Rosalie Dekker has been designing patterns for the quilting Industry under her label Rosalie Quinlan Designs for the past 17 years. She has also designed with her sister Melanie McNeice under the label “Melly & Me”. She currently has 7 fabric ranges, 4 book publications and over 250 patterns to her name. “I love everything about being a designer, from the freedom of working at home to the wonderful women I meet while teaching,” she says. Rosalie lives and works in the foothills of the beautiful Dandenong Ranges, east of Melbourne, Australia. She is a mother to three adult children and is an enthusiastic collector of all things “retro”. “My inspiration for fabric design comes largely from vintage textiles, wallpapers and European folk design. Embroidery is also a huge part of my life. There is nothing quite like spending time sewing stitches when the day is done.”