98. Spool Play

 In 2011, I finally got around to making a quilt based solely on selvages, Spool Play.

I machine quilted around each spool, and then did big stitch in the border, including a sewing needle.

I was invited to do my first-ever quilt trunk show in Arroyo Grande, California, on the Central Coast, and then to teach a class the next day, my first-ever class. After a short tutorial on how to sew with selvages, everyone made at least one spool block.

They even had me sign a "guest book" that has signatures from past quilt teachers. Look--there I am next to Freddy Moran and Alex Anderson! Quite an honor. 

Title: Spool Play

Pattern by: Cindy Wiens

Date Completed: 2011

Size: 42" x 42"

Quilted by: Cindy Wiens