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March 9th, 2009

So I went to the cloth shop and got some great fabrics!  I chose a sort of muted, earthy yet still bold pallette.  The pattern called for three colour families, each with seven fabrics, ranging from very light to very dark.  Here is the blue family:

Here is the brown family:

Here is the red family:

Here are the families together:

And here they are again, in a big pile:

The quilt shop women assured me I don’t need to prewash everything, just colours that are likely to run.  How to tell?  Rub ‘em with a wet q-tip and see if any colour transfers.  Then those ones will be washed in whatever temperature you would wash the finished quilt in (cold) to get out excess, and after that I’m ready to cut.

Only I’m afraid to start cutting these beautiful fabrics!  This is the most complex quilt I’ve attempted – lots of different irregular shaped pieces, requiring precision in piecing.  It’s nerve-wracking!  I’ll keep you updated on my progress.

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