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What's up on my design wall is the same four blocks that I left up there before leaving to go see my daughter and grandsons. The plan for these four blocks is still to make into a baby quilt.
I hope to have my cleaning done in the next day so I can get into my sewing room and start sewing. It's been a month and I have the itch bad
While gone I honestly thought I would be able to get a little stitching in. But that was not to be the case, I got very little in
So I have nothing to show for the whole month I've been absent.
But that did not stop my mind from thinking of all types of quilts I want to finish or start.
There's one quilt I want to start is the one that is being done by  Audrey over at Quilty Folks.
It is her Quilty 365.
First I thought well, I'll do it in blues. I've had this thought that 2016 will be my start a blue quilts.
But I had another thought of a quilt I've been wanting to do for my grandson's. I want to do an I-Spy quilt. Just hadn't came across a pattern I really love. I think I'll give the circles a try.



These fabrics here are the start of the backgrounds 



and here is a portion of the novelty prints I have collected for these quilt.
I would like to make them each one, so need to figure out how to go about it. Should I go with the suggested size or make them slightly larger.
Believe the blocks will need to be larger.
If I make them 6" 
I believe that would work out to get 2 twin size .

Linking up with
patchwork times 
cooking up quilts

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  1. These blocks will make a beautiful baby quilt.

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  2. Very fun! Love the idea of making eye-spy circles!

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  3. Some great fabrics and such a fantastic idea, eye-spy circles sounds fun!

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  4. Any eye spy quilt in that pattern will be fun.

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  5. That's a great idea. I spy will be a really cute quilt. You will enjoy the piecing and the grandsons will enjoy looking and using. Blessings, Gretchen

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