I spy quilt is a quilt that has different blocks that have different things of interest. You are sitting with a child, and say : I spy a monkey, or a shoe or a flower. They can be made in as many ways as a regular quilt, but with the square of novelity fabric in there for your I spy game, usually every other block thru out the quilt. Or that was my understanding of a I spy quilt anyway. I have collected several novelity fabrics am going to try and make them for the local childrens hospital we have here. So far haven't gotten very far but the thought is there. This is one time that the thought really doesn't count . Hope this explains but if someone else has a better one sure hope they jump in there.
Rita