Winding Down on Spools

One of the treats of going to our local guild meeting is the free pile where we can drop off scraps and/or pick up scraps. And this month the pile was huge. I do have a rule that I have to take in more than I take back home.

These are the spools that I made from the fabric that I got from the free pile. Obviously I couldn't pass up the spool fabric given I'm making spools. However, I do think I have that fabric somewhere but in a different colorway.

I also borrowed from a huge bin of 1.5 inch strips I had accrued. Originally they were collected to make scrappy log cabins. But lately I have been raiding this bin for the postage stamp and coin blocks for the rainbow scrappy challenge. I'm also preparing to make another spiderweb quilt. And now the bin is contributing spools.

And while I am making the last bunches of spools that I need for the quilt, Buddy is testing out a variety of layouts. This is his favorite so far. Molly thinks the layout is too modern and does not use the negative space effectively.