2010
Size: 75″ Wide x 102.5″ High
Pattern is my own composition
Quilted by: Janice Almli Newman
1st Place – 2011 Annual Quilt Show of the Lake of the Woods Quilters Guild, Kenora Ontario, Canada
During a quilting retreat in Canada, I developed a number of One Block Wonder blocks, which I never put together until I stumbled upon a wonderful quilt in the American Quilter magazine.
That quilt inspired me to put the blocks together and machine embroider them. I filled it with bamboo batting, making it light and warm at the same time. Within each block, the fabrics and the embroidery give the appearance as if they are spinning. This inspired the name of the quilt.
This king-sized quilt is today with Shari Wood, who used to be our neighbor in Las Cruces, and who took care of our house in the summer. I am ever so grateful to her for all she did for us, and so this quilt was a small token of appreciation for her help and friendship.