Jack's I Spy Baby Quilt

Shelly
by Shelly
3 Days
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Here's a baby I spy quilt I made for my stepdaughter's first child.
I Spy Baby Quilt With Needle Turn Applique
I made this I spy baby quilt for my step daughter's first child, a baby boy named Jack. I cheated a little by purchasing the fabric squares on ebay, which saved me so much time and money.
I needle turn appliqued of the baby's name. I used a fat font I found free online for the letters. I wanted the small "a" to be how he'd learn to write an "a" in school.


The quilt took just a few hours to piece together. It took me a whole day to do the needle turn applique.
Yesterday, I finally got around to basting the quilt and quilting it.
The quilting went by really fast, I quilted in the ditch with a walking foot on my sewing machine.
I used a fun camping themed fabric for the backing. This fabric was found in my fabric stash. I think it's perfect!


I attached the binding the same day as I quilted the quilt. Monday I'll be putting it in the mail to Oklahoma.


I think altogether this project took me about three days to finish but these days were spread out over several months.
Shelly
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  • Susan Susan on Jan 13, 2018

    You said the size of the squares is 4.5"...is that the finished size of the square or the size you cut before you sewed them together? Love this quilt.

  • Kathy Kathy on Jul 07, 2018

    Such a fun quilt! What search word(s) did you use to find the fabric squares? Was the quilt made from one large set of squares, or multiple smaller ones? Thank you!

  • Lem49589729 Lem49589729 on Nov 07, 2022

    What size were the letters on the quilt?

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  • Jeanette Edison Martinez Jeanette Edison Martinez on Feb 04, 2020

    I like the letter font you used. May I get the website where you found the fat font?

    • Shelly Shelly on Nov 08, 2022

      The baby I made this quilt for turned seven last month. I’m afraid I do not remember the font size I used. Sorry!

  • Shelly Shelly on Feb 04, 2020

    It’s been a few years since I made this quilt and I don’t remember where I found the font. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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