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"I Spy" rules
Couldn't really find this out when Googling...
Do I put all the alphabet items in order? Do I have to have a list of the "answers" somewhere on the quilt? (as in a label or whatnot) What do I put in the extra blocks? I think I have 32 hexagons. Thanks, experts! -- Anita -- |
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Hi Anita,
I have not made one yet. But we are collecting squares for one (I am going to make it with my son). We are doing the I SPY match game. Where there will be 2 like squares of each (but different fabrics). I am not 100% sure, but I think there is to be one block that doesn't match up...I have seen them done tones of different ways. I especially love the one Marcella's son made...be sure to stop by her webshots to see it. Best of luck & please share your quilt once it is made. Thanks Teri -- Teri http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/Tquilts "Irrational Number" wrote in message ... Couldn't really find this out when Googling... Do I put all the alphabet items in order? Do I have to have a list of the "answers" somewhere on the quilt? (as in a label or whatnot) What do I put in the extra blocks? I think I have 32 hexagons. Thanks, experts! -- Anita -- |
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Anita, I don't think there are any "rules" for an "I Spy" quilt. Just
put it together any way you want. Sometimes there are 2 of the same/similar things so that the child can match them, sometimes just lots of different things. The ones I made are huge quilts, but the kids seem to love them. Not in any alphabetical order, and I didn't even lay them all out to get a "good" color placement. I just tried to not have the same main color hexes too close together. These are supposed to be fun, so have fun when making it. (And don't know about "extra" spaces, I just did the quilts as big as I had stuff to cut hexes from, and yes I have some sort of repeats but tried to get different parts of the same fabric and no two exactly the same. And I made 3 at the same time. With different color triangles. G ) Pati, in Phx Irrational Number wrote: Couldn't really find this out when Googling... Do I put all the alphabet items in order? Do I have to have a list of the "answers" somewhere on the quilt? (as in a label or whatnot) What do I put in the extra blocks? I think I have 32 hexagons. Thanks, experts! -- Anita -- |
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Pati Cook wrote:
Anita, I don't think there are any "rules" for an "I Spy" quilt. Just put it together any way you want. Sometimes there are 2 of the same/similar things so that the child can match them, sometimes just lots of different things. Cool. I have made a "Concentration" quilt before (two of every kind to match). The ones I made are huge quilts, but the kids seem to love them. Not in any alphabetical order, and I didn't even lay them all out to get a "good" color placement. I just tried to not have the same main color hexes too close together. These are supposed to be fun, so have fun when making it. (And don't know about "extra" spaces, I just did the quilts as big as I had stuff to cut hexes from, and yes I have some sort of repeats but tried to get different parts of the same fabric and no two exactly the same. And I made 3 at the same time. With different color triangles. G ) I'm making 2 or 3 at the same time. I'm toying with all one-colour triangles or all different primary-coloured triangles... It _IS_ fun! (I have not cut any triangles yet; still collecting fabric.) The HGTV site says to have a list of all the names, do I need to do that? -- Anita -- |
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Your quilt, your rules.
Im making two, one for DD, one for DGS, and they wont be identicle, and even if they were I wouldnt go to the bother of listing the items. Let the kids do that on a rainy day. It will help them with their handwriting and spelling. :-) Diana -- I know all the answers, it's the questions I have problems with "Irrational Number" wrote in message ... Pati Cook wrote: Anita, I don't think there are any "rules" for an "I Spy" quilt. Just put it together any way you want. Sometimes there are 2 of the same/similar things so that the child can match them, sometimes just lots of different things. Cool. I have made a "Concentration" quilt before (two of every kind to match). The ones I made are huge quilts, but the kids seem to love them. Not in any alphabetical order, and I didn't even lay them all out to get a "good" color placement. I just tried to not have the same main color hexes too close together. These are supposed to be fun, so have fun when making it. (And don't know about "extra" spaces, I just did the quilts as big as I had stuff to cut hexes from, and yes I have some sort of repeats but tried to get different parts of the same fabric and no two exactly the same. And I made 3 at the same time. With different color triangles. G ) I'm making 2 or 3 at the same time. I'm toying with all one-colour triangles or all different primary-coloured triangles... It _IS_ fun! (I have not cut any triangles yet; still collecting fabric.) The HGTV site says to have a list of all the names, do I need to do that? -- Anita -- |
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You can do whatever YOU want to do. I wrote all the words of the "spy"
fabrics in my border with the alphabet that came on my sewing machine. Their are no hard, fast rules on "I Spy" quilts. Here's a close-up of one of my I Spys. http://community.webshots.com/photo/...21090060bMxZyy "Irrational Number" wrote in message ... Pati Cook wrote: Anita, I don't think there are any "rules" for an "I Spy" quilt. Just put it together any way you want. Sometimes there are 2 of the same/similar things so that the child can match them, sometimes just lots of different things. Cool. I have made a "Concentration" quilt before (two of every kind to match). The ones I made are huge quilts, but the kids seem to love them. Not in any alphabetical order, and I didn't even lay them all out to get a "good" color placement. I just tried to not have the same main color hexes too close together. These are supposed to be fun, so have fun when making it. (And don't know about "extra" spaces, I just did the quilts as big as I had stuff to cut hexes from, and yes I have some sort of repeats but tried to get different parts of the same fabric and no two exactly the same. And I made 3 at the same time. With different color triangles. G ) I'm making 2 or 3 at the same time. I'm toying with all one-colour triangles or all different primary-coloured triangles... It _IS_ fun! (I have not cut any triangles yet; still collecting fabric.) The HGTV site says to have a list of all the names, do I need to do that? -- Anita -- |
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Diana Curtis wrote:
Your quilt, your rules. Im making two, one for DD, one for DGS, and they wont be identicle, and even if they were I wouldnt go to the bother of listing the items. Let the kids do that on a rainy day. It will help them with their handwriting and spelling. :-) I like that! They gotta do some work, too! -- Anita -- |
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KJ wrote:
You can do whatever YOU want to do. I wrote all the words of the "spy" fabrics in my border with the alphabet that came on my sewing machine. Their are no hard, fast rules on "I Spy" quilts. Here's a close-up of one of my I Spys. http://community.webshots.com/photo/...21090060bMxZyy Excellent. (I have the same music fabric!) I do like this making my own rules thing... -- Anita -- |
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KJ: This quilt rocks!! It is one of my fav I SPY
quilts. PAT KJ wrote: You can do whatever YOU want to do. I wrote all the words of the "spy" fabrics in my border with the alphabet that came on my sewing machine. Their are no hard, fast rules on "I Spy" quilts. Here's a close-up of one of my I Spys. http://community.webshots.com/photo/...21090060bMxZyy |
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Gee thanks Pat! I've made the typical I Spy pattern with the hexagons and
triangles, but this one is just as attractive in my opinion! And sooooo easy ...4" blocks in the middle, 2" inner border, then a 2" outer border of smaller motif I Spy type blocks. I had pictures of the mom and dad that I put in the outer border. Thought it would be fun for the child to find Mommy and Daddy. "Pat in Virginia" wrote in message news:Zkn_d.19$%d7.2@lakeread03... KJ: This quilt rocks!! It is one of my fav I SPY quilts. PAT KJ wrote: You can do whatever YOU want to do. I wrote all the words of the "spy" fabrics in my border with the alphabet that came on my sewing machine. Their are no hard, fast rules on "I Spy" quilts. Here's a close-up of one of my I Spys. http://community.webshots.com/photo/...21090060bMxZyy |
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