I spy quilts - age
Jan & Art Dunaway
and first child is apprehensive, so I thought a baby quilt as well as a
quilt for child #1 might be a good idea..... the question.... he's turning
6, is mildly autistic (functions but needs special ed), is an I spy an
appropriate quilt for a child of this age??? We no longer live close so I'm
unable to gauge this....... thanks!
Also I'd like to ask for prayers for my best friends niece. While riding
her boyfriend's horse this morning, it somehow fell on top of her, she
managed to crawl/pull herself out of the arena and call for help on her cell
phone. Her 5th lumbar has exploded?? Information is still sketchy at this
point, but she is awaiting surgery and at this point shows no sign of
paralysis. I'm sure she can use all the prayers you all can manage!
Thanks!
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frood
the babies yet), ages 9, 5, and 3. They all love them! If you are making
2, one for baby, one for older sibling, it would be fun to use some of
the same images in both quilts. Then, they can find the matches! My
babies do love to look at all the images on the quilts, too.
Jan & Art Dunaway spoke, and these pearls of wisdom spewed forth...
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Wendy
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Wayne & Rena Nelson
your question, I am in the process of making one for my youngest son and he
will be turning six soon. What I plan to do is make the eye spy quilt and
then on the borders embroider the things he should spy. And I also put some
matches in their for him to find. Hope this helps and good luck.
Rena Nelson
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Kim Graham
more challenging if you use each I spy print twice so they can do matching
things. To help with the special ed stuff, include a list of things to look
for that his aide can use if s/he sees the quilt -
6 bugs
4 frogs
2 soccer players
and so on.
These kinds of activities (especially when used with a tactile prompt like a
quilt) are wonderful tools for helping autistic or other socially challenged
children work cooperatively with other kids or with their aide.
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Kim Graham
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Elaine Ross
have had more fun with that quilt. Just last Sat. we were there and she got
the quilt out and we all sat around in a circle playing I Spy.....Samantha
would holler out whose turn it was and then she would find the item. I used
pictures that were simple enough for her to begin with, and then could get
more complicated as she got older. She thinks I should make her 2 year old
brother one also. Maybe next year!!
Elaine
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Jan & Art Dunaway
information!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!
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Kim Fisher
when she was eight, and started one for my youngest. I just got it out
again to finish, actually. All those little itty triangles.. I had to
put the second one away for a bit. Anyhow, Charlie is now four and a
half. All my kids like playing I Spy with the quilts. I think a good tip
would be to collect some prints of things the 6YO likes particularly. I
made Bo's quilt with lots and lots of animals. Charlie's has
rocketships and cars and the like. Our close friends have a mildly
autistic daughter, now seven I think, and she likes looking at them too.
They're fun to play with!
Best wishes for your friend's niece.
Also Kim
Jan & Art Dunaway
like I saw demonstrated on Simply Quilts..... I think this one I'll have to
resort to (gasp) pinning! I've made them for smaller children and even
finished a doll sized one for a friend's daughter next month. I will find
some more masculine prints to add to my collection and start cutting today.
Thanks for the input!!
And an update to my friend's niece..... she was transported by ambulance to
a larger town last night since no one at the smaller rural town could do the
surgery. The good news is the surgeon was going to conduct more tests, but
at this time he doesn't think surgery is needed. Will know more later
today. Thanks for the prayers!!
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Kim Fisher
Jan & Art Dunaway wrote:
>
> Thank you! I agree, those little triangles!! Mine do not line up simply
> like I saw demonstrated on Simply Quilts..... I think this one I'll have to
> resort to (gasp) pinning! I've made them for smaller children and even
> finished a doll sized one for a friend's daughter next month. I will find
> some more masculine prints to add to my collection and start cutting today.
> Thanks for the input!!
A tip for cutting out those #$%# triangles. Take the time and cut off
the tips. Makes lining them up on the hexagons a LOT easier. If they're
lined up on the hexagon correctly, then when you sew the hexagons
together you stand a better chance of them lining up in a row, thus a
better chance of them lining up when you sew the rows together.
But as you probaby realized it- this *still* doesn't exactly work the
way one would like, and I end up pinning the rows. (I hate pinning)
I also unpick a lot. Drat.
I'd be re-sewing an unpicked row later this morning, but I am taking the
time DH is away to paint the kitchen without kibbutzing or bickering
over the color. Actually, I think we want close to the same thing, but
use such different terms for the colors themselves we never get
anywhere. (You want to paint it *WHAT*??)
Good luck with those triangles! And your friends niece.
Also Kim 'have paintbrush will travel' Fisher
chipper
using matches of the patches would be fun too...
I think this kind of quilt is fun for "kids" of any age. My mother, who is
in her mid 70s has been saving clothing tags for ages to do a quilt along
this line...no two are alike.
chipper
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SusanTorrens
writes:
>A tip for cutting out those #$%# triangles. Take the time and cut off
>the tips. Makes lining them up on the hexagons a LOT easier. If they're
>lined up on the hexagon correctly, then when you sew the hexagons
>together you stand a better chance of them lining up in a row, thus a
>better chance of them lining up when you sew the rows together.
>
>But as you probaby realized it- this *still* doesn't exactly work the
>way one would like, and I end up pinning the rows. (I hate pinning)
>
I used the method used for SnW hexagons. Press the seams open instead of to
one side. Then you can match up the "dog ears" when sewing them into rows. I
trimmed them off after sewing, and only used a couple of pins. I also use my
walking foot when matching difficult seams. There are as many methods of doing
this as there are people - you just have to try different ones until you find
the one that works for you.
Susan in Kingston ON
Jan & Art Dunaway
again.... (big surprise!) So, if I don't answer anyone, it's because I
didn't see the post. I think I might have to back burner the I spy and
start working on a charity/raffle quilt for my friend's niece. She is having
surgery in the morning... 8 hours worth... and then will stay in the
hospital for 2 weeks and then have a stint in rehab. They are hopeful
within a year she will be fairly normally functioning. Since they all
rodeo alot, I've offered to make a quilt that they can take around and sell
chances on. The niece was rodeo queen a couple of years ago, so I'm sure
there are a quite a few people who would want to help out. Found a cool
off-center log cabin in an old Quiltmaker magazine that could probably be
tied so it would go quickly.... and then I can get back to my I spy...... I
just bought new fabric for it yesterday too!!! It's calling my name!!! Oh
well.... I can go shop for the log cabin I guess!!! :-)) Thanks again for
the VERY helpful tips on those triangles and for all the prayers for my
friend's niece.
-Jan
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KatKaylor
pity on me and tell me what an "I spy" quilt is. I am not familiar with the
game.
Jan - I will pray for your neice's recovery!
Warm Regards,
Kathleen
"It is never too late to become what you might have been."
Pat Winters
the I Spy craze was universal but I even met a LQS owner in SW
Virginia who did not know about them. So I guess it has skipped
regions? You can get started on I Spy Quilts and introduce it to
LI. <G>
Anyhow, it is a quilt made with a wide variety of novelty prints,
with which a child can play a game. You state: "I spy something
yellow" and the child points to the fabric with the chick. For an
older child you might say: "I spy a baby hen" ...... you change
the questions to suit the age/vocabulary of child. Ask child to
find 2 frogs or something with the letter "Z" .... you get the
idea! I will be sure to include something to represent every
letter and to throw in a few identical pairs or triples. All
sorts of fun!
PAT, quilt goddess in Virginia (?!)