MYSTERY QUILT 2 - NINE PATCH FUN. SEW-A-LONG. Sign-ups until 9-30-08.

[live2quilttwo]

Mary,
The fabric is Debbie Beaves "Heirloom Lilacs" 2006 by RJR fabrics. I found it on sale at a quilt store in Illinois. She was closing out last years stock. Then I found the green and beige at a quilt show here in CA. Again it was stock from the year before. I haven't been able to find it again either. I had seen it in 2005 in the "Connecting Threads" catalog and I really liked the 2005 co-ordinating fabrics better but wasn't able to find them again either. Isn't that always the case? Should have followed that gut instinct and bought it when I first saw it !! LOL

Ruth

[Checkers]

Majik
That was funny- Actually I was reading the thread and thinking about what I would use and your selection jogged my brain about this fabric I collected on a trip up the Oregon coast. I haven't actually laid my hands on it yet - but know it is in the closet. I thought I would make it for DH and now is the time.
It will be fun to see how they turn out.
Mary

[Joannequilts]

Mary and Ruth - I just checked on Ebay and did a search for "heirloom lilacs" - there are several different styles of this collection in the "stores" part of Ebay. Are either of you familiar with Ebay???

Hope this helps! :0)!!
Joanne

[sewcarolyn]

csusio-I just read through this thread and see you are blaming your darling DIL Alina on this addiction..........hmmmm.........aren't you the one who taught her to quilt?

[sewcarolyn]

theme.....I will say scrappy
no floral
no maybe novelty fabrics

oh I know I will walk into the fabric store on Sat and whatever is the first fabric I pick up will become my theme

[apolta]

Thanks Carolyn... I was thinking the same thing... hmmm!!! Hahahaha!

DJ... I'm still thinking of my theme for this one!

Cheers!
-Alina-

[csusio]

Okay Carolyn and Alina,

I guess I have to admit that my addiction is my own since I helped Alina get started. But darn it, she's the one who got me hooked on this forum!! I have to say I really enjoy it now that I'm learning how it works.

Thanks you two, for showing me the error of my thinking!!

Susi

[sewcarolyn]

Susi.....so glad you got Alina hooked on quilting and Alina glad you got Susi hooked on the forum.

Susi next time you are in Calif you and Alina need to venture up this way and we can visit Orange County Shops together it was fun in San Diego in July...even though you got us lost wait it was the fault of the GPS battery wasn't it?

[CraftinDJ]

Ruth - beautiful fabrics.

dj

[CraftinDJ]

Welcome Minnie: Well, I don't know - I usuallly buy at least a yard of everything because I know I will use it eventually. Make sure you have at least 4 fabrics. I purchased a focus fabric, a border and a few 1/2 yards and FQs to coordinate. Ladies, what do you think?

dj