This quilt is part of my JOIDES Resolution Expedition 390 (South Atlantic Transect I) collection. by clicking on the tag 390 quilt, you can see all the quilts I made before and after my two months on the South Atlantic Ocean.

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This quilt is designed to appear to younger audiences viewing the Stories from the South Atlantic Ocean quilt collection, as well as adults. It is based upon the guessing game, where someone (the Spy) states, “I spy with my little eye something…”, and the sentence is finished with either stating a specific object in view, or the first letter of an object in a room, etc. Those playing the game must then correctly identify the object, or are allowed to ask questions to narrow down their guess.

The “I Spy” game is a popular design for children’s quilts. The template is typically a series of squares with novelty fabrics and bright colors for kids to search for animals, food, or whatever is contained in the fabric utilized.

For this quilt, I decided to use images I took on JOIDES Resolution during Expedition 390, supplemented with images from the IODP JRSO MerlinOne photo archive. I then created two lists of objects for an I Spy game – one list for kids, and one list that has objects and equipment relevant to scientific ocean drilling. Select your list, and enjoy playing the game!

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Quilt Details

The photos were printed on fabric through Spoonflower.com. The fabric used for the letters J and R is a Three Cats Shweshwe fabric manufactured by Da Gama Textiles in South Africa. For Expedition 390, JOIDES Resolution departed from and returned to port in Cape Town, South Africa. Longarm quilting services were provided by Old Country Store Fabrics (Intercourse, PA).

Quilt measures 40 inches tall by 40 inches wide and was completed on September 22, 2023.

Photo credits: Images noted with * were downloaded from the MerlinOne photo archive. 

• Row 1 (top): First two photos taken by L. Guertin; two expedition patches from MerlinOne; drill site map from IODP JRSO; William Crawford, IODP/TAMU [Photo ID: exp346_137]
• Row 2: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO [Photo ID: 053_exp393_0196.jpg]; next three photos taken by L. Guertin; Jessica Riekenberg, IODP JRSO [Photo ID: 071_ exp390_C106.jpg]
• Row 3: first, third, fourth, and sixth photos taken by L. Guertin; Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO [Photo ID: exp390C_140]; Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO [Photo ID: 046_exp393_0265.jpg]
• Row 4: all four photos taken by L. Guertin
• Row 5: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO [Photo ID: 151_ exp390_1087.jpg]; second and third photos taken by L. Guertin
• Row 6: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO [Photo ID: exp390C_116]; second, third, and fourth photos taken by L. Guertin
• Row 7: Erick Bravo, IODP JRSO [Photo ID: 181_exp393_1586.jpeg]; second photo taken by L. Guertin; expedition patch from MerlinOne
• Row 8: first photo taken by L. Guertin; Alyssa Stephens, IODP JRSO [Photo ID: 070_ exp390_C097.jpg]; third and fourth photo taken by M. Pincus
• Row 9: all but second photo taken by L. Guertin; Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO [Photo ID: 103_ exp390_713.jpg]
• Row 10: Tim Fulton, IODP JRSO [Photo ID: exp368_105]; expedition path from MerlinOne; third, fourth, and fifth photos taken by L. Guertin
• Row 11 (bottom): all but fourth photo taken by L. Guertin; Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO [Photo ID: 132_ exp390_780.jpg]