How would you describe an I Spy Quilt?
#11
I make a quick I Spy version. Each block is a diff fabric, with 2 snowball corners. I trim the extra HST, sew them into a flying goose and that becomes part of the border. Not only can you look for things in the novelty fabrics, you can match them to the border. (and I use up all those leftover HST!)
#12
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You can also make them like "peek-a-boo" blocks with pockets/envelopes, so the kid has to lift a flap. That is a more specialized version, I suppose.
#13
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Believe it or not, if you google "How to play I spy" you will come up with a variety of sites with game rules which you could easily cut and past, then print out as a tag to accompany the quilt. We play lots of variations beyond the usual color clue-- a spelling variant -- "Something that begins with Q" or "rhymes with" or "the animal that makes this sound__". It's a great game for building vocabulary, conversational skills (unless you play thumbs up/thumbs down variation), turn taking. Great idea for the fund raiser you're doing.
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I am using an I Spy quilt in my toddler Sunday School class to teach them what God has made and what man has made. It is a huge success and keeps them involved. 1 and 2 year olds have short attention spans but they love a quilt on the floor and to look and point out pictures, colors objects, etc.
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Some years ago I made several !I Spy' quilts using bright fabrics with black sashing and borders, I then quilted freehand with white thread "I spy with my little eye.......what do you see????" in the sashings and borders!!
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