Churn dash perhaps?

About a fortnight ago on one of my 'discover my new city' drives I visited Calico and Ivy, a lovely quilting and knitting shop in Mosman Park that has some beautiful fabrics including Liberty.  I told myself I was visiting to try to find just a little fabric for more of my hand pieced hexagons.  But despite my best efforts, (actually let's be honest no resistance was shown at all) a bundle of gorgeous brown, pink and cream found its way home with me.

While back in NZ I remembered I had a fat quarter bundle of English Garden Grey Abbey fabrics, so put this altogether with some natural linen from my stash and this is what you get....

One of the things I have been challenging myself to do for awhile is make more use of the pile of quilting books I have.  I am a big Denyse Schmidt fan and have spent much time pouring over 'Modern quilts: Traditional inspiration'.  I have adapted one pattern from this book already, the rail fence quilt I made for my Dad and blogged about previously.  And I have been thinking about making a churn dash quilt for some time....so I am thinking....

The final critical ingredient is my beloved sewing machine.  It is finally in Perth.  I bought it back with me this last week.  With the help of a very accommodating work mate, it was transferred on and off three separate flights.  Today I face up to checking whether it has come through undamaged.  Wish me luck.......