The iSpy Quilt for The Blue One is ready for the quilter!  And that quilter just might be me.  I’m trying to decide – do I sent it off to Lucy to quilt it, or do I wait until the end of August and take it to her shop and quilt it myself?  If I actually want him to be able to use it this summer, I should just take it in and have her quilt it for me.  Hmm…decisions, decisions.  In the meantime, I need to put together the back for The Pink One’s iSpy Quilt.  I still need to order her border fabric for the front, but I know what the finished size will be, so there’s no reason to not get started on the back.

A couple of firsts for this quilt —>

1 – Applique.  Not too bad for my first attempt, if I do say so myself!

2 – A back with some character.  I’ve never done a back that wasn’t all the same.  Since the front is made up of 5″ squares, I figured I’d put some 5″ squares on the back as well.  I chose to separate the squares with 1.5″ blue sashing strips (there are 1.5″ white sashing strips on the front).  I think it turned out pretty darn great.  He helped choose the squares for the back.  I’ll get up-close pictures once it’s quilted.  I hope it turns out great!

I spent some time Friday night making the bindings, so at least they’re done!