idaho wrote:
The 100 word description is to be written as the quilt is finished but that is to be sent to me not in with the quilt you are sending. Two ways we can do this –

1. Email it to me and I will print it off and kept it safe until the exhibition
2. Put a copy of it in with the quilt you will be sending back to me. You can send that back to me anytime.

Let me know what everyone’s thoughts on that is.

Marilyn I hope you have stayed safe :

twiglet wrote:

Lorna1021 wrote:
Thinking seriously about the chatter on this I think another of the rules will have to be: -

"You can email a photo of your finished quilt to the person who you are sending it to just before you post it. No description or interpretation of how you arrived at the design."

You will see the description from the photo anyway and you need to make up your own mind about how you interpret the quilt you receive with no outside influences affecting you.

I hope you all think this is fair and abide by it. I am sure this will not hinder you in any way to produce a beautiful quilt. None of the other groups are sending even a photo in advance.

Oh Maureen, you poor thing. I had a blow out once and it was terrifying. Maybe a wee dram in the tea might help.

I had to go into town early this morning so have not had a chance to go into the forum until now and there are pages of new stuff :shock: Does nobody sleep On the way back from the station I had a tyre blow out so am not long in. I will get myself a lovely cup of tea and start reading them. Be back soon

Expect you to be here Terri helping Maureen keep us on track.

Geography, weather, recipes....I'm I on the right forum, eh? Quilting anyone? LOL I think if I had gotten into a group, I'd be too busy keeping up with the forum to do any sewing. I'll miss this when you gals begin sewing and going all silent on us
On the other hand...

Reetzbobeetz wrote:
What's with kale and basil? I am lost! I wonder what else I might have missed.

No snow in PA, yet. However, last week we were having nighttime low's in the mid-high 70's. I went to bed night before last with all the windows wide open and in the morning the outside temp was 46F. It was a bit nippy in the house too!

What do you mean ugh! I love basil and curly kale - just not together. Traditionally for dinner here on Halloween we have colcannon which is mashed potato with onion and chopped up kale, yum yum!

I can't believe you will have snow already Nancy, that seems far too soon.

Glad to hear they'll end soon, keep safe Marilyn. Enjoy your pesto and curley kale - ugh.

Lots of good ideas for labels....as for the 100 words???? mail with quilt, possibly..sealed? send with someone elses' quilt
back to Maureen..? send separately to Maureen, maybe by e-mail ? and maybe ..because it is the quilt we are working from....
is it part of our inspiration ?? I'm thinkin' there is a general rule from the parent group. Maureen prob'ly can set us straight !

Ya,Nancy the smoke is nasty ! These fires will have to have rain and snow to put them out. They are in very rough country
and hard to fight....Mother Nature is cleaning up bug kill and over-growth...and we have to just put up with it ! We are
seeing frost at higher elevations...fall's on the way. But 90F forecast for end of the week. Crazy !

Off to the garden..sharing Basil for pesto and curly kale with friends later today.

I like the idea of a common label or label template. But I don't think I'm the right one to design something like that. Graphic design is not my forte!

I would assume that the 100 word description of our process would go to Maureen rather than to the next person in line. Seems like that is part of what we'd want to keep from affecting the next person's creative thoughts. Does that seem right to you guys?

Marilyn - I hope they get the fires out or the wind changes direction soon! Like you, I have a lot of trouble with smoke and will have a nasty cough even when the fire is very far away (like in a neighboring state) and you can't even see the smoke. At least fire season should be over soon. A cold front just came in here and they are expecting our first snow on top of Pike's Peak today, maybe as much as 8 inches. Weird after a high of 87F yesterday, but that's how we roll around here! You know what it's like...

Nancy

loise98 wrote: That is an interesting variation on my idea - I have a georgous big book called 'The Mapmaker's Art', and have had a quick look in it to see if there are any images that would work, one or two possibles, but always open to alternatives.

Rosemary, I like the image of the globe and the Atlantic. I am picturing those maps of the globes on those magazines in the seat pockets on the airlines with curved lines from place to place to trace the route of the traveling quilts.