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From: njknight
Date: 10-20-2005, 12:31 PM (1 of 10)
Hi Again, I want to make an I Spy Quilt and have the pattern from the book PS I Love you but it shows the squares in an hexagon shape and that scares me do you think I could convert it to a square and set it on the points?  Thanks Nancy Does that make sense to you?
Nancyjean
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User: njknight
Member since: 09-28-2003 Total posts: 25 
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From: SummersEchos
Date: 10-20-2005, 03:02 PM (2 of 10)
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Nancy, Yes you can. You can really make an I Spy quilt in any shape you want. They are so fun to collect fabrics for. Summer
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User: SummersEchos
Member since: 09-29-2004 Total posts: 884 |
From: njknight
Date: 10-20-2005, 03:28 PM (3 of 10)
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Hi Thanks for your answer. Would I just say use a 3 or 4" square and then use strips to separate them? Nancy
Nancyjean
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User: njknight
Member since: 09-28-2003 Total posts: 25
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From: SummersEchos
Date: 10-20-2005, 04:55 PM (4 of 10)
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Yes if that size works for you. Outline them either with strips, or set them on corner with a wonky type frame. The possiblities are endless, do whatever you think looks best.
Summer
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User: SummersEchos
Member since: 09-29-2004 Total posts: 884 |
From: esrun3
Date: 10-20-2005, 11:32 PM (5 of 10)
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Ok, I'll bite. What's an I Spy quilt? I've heard of it before but have never been sure of just what it is. Thanks.
Lyn
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User: esrun3
Member since: 12-02-2004 Total posts: 2345 |
From: HeyJudee
Date: 10-21-2005, 07:33 AM (6 of 10)
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a quilt made using fabrics with pictures, e.g. animals, bugs, fruit, etc. It is usually a quilt for kids and you can play the "I Spy" game and have them find the picture on the quilt. When I went looking for examples to show you, I found out that traditionally they are made using hexagons....something I didn't know. Found some really great pics of some. Thought I would add some links as I thought they were interesting. Makes me consider doing one myself...my niece is having a baby any day now and this could be something for the future and I have lots of little great nieces and nephews. Glad I looked this up! http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/cr_quilting_other/article/0,1789,HGTV_3305_1394148,00.html http://www.gammon.com.au/helen/quilts/index.php?id=8 http://boonedocks.net/pa/pa.php?p:693:s:38 http://froggingout.blogspot.com/2005_01_01_froggingout_archive.html http://www.natquilt.com/gallery/quilts/ispy4bind/iispy4.htm http://www.quiltville.com/ispya4patch2.shtml TTFN from
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User: HeyJudee
Member since: 01-25-2005 Total posts: 1366 
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From: njknight
Date: 10-21-2005, 10:26 AM (7 of 10)
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Oh my gosh.........I should have started here first before spending $20.00 on a book. Thanks so much all of you. Now I just have to decide which one I will try. Thanks again and I just love this forum. Nancy 
Nancyjean
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User: njknight
Member since: 09-28-2003 Total posts: 25
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From: HeyJudee
Date: 10-21-2005, 08:06 PM (8 of 10)
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Nancy...I know what you mean. I often buy books and then discover similiar or better instructions on the web. But I am a bookworm and I love my books too. Good luck with your I Spy quilt. Make sure you come back and post a picture. Everyone loves to see what someone else does.
TTFN from
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User: HeyJudee
Member since: 01-25-2005 Total posts: 1366
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From: esrun3
Date: 10-21-2005, 09:54 PM (9 of 10)
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Judy, thanks for the sites. Adorable quilts aren't they and I can see them keeping a child busy for quite some time Will have to keep them in mind!
Lyn
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User: esrun3
Member since: 12-02-2004 Total posts: 2345 |
From: kozqltr
Date: 11-16-2005, 09:46 AM (10 of 10)
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I just found the I SPY links...I'm SAVING these....great quilts...
Juanita KOZ
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User: kozqltr
Member since: 08-17-2002 Total posts: 87 |
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