After the 2015 Guild Quilt Show we were approached by Family Place to see if we could make a large quilt for the kids to sit on during their story time. One of our Guild members took on the task of coordinating the project; but we were asked to each make a 36″ x 36″ square (quilted and bound). These quilts (or mats) could then be individually chosen by the kids who are in attendance and they would each have their own story-time spot.

I signed up for the task immediately because Family Place is the venue our BOND mums and babies graduate to. I wanted to use some of my novelty fabrics for the quilt I was making, but I didn’t think 36″ was large enough for a good I-Spy quilt. I came up with my own pattern for this.

I re-used half of a set of curtains I made for Dylan’s room as the backing. I think the fabric makes the mat reversible, depending on the mood of the child.