Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

The title says it all, this weekend has been a blessing of what's to come. We have had two days of some perfect fall weather. I just want to sit out on the back porch and read, enjoy the weather. But I think instead of reading I'm going to take Ben's I spy quilt and try to finish up the binding. I've been meaning for a while now to write this post on how the boys I Spy quilts came about and was constructed. It started with Audrey over at Quilty Folks and her Quilty 365 challenge. I decided then, when I saw the challenge, that this is going to be the boys I Spy quilt. Because you see I've been collecting and thinking about how I was going to go about making that quilt and when I saw her post and challenge, I knew that was what I wanted to do. Now knowing that I had 2 quilts I was going to be making and realized it wasn't feasible for me to appliqué the circle down by hand. So I decided to use the method where you sew fusible interfacin

So happy to be able to say and show something on this last Sunday of August, which is so hard to believe that another month has gone by. You know it's 119 days till Christmas, WowWee. My day is making, attaching and sewing down the binding on the 2 I Spy quilts. I decided to just use the leftover trimmed pieces from the backs. It will be a colorful binding don't you think. I like to start with a 2 1/4 inch strip, I find 2 1/2 too wide and 2 inch usually not enough. I had thought about putting it all on by machine but I like to do the last step by hand. Find it very soothing. So my afternoon/evening is near perfect in someways.  Hope yours is too. Linking up with Kathy"s Quilt