quilting on the brain

i have quilting on the brain lately, i just can't stop day dreaming about all the quilts i want to make!

i found this tutorial today (thanks to kate for pointing it out!) and i really really love it.... how fun is it? here's another version that was made using the tutorial.

i'm really tempted to create my own scraps for one of the projects i've got in mind. i've been hemming and hawing over the best quilt design to use for the fabric, not wanting anything too "quilty", as the recipient is most definitely not traditional in style. this might be it, i'll just have to think about it a bit more...