Need help with design/lay out

might depend on how many HSTs you'll have and do they add up to a big enough quilt.

you could add more interest by using 4 of those with narrow-ish sashing between, then put wider sashing between those units, add a couple of borders til it is big enough.

vary the colour on the narrow sashing and you get more games when comes time to play I Spy.

adding colour and math elements on kids quilts appeals to me for fun and games. find this, match that, how many of whatever can you find. why not make it fun to cuddly under and fun to play with too. just my two cents, j.

"Joanna" wrote .. I've been cutting like crazy lately. Cut 6.5" squares and then cut them in half for triangles. All squares are cut from one of a kind material/print. So you have 2 like triangles, although some are fussy cut. I am going to take 2 different triangles and put them together to make a square. I think I have enough even that I won't use one whole stack. So that there will only be one of each kind of print. Kind of like an I spy quilt.

Question is when it comes to putting the quilt together. Should I put sashing in between each or just borders around the edge. I would love to see pics if anyone has them of an I spy with and without sashing. I'm making this for the 2.5yr old for when she goes into a big bed. Right now she's in a toddler bed. So I have lots of time. Will still take me a few days of cutting when I can in between dealing with 2 sick kids. Thanx for the help Joanna

IMO, if your "other" triangles are all the same, e.g. a dark background, you don't need sashing. You can point the triangle squares all the same direction or use any kind of log cabin layout. If you want to pair 2 busy printed triangles, then sashing gives the eye someplace to rest. Roberta in D

I agree with Roberta. Eye needs someplace to rest. One half of square is enough. If you have lots of extra print triangles then use them for both sides of quilt. I also like the idea of adding letters and numbers to a child's quilt.

Susan