Oh heck I thought we were just talking about it, didn't realise we were going to make them. (I am talking about next monday not the real one )

Nancy and Marilyn I work like you and my quilts develop as I go along, I have no skills in planning in any aspect of my life (except work where I have to). My DH (OH, HU, etc etc) finds me infuriating, the same as I do him because he likes to have everything arranged and thought out.

Rita I didn't realise that it was such a nasty illness. Hope she's over the acute part soon.

idaho wrote:
Marilyn, I pretty sure there was nothing about this in the fine print in that contract we signed. I don't think anyone should feel bad if they don't have time , aren't inclined , or that the spirit is pushing them toward a stack of UFO's instead. No pressure! I think we should save that for the real thing!

Well...I'm glad that it turned that, for me..I don't have to wait too long to begin !! Good or not ...the anticipation
will be shorter than the wait!!!! :shock: :shock:

Marilyn - I'm like you in that I'm not good at planning and sketching out a design. For something like this, I think I need to work more improvisationally. I've looked at the "Red Fury" quilt and know in my head what I would do if that were my inspiration quilt (which I'll share when we get to that point). But I don't plan on taking the time to sketch out my idea since I have other things I need to work on. But I'm really happy that I have an idea in my head that I would be able to make into a quilt if this were my inspiration quilt! And I think I wouldn't have a problem building it and refining it along the way to get my final quilt done in my 51 day window.

Nancy

This all sounds like great fun....I'm not one bit good with the sketch/draw/plan stuff!
I sort of "see " something and start building ! But I'll try to give it a go....somehow

loise98 wrote:
Love it

We are all waiting with baited breath even though we know all you can tell us is, "It's here." Some people would say - get a life! We have. It's a Quilt Life!

Post is in but it hasn’t arrived. Tomorrow hopefully : but I am away all day so can’t check until teatime.

Oh Maureen, you must be so excited. And so we begin. :shock: I will be curious to see about labeling our quilts. It hadn't struck me before but I do now see how the name of a quilt can affect how we perceive it.

Thank you all for your kind wishes for my daughter. Limbania, thank you for the website link. I had a look at it and was pleased to see the good effect that pure coconut oil can have. I use it to fry chicken quite a bit. I have just made a hot drink for Ailsha with EVCO (extra virgin coconut oil) and elderberry syrup (my own) which she thinks is hideous but she will drink it as her throat is very very uncomfortable and preventing her from sleeping at night. I will let you know if it improves her condition. We are trying to get as many foods that are good for the liver into her at the moment in the hopes that it will improve before the next blood test on Friday. So spinach soup for lunch today.

loise98 wrote:
I had an email last night to say the photograph has been posted so maybe I will receive it today but my post doesn't arrive until after lunchtime ((GMT) I will let you know when it arrives. As I mentioned before I will find out about names and labels.

rehak wrote: Renata wrote:

I was wondering about labels as well. I will find this out either today or tomorrow and let everyone know. I agree that the name could influence the next quilter.

There will be no name on the photograph.

I agree with Renata that a name would stick in my head and would be in the forefront of my mind over seeing the quilt.

The Red Fury is an interesting quilt. I'm not too good at putting things on paper. I have to play with ideas in my mind and "see" them there first. There are 2 main things that grabbed my attention, color -other than the red- and the block she used, well, there's a third thing, texture. The fabric colors/print give it a textured look. At least that's how I see it in my screen.
I'm really curious to find out how this exercise will develop and how each of us interpret the inspiration quilt.

Rita, we're praying for your daughter fast and full recovery. Some extra vitamin C and B might help speed up her recovery and energy level.
Here's a link that might be of help http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/mononucleosis.html. Apple cider vinegar, baking soda, salt water and virgin coconut oil seem to be of help to ease the symptoms. Hope this helps.