![]() ![]() ![]() I used a micro stitch basting gun to baste my background fabric/quilt top to my batting but in retrospect, for this project a spray baste would have been better as I was having to cut out the tags every time I went to place an I Spy image down! Step 5: Decide on Your I Spy Image layoutġ. We are going to attach the I Spy images using some super simple beginner free motion quilting and I didn’t want to have to bury my threads on the backside of the quilt so I decided to add the backing fabric and the additional quilting lines to hold it in place AFTER attaching the I Spy images. Okay this part might feel a bit strange but what I did next was to baste just the background fabric to the batting – no backing fabric yet! Step 4: Baste your Background Fabric to your Batting If you are using selvage edges try your best to add some fusible to the back of these too – if it is too fiddly just leave them aside and you can pin them in place before sewing down. To attach the fusible product follow the package instructions for the one you have bought – in general, you would place the fusible with the non-paper side to the wrong side of your fabric and iron for a few seconds to secure it.ĭon’t remove the paper until you are ready to fuse it to your quilt top! I had some images where the heat n’ bond was nearly at the edges and some where there was an oddly shaped triangle of it on the back of the image. Don’t stress just get them all prepped. You don’t have to be exact with your cutting either. You just need enough to secure the image down temporarily to your quilt top before you stitch it down. I used scraps of this kind of fusible of various types for mine as I was cutting them to very small sizes so it’s great for using bits that you have leftover from other projects. You can use any kind of lightweight double-sided fusible product to prepare your I Spy Images for attaching to your quilt. I’m talking about the stuff that has a paper backing that you can peel away. Step 3: Fuse Heat n’ Bond to the back of your I Spy images Easy Stroller Quilt from 7 Jelly Roll Strips!.Rainbow Raindrops Baby Quilt – Free Applique Quilt Pattern.Cut out a word that describes something related to the image even if it isn’t exactly what the image is – so for example I put the word ‘create’ next to an I spy image of a sewing machine and the word ‘sailing’ next to an I spy image of some waves.Cut out small images on the selvedge edges that corresponds with a larger image.Cut out the part of the selvedge edge with the coloured numbers in circles and add it next to a tall image.Of course, you won’t find a word that matches every image you cut out so this is just a little added extra for some of the images. This is totally optional but if you save selvage edges anyway this is a great way to add some extra life to your quilt or play mat as it can be referred to again by parents and carers when the child starts to read simple words. These pieces were meant as companions to some of the images – so for example I found a piece of selvage edge that had the word ‘cats’ on it so I cut it out and put it next to the I spy image of two cats that I had already cut out. Step 1: Cut or piece your Background FabricĪs well as the main I spy images I also cut out some small bits of selvage edges to add to my quilt. Black thread and white thread suitable for quilting (I used aurifill 40wt).Selvage edge remnants with words, numbers or pictures on them (optional). ![]() Various scraps of fabric with pictures, motifs or recognizable patterns on them that a child could name or ‘spy’. Cut some smaller 2-3” and some larger 4-5” to create variety and interest.50” square (same again for the measurements above – you can vary this to suit) White or low volume background fabric – approx.50” x 50” (My final quilt was about 42” square but you want a little extra for when you are quilting – also you can make this quilt any size you like!) you will find the video tutorial for this project at the bottom of this post along with the easy print pdf instructions. It can still be cuddled up with on the sofa of course! Because current advice is not to have babies sleeping with blankets and quilts, I made mine with a high loft polyester batting so that it could be used as a play mat and a bit of an educational learning tool instead of as something to sleep with. ![]()
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