When Benartex Fabric reached out to Peter and asked him to redesign the traditional spool block in a Modern style for their e-magazine, Modern By The Yard, he just couldn't pass up the opportunity. He sent them his design, which they loved, and they sent him the fabric back to make the quilt, which became Spool Dash. Once finished, the quilt placed Second at Quilt Canada 2023 in the Modern category and a Judge's Choice ribbon at QuiltCon 2023.

Artist Statement: "Benartex reached out and asked me to redesign the traditional Spool block and make it modern. I designed the "Spool Dash" block for Benartex's e-magazine "Modern by the Yard". The fabric collection is called Colorweave by Benartex. I like designing with subtle prints that look like solids, but have added depth and texture! To finish the quilt, I combined two quilting techniques, Matchstick Quilting and Big Stitch, Slide Quilting to create a unique texture on the quilt and I'm very pleased with the outcome!"

Techniques Used: Machine pieced, Hand quilted, Machine quilted on a frame (longarm), Big stitch, slide quilting, explained: Step 1: Fill your quilt from the edge to edge with matchstick quilting spaced at about 1/8th apart. Step 2: This creates an opportunity to slide your heavier weight thread between the quilt top and batting. The result has more of a 3-D effect as the purple thread floats on top of the batting, instead of the backside of the quilt.

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See more of Peter's quilts in Hover Quilting, City Landscapes, and Puzzle Quilts with Peter Byrne.

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