Georgia Bonesteel

Most of the designs are very outdated and not really my style. The overall feel of the book is kind of quirky country craft, but circa 1990.

I bought this at a library sale for $3 just for the cute bookshelf pattern. It worked up nicely, but I get very tired of cutting from templates and piecing odd shapes. You can tell this book was from before the rotary cutter revolution and I no longer have the patience for hand marking little template pattern after little template pattern…

I am pleased with the project I created from this book, but I'd never make any of the other patterns in it.… (meer)

202. Spinning Spools by Georgia Bonesteel; Vol. 1. (Three Ring Hardback Binder) A pattern club for Quilters started in the 1980’s. Once a month packets included everything you needed for 3 quilting patterns; full size vinyl templates, instructions, and a newsletter. Each pattern is rated with one, two, or three spools to indicate level of difficulty. These are then stored in a sturdy 3-ring binder with a dozen divider sheets to keep them organized. This Binder has 54 complete patterns, divided into 10 categories, with 5 or 6 patterns each. Each pattern instruction sheet features a color drawing of the block, block assembly notes, a color drawing of a suggested quilt setting, & full instructions for making your own lovely quilt or wall hanging. Patterns as follows:

Tab 1) All Around the House: Fancy Dresden Plate, Double Attic Windows, Hillside Village, Coffee Cups, Churches, Castle Wall. (6 Patterns)

Tab 2) Basket Collection: Pieced Basket, Country Egg Basket, Postage Stamp Basket, Baskets N Bears, Daffodil Basket (5 Patterns)

Tab 3) Birds and Beasts: Butterflies, Crazy Cats, Spiderweb, Bears Paw, Georgia's Owl (5 Patterns)

Tab 4) Frills and Finery: Let's get pinned, Fandango, Lover's Locket, Wedding Ring, Double Wedding Ring, Golden Wedding Ring. (6 Patterns)

Tab 5) From the Sea: Flying Dutchman, Anchor's Aweigh, Sailboat Race, Seashells, Clamshell (5 Patterns)

Tab 6) Garden Path: Tall Pine Tree, Poinsettia, Ohio Rose, Dogwood Wreath, Bloomers, Michigan Cherry Quilt (6 Patterns)

Tab 7) Pioneer Days: Oak Leaf and Reel, Hovering Hawks, Mill Wheel, Wheels, Weathervane (5 Patterns)

Tab 8) Plain Geometry: Mothers Dream, Hourglass, Strawberry Patch, Spools, Old Maids Puzzle (5 Patterns)

Tab 9) Star Light Star Bright: Spinning Spools Star, Split Diamond Star, Star at Sea, Eight Pointed Star, Missouri Star, Massachusetts, (6 Patterns)

Tab 10) Toy box Treasures: Pinwheel, Little Red Wagon, Twinkle, Twinkle, Parasol Girl, Rag Dolls, Sunbonnet Sue. (5 Patterns)

Tabulated sections include: Newsletters; All Around the House, Basket Collection; Birds and Beasts; Frills & Finery; From the Sea; Garden Path; Pioneer Days; Plain Geometry; Starlight Star Bright; Toybox Treasures, & Index. $39.95… (meer)