scottishquilter wrote: yes he is Scottish, born up there, but when I say 'threatening a holiday in Scotland' I mean that he has been talking about it for the last 18 years In this case a 'a threat is not as good as a promise'

I promise to only tell people when I receive the quilt and when I post things. No other information will get past these sealed lips! I agree with Maureen -- that would ruin the fun of this! But I can't wait to see pictures of all of the qulits in 2014 once they are exhibited! Wish I could see them in person, but I'm guessing that won't happen.

Nancy

Yes boss

Don't worry Lorna I will score them all and give you marks out of 10.

Lorna1021 wrote:
I meant to say as well that the last quilt will be absolutely nothing like the photo - that is the whole point of the exercise.

Lorna1021 wrote:
Lorna, Chinese Whispers is not a competition it is an exhibition so none of it will be judged. The photograph will be at the start of the quilts; they will then be displayed in the numerical order.

I remember the game when I was a child, which was called Chinese Whispers where you whispered to someone something that had been written down and by the end of the line it was something completely different. There is something far back in my memory about the British spies in the war giving information to someone and by the time it got to the Germans it was something different but I can't drag up from my memories.

There are rules of-course and they have to be adhered to. No rules for making the quilt but the size but things like no discussing it or letting any of the group see a photo of your quilt or explaining anything about it. That is why I don’t want anyone discussing her quilt or process on the Forum or in emails to the other members as it will spoil it for everyone else and it is against the whole concept of the challenge. God, I sound like a right bossy boots (and you are right – I am)

I will be sending the rules out to everyone with the finished timetable. I wanted to post them on the first page of this forum but they were in PDF format so I couldn’t copy it over. I have now got Isabel to put it in Word for me but I don’t know if I can then go back and put it at the beginning – but I don’t think you can do it.

twiglet wrote:
...and you're good at it too, Wendy!!! ...and of course, we'll need it! You always know how to put a smile on our faces!

I didn't realise it was going to be judged :shock: :shock: Now I've got 18 months of anxiety.

I shall have to amuse myself winding the rest of you up as you wait for your turn.

I am very good with #10. A very good number. It will be wonderful! I am so glad to be a part of this group. Thank you!

Do we know the judging rules though? I mean is it best to have the last closest to the picture and not to have strayed too far? When we played this game as a kid first of all we called it Gossip or Telephone (or telephone line, I can't remember). There weren't winners or losers it was just fun to see how contorted the message came out. So maybe this has nothing to do with how well all the quilt match the picture, but in workmanship of each one? Do we know for sure?

Lorna

Reetzbobeetz wrote:
The more licence the better says me (love those smileys)

Lorna1021 wrote:
Lorna, I hope you are OK with no 10 - to arrive around 27th Feb 2014 and to be sent back to me by 10th April 2014.

So lots of room for artistic licence then! Ah, we can all do this, it'll be great. :shock:

Lorna1021 wrote:
The Chinese Whispers exhibition last year started with a photo of a windswept hilltop with lots of green grasses and bushy things and some sky (no water in sight) and the last one was an indigo dyed whole cloth showing a very stormy sea, the one before was Storm at Sea - Who would have predicted that, with no water or sea anywhere.

Lorna...I don't know which is worst...being 2nd or last !!

Hey, wait a minute! I want to be number...oops...all the numbers are taken.

I just emailed Maureen that I have no idea what is on my schedule for late 2013 or early 2014. All I ask is that you leave me my fair share of time at the end, because like the rest of you I am wondering what the heck I got myself into. I can hardly wait to get started and now I have to wait at least another 12-18 months before I do anything! Too funny. I am pretty sure I will still be in the UK. I am not scheduled to move until July of 2014.

I also already told my husband that we will be going to Scotland for the quilt festival. Also hope to get up there next summer when my other daughter and her family come to visit. In the meantime I will continue working on my Reels quilt and my many, many UFOs.

Lorna

PS. On one of those links I posted, the picture that started it was of a basket of fruit and cookies with flowers. The last one of the group was a snowman!!? So no telling what you will get out of me...