“I spy with my little eye something that begins with the sound…” This simple game can be played anywhere and is an excellent way to help children develop phonemic awareness–an essential reading skill. The best part is that kids love it! They don’t even know they are learning while they play.

Parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles everywhere love to make I Spy quilts for the children they love. An I Spy fabric quilt is a gift of loving warmth, an entertaining game, and a reading-skills builder all in one! I Spy fabric is any print that depicts kid-friendly objects in a suitable size. “A suitable size” means that when you cut the pattern pieces for your quilt, a child can still recognize the objects.

The hard part of making I Spy quilts is gathering the I Spy quilt fabric–sometimes called Eye Spy quilt fabric. Missouri Star has made this process easier by assembling I Spy quilt fabric packs for you. We offer I Spy fabric squares in a variety of sizes: I Spy layer cake fabric and I Spy fabric charm packs. You should also check our site for cute I Spy quilt patterns!

In the video linked below, Jenny demonstrates a quilt where the I Spy quilt fabrics are captured in Mason jars displayed in rows across the quilt. So cute! But you can create the same effect with many other quilt patterns. How about butterflies-each in its own Eye Spy fabric? Kitty cats? Robots? Trucks?

Maybe you need something a bit easier and faster. Missouri Star offers adorable I Spy fabric panels. An I Spy quilt panel would make a great wall hanging for a child’s room if you didn’t want to use it as a quilt. You might consider using an I Spy quilt fabric panel as a roll-up game board; the players could earn tokens for each object they spot.

If you are looking for I Spy fabrics for quilts, let Missouri Star make the search easier. We can help you with I Spy fabric bundles and I Spy quilt fabric squares. Or, if you are a person who loves a challenge, assemble your own I Spy charm pack from your stash. We are sure you will “I Spy” just the right fabrics to finish your quilt here at Missouri Star!