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quilt by Golden Gate Quilts

by Laura Gunn

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quilty

Lately, all i can think about is making a quilt.  I want to make two, actually - one for each of my kids.  To use as throw rugs, cause they just love to snuggle and cuddle underneath anything blankety.  So, obviously one wouldn't be enough - they would just argue.
I know i should could be thinking about what Christmassy baking i'll be making soon, but all i can think about is what fabrics i could be buying to make these quilts...(insert dreamy look)
My first and last quilt was made over 15 years ago, and i was just so proud of it, i decided instead of putting it away for the 'baby' (it was a cot sized quilt) and because i was habouring no maternal intentions, i hung it pride of place in my living room, which faced north.   Well after a decade, as you can imagine, it was a shade of it's former self, - literally.  The lovely cream and navy Japanesy fabrics were shabbier than shabby chic...... my heart was broken, and i declared i would never make a quilt again.
Well, now i do...and it seems there is no shortage of inspiration on the web!
rOssie has an astounding amount of  fellow quilters pledging to show and tell the story along the way in the ever, never-ending story of quilt making.
I wonder if i'll be joining one day.

inspiration...

images courtesy of Oh, Fransson!

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Kokka star set for Houston

Remember a while back, I posted about this?

Telling you that this was coming?....

(Ruby Star Rising Fabric, designed by Melody Miller)

All you fabric collecting aficionados, this gorgeously retro collection is coming to a stash building shop near you soon (after the Houston Quilt Show), early Summer down Under!

And, if you want to know how tough it can be, as we all sit and daydream (or maybe it's just me), about how very cool it would be to actually launch our own fabric line, have a look at this post from Melody's blog.

Moral of the story:  never give up on your dreams.

These 'wet your appetite' pics, are also from Melody's blog.

I love them all, though I think the 60's vintage dishes is my fav....now, what to make?

Click here for more pics and the full story on 'the fabric'.

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fabric drool

I still can't load any photos from my albums - anyone kind out there have any suggestions?
Hip hooray, problem resolved! Thank you so much to those lovely people who responded.
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