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Got an email from my friend Erica the other day (check out Erica’s blog here: http://creativedabbling.blogspot.com). She went to a lovely quilt show at Eastwood (in Sydney) last weekend, and what do you think she saw? A gorgeous quilt made from my project “Raspberry Lime Splice Quilt” in the January issue (no. 128) of Down Under Quilts magazine. Wow! Erica had taken some pics at the quilt show, so she emailed a pic of the quilt made from my project – I was so impressed by it.

I don’t know who made the quilt, but Erica said the maker had even acknowledged my project on her quilt label. How fantastic is that?! All quilt designers are thrilled when people who make their designs think to acknowledge the designer too – so whoever you are, not only is your quilt beautiful, but a huge thank you for citing me as the project designer. Very much appreciated.

This is only the second quilt project I’ve had published, though I’ve had many beading/jewellery projects published over the last year or so. It is really heartening to see that someone I don’t even know, and who has not attended one of my workshops, was able to create her own Curvaceous Squares Quilt following my instructions in the magazine.  I wonder if anyone else out there in quilter-land will have a go.

Makes me so happy to think that someone liked my project enough to have a go – and make something that is really beautiful too.  I am smiling big time right now!