Saturday 14 November 2009

What Was I Thinking?

DH and I wandered into a "new to us" bookstore today - mainly to check out the restaurant upstairs. As we were leaving, we wandered through the Language section to look for some Irish resources (I'm taking a class at a local pub). From there - it was just a step over to the Crafts section - so of course I couldn't help but check out the Quilting shelves.

I came away with not one, but *two* books on quilting - "Collaborative Quilting" and "Freddy & Gwen Collaborate Again". I have come across quilts on several blogs that were inspired by Freddy Moran and Gwen Marston, so I was excited to actually find these books myself to add to my library.

Now - to find the courage to try some of the incredible blocks showcased in these books...

4 comments:

Joyce said...

Those are two of my absolute favorite books. So inspiring! Don't worry about trying their blocks. They are so wonky that you can't go wrong. I have made several quilts using their ideas and am very happy with all of them.

Tonya Ricucci said...

they are great books - you can do it!!!

Cathi said...

Another new bookstore? There's nothing better!

comicbooklady said...

I think you'll love these books! They inspire you to design your own creations, they make it fun! The "parts department" is particularly helpful when doing round robins, too.