Ulla og jeg har fostret en lille sy-sammen. Vi har nemlig begge planer om at lave en “I spy” quilt til børneværelset, og så kunne vi jo passende se, om ikke også andre kunne tænke sig at sy med rundt omkring i blogland. Hvis I har lyst til at sy med, så smid en kommentar, så holder jeg styr på tropperne. Deadline er ikke et ord, vi bryder os om, men mon ikke, de er færdige i løbet af efteråret. Jeg sigter i hvert fald efter, at tæppet er færdigt inden november.

Ulla and I have made plans for a little sew-along. Both of us wanted to make an “I spy” for our kids, so we thought why not see if there are others, who would like to sew along with us here in the land of the blogs. If you would like to join us, leave a comment on this post, and I will keep track of the troops. Deadline isn’t a word used frequently by either of us with regard to craft, but a goal is probably to have them finished sometime during the fall. My own semi-official mission is to finish the quilt by November.

Min, eller rettere MMs, version af “I spy” kommer til at have en masse maskiner, superhelte, rumraketter og andet godt ifølge den herboende næsten-4-årige. Så vil jeg så prøve at sørge for, at det hele kommer til at se ud på en måde, der også kunne passe ham, når han er blevet lidt ældre. Ellers må lillebror jo arve til den tid. I hvert fald har jeg skrabet en masse godt stof sammen og regner med at klippe løs i løbet af denne weekend.

Billedet er et nærbillede af LBs “I spy” tæppe med dyretema. Eller rettere topstykket af tæppet, for der er stadig ikke gjort noget ved hverken mellemlæg eller bagstykke. Akkeja, det bliver så nok heller ikke i denne weekend, men mon ikke det kommer.

My, or rather MM’s, version of “I spy” will feature machines, super heroes, space crafts, and other good things to talk about according to the recident almost-4-year-old. My task is then to try to assure that the final look is calm enough to last him a bit longer than the current machine-obsessed age. If not, I guess the little brother will have a new old quilt at that time. In any case, I’ve collected a good pile of fabric and have plans to cut it during this weekend.

The picture is a close up of LB’s “I spy” quilt with an animal theme. Or rather, it’s a close up of the quilt top, since I’ve still not managed to figure out what to do for a backing. Oh well, I guess it won’t be this weekend either, but somehow, sometime it will get done.