Collection 39 Variations

	Here it is another collection of changes.  I am amazed at how quickly Carol is finishing all of her blocks. Surely she gets as much enjoyment out of sewing as I do.	C39 Tutu in the Snow
C39 Monkey in the Middle	C39 Cotton Candy	C39 Fluorescent
C39 Reflections	C39 Mums for Mum	C39 New Grid

Georgina's Blocks

C5 Behind the Walls

I was working my way through my photos today and realised I hadn't yet uploaded these two blocks by Georgina. She initially decide to do all of her blocks blue on blue but is now tending towards blue on light. Personally I think both look good and am looking forward to seeing what she does long term. These look beaut and will go well with both ideas.

C39 Tut in the Snow

Colour was one of the problems I had when I started Raconteur. I had intended for it to be a pastel quilt but found after quite a number of blocks that I needed more 'life' in the colours and so then added brighter pastels. Even at the end I was still changing colours and remade about twenty blocks just because I didn't like the colours.

Collection 38

C38 Couer d'Or	C38 Round and Round
C38 Strawberry Shortcake	Carol is still powering along. To be truthful she is ahead of me..she sews quicker than I can photoshop and upload! I think I still have more than ten photos to crop and put up for you to see. Isn't it wonderful to see what she does. I find it amazing that she is still going with EPP but it does go to show that everyone has their own way and whichever method suits you is the best for you.

Collection 36 & 37

C36 The Dish	C37 Alexander's Gold	C37 Fish Kiss
Well you have to admit that Carol is going to have one WOW quilt. I thought you might like to see the original blocks and Carol's.		Of these blocks Alexander's Gold would be my favourite. Alex was a gorgeous boy whom I taught for several years. He had many problems but there was a real sunshine in him.
C37 Bounds of Hope	C37 Summer Sun	C37 Temple Within

More of Carol and me!

Another couple of blocks from Carol plus my Nursery Rhymes quilt. I am glad that I have finished Raconteur as I am simply falling in love with Carol's fabrics and colours. Were it not that there really is a limit to one's obsessiveness I might have considered redoing my blocks. 

C36 Starburst	C36 Starburst
C37 Stolen Threads	C37 Stolen Threads

Actually I don't know if I told you this before but there was a time I did consider redoing the quilt. I had made about 100 and was talking with Margaret from Oak flats who was saying that Raconteur would be the perfect quilt for Civil War reproduction fabrics. I had to agree with her and went home and did no more for a few weeks while I seriously considered if it was worth redoing those blocks. Thankfully I came to my senses and continued with my scrappy version. 

 I have since attempted to make a couple of other quilts using civil War reproductions and although the fabrics are gorgeous the final result leaves me totally unimpressed. I suspect it suffers from the same difficulty that Nursery Rhymes is suffering ..too much restriction. I do a lot better with pick up two fabrics that go together and see what evolves.

Carol and Collection 36

I thought people might find it interesting to see the difference between Carol's colour choices and the original. Here we have several of Carol's blocks from Collection 36 plus the original block. At present I am really favouring Carol's blocks....as they say the grass is always greener..or is it a case of jealous eye?

	C36 Blue Diamond
C36 Eye of the Storm	C36 Twirl With Me
C36 Raspberry Ripple	C36 Nine to Five

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More Fruits from Xmas Downtime????

So where did I get the name for all of Carol's latest blocks?

All of these blocks were made whilst travelling through Asia. Temple Within, oops just realised that I uploaded it sideways. The figure 8, the temple, should be standing upright with its fortress walls also standing upright. If you tilt your head sideways you will see it. Chinese Checkers are one of the games I enjoy playing and they always have boards on the cruise ships.	C37 Temple Within
C38 Chinese Checkers	C38 Splendour of the Storm
C37 Twisting Maze	I adore watching storms, but not on a ship. Luckily the storm hit while we were sightseeing. It was amazing the strength in the wind as it tossed the tree branches around. Although we had arrived at the lunchtime venue no one ventured from the mini bus for over half an hour until it subsided. Twisting Maze, do you often suspect that your tour driver is taking you in circles or round and round a maze?