A lot of firsts

First of all, this is the first time I'm joining:

The quilt I want to show you is my freshly finished Australian quilt:

Here are some reasons the quilt is special to me:

• I got the Aboriginal prints from my Australian cousin, who is a quilter and whose quilts were the first quilts I'd ever seen, and whose quilts still remain the only quilts I've seen "live" (apart from those I've made, obviously).
• The design is mine - I know it is very simple but I'm still very happy with it.
(I like the little runaway square)

(And here is a fragment of the back)

• It's the first time I used white fabric in a quilt and I like the crisp feeling it created (I'v taken the photos in warm morning light, so I'm afraid they don't show it so well)
• We're keeping it and it's actually big enough to cover our entire bed

And I learned that if I really want to I can quite successfully baste a quilt in a space that can fit only about 2/3 of it, although I wouldn't really recommend it.

It's the last picture (I promise) and I'm off to admire all the beautiful festival entries.