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Old March 17th 05, 07:10 PM
Irrational Number
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Default "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!
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Old March 17th 05, 07:26 PM
Terbear
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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

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"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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Old March 17th 05, 07:35 PM
Pati Cook
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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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Old March 17th 05, 07:45 PM
Irrational Number
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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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Old March 17th 05, 08:39 PM
Diana Curtis
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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

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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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Old March 17th 05, 08:46 PM
KJ
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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

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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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Old March 17th 05, 09:31 PM
Irrational Number
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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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Old March 17th 05, 09:32 PM
Irrational Number
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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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Old March 17th 05, 11:16 PM
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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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Old March 18th 05, 12:06 AM
KJ
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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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