snowballs look great! Happy quilting!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE this quilt top. It looks amazing (and a very cool use for i-spy fabric). Great job & I can't wait to see it quilted :)
ReplyDeleteLove the snowball quilt Fi! Perfect for a boy! What a cool wheelchair accessory! Jxo
ReplyDeleteLove this quilt top!!
ReplyDeleteIt's a fabulous quilt - well done to you and your circle!
ReplyDeleteFiona this will make a little boy so happy! It's so bright and cheery...love this! Can't wait to see it with your quilting.
ReplyDeleteWhat a brilliant cause xxx
ReplyDeletethe quilt looks fantastic, well done to everyone
ReplyDeleteYour snowballs are fab. Could spend ages eye spying away so I'm sure the recipient will feel the same way!
ReplyDeleteI'm having perspective problems... that looks huge! I love it -- it's so happy and I-spy-ey. :)
ReplyDeletewow, it looks great! nice photo too. I can't wait to see what you have on the mini blog hop. so exciting!
ReplyDeleteFantastic top Fiona! Bright cheerful, modern and full of potential story telling :)
ReplyDeleteReally lovely quilt top :-)
ReplyDeleteIt looks fantastic Fiona!
ReplyDeleteOooh, how cool! I always wondered what an ideal size was for charity quilts, I'm guessing it entirely depends on the intended recipient so the dimensions are rather elastic!
ReplyDeleteLove this quilt and a very worthy cause...going to be sooooo loved. Great work Joy Ladies and Fiona and kids. Found you through the fugly swap but was too late. I have a giveaway at http://findingfifth.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/fuglies-and-gumbies_08.html. Still open. Cheers, Fiona from Australia
ReplyDeleteGoodness, don't be worried about your mini. Your work is fantastic! And the boy quilt is so sweet...
ReplyDeleteWow, I love how it came out together. I can wait to see it finished.
ReplyDeleteGreat I-spy number - good change from the usual squares! And a worthy cause to boot!
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