Collection 30 - Where Did That Name Come From?

Collection 30	We have all had to make that choice as to which path to follow as we progressed through life. Some Choices were good while others...well we all learn something from each situation.	C30 Choices
Isn't WinterGrass just so lush and soft on your feet?	C30 Winter Grass	When you don't know what to do, do you ever just wander along and listen to those voices speaking to you. Voices from your past and voices from your friends or even Voices in the Stars.
C30 Marmalade	There are many things that you and I remember but it is such a cruel world when we watch our loved ones succumbing to the ravages of dementia. I always thought if a person had to have some ailment inflict them that dementia would be the best. They don't suffer even though all those who love them do. After watching my mother in the earlier stages I now realise how wrong that belief was.	C30 Voices in the Stars
Marmalade, loved by one and all... even special bears.	C30 I Remember	The threat of nuclear war was ever there in the 70s and 80s and even now war threatens to explode in many places around the world and in times like this what do our politics do.... Increase the spin rather than action. Yes History Repeats.
C30 Story Entwinded	I just love a good book where you start out with one idea and it changes continuously as each Story (is) Entwined in the next.	C30 History Repeats

Collection 29 - Where Did That Name Come From?

Collection 29	Doesn't the pink fabric in the background remind you of a young girl's Rosy Cheeks?	C29 Algae Blooms
The triangles suggested people sitting on the edge of the space, all scared they would be the wallflower of the occasion.	C29 Rosy Cheeks	Algae Blooms Definitely a springtime block. Are you able to picture the stagnant creek beds where mosquitoes and algae thrive.
C29 Wallflower Fears	The slanted triangles definitely suggest Cats' Eyes.	C29 Cat's Eyes
The chubby baby would peer out from his Baby Bonnet in days gone by.	C29 Baby Bonnet	Flowers bloom and fill our gardens with many delights Before the Autumn.
C29 Fields of Heather	In truth I grew up with fields filled with Patterson's Curse but Fields of Heather sounded a lot more romantic.	C29 Before the Autumn

Collection 23 - Where Did That Name Come From?

Collection 23	Didn't we all love Lime Sundaes when we were young....or did you call it a spider as my friend Terri does?	C23 Lime Sundae
The colours in the fabric made it appear to simply Pop!  out	C23 Pop!	No idea where the name Cotton Spice came from. It just seemed right.
C23 Whirling Too	Well with two blades whirling what could have been a more appropriate name :)	C23 Cotton Spice
Sweet Caress doesn't the title just bring back those delightful memories of being wrapped up in your true loves arms...and I don't mean it so sound soppy either.	C23 Sweet Caress	Those pieces were so small that there could be no better description than Itsy Bitsy.
C23 Flowing Ribbons	As a child I loved ribbons and even these days of all the rhythmic gymnastics events the ribbons are my favourite.	C23 Itsy Bitsy

Collection 22 - Where Did That Name Come From?

Collection 22	The Future Awaits doesn't the design remind you of those science fiction movies where people go into a trim travel machine and then they spin off to somewhere else .. or perhaps it reminds you of the spotless nurses uniforms?	C22 The Future Awaits
Ribbons of Peace what a peaceful coloured block. If only the world could be so peaceful and enjoy the ribbons of children playing in the parks and laughing.	C22 Ribbons of Peace	Nuclear Free  amazing how so many of this month's blocks have a theme of fear of the future.
C22 Isobel's Flight	Isobel was the first person I designed and wrote a pattern for. She had liked one of my other patterns and wanted to modify it. When I suggested this one she jumped at it. I should find a photo of her quilt and upload it.	C22 Nuclear Free
Rhonda is a dear friend. Full of life and laughter she was always the life of the party and of course she loved spots. This fabric came from her stash.	C22 Rhonda Loves Spots	When touring Alaska  we tried our hand at gold panning but alas were so successful we had to return to our day jobs as they say :)
C22 WorkingTogether	Working Together was the melding of two designs. I think it may have looked more dramatic if I had used two colours for the design but didn't want that in this quilt.	C22 Looking for Gems

Collection 21 - Where Did That Name Come From? -comments needed

Collection 21	row 1, cell 2	C21 Winter Grace
row 2, cell 1	C21 Too Thin	row 2, cell 3
C21 Merry Stitchers	row 3, cell 2	C21 Whirling Wind
row 4, cell 1	C21 Remembering	row 4, cell 3
C21 The Date	row 5, cell 2	C21 Through the Lattice

Collection 17 - Where Did That Name Come From?

Collection 17	Aren't the colours what you would expect in a Fresh Start?	C17 Fresh Start
The Thief of Time  is a clock found on a back alley in Paris. He looks like a tall skinny fellow who would sneak in to your home in the late of the night. I wonder if they will ever fix it so that it works again.	C17 The Thief of Time	My favourite author for many years was terry Pratchett and I love his Discworld novels. They are traditional stories with the characters begin changed to be witches, trolls, dwarfs and even Death. From one of these the Gathering of a coven of witches was brought to mind.
C17 Scattered Jewels	The colours in Scattered Jewels scattered among the floral background gave this block its title.	C17 Gathering
I have never wanted to make a pineapple log cabin and after Pinepaple Mixup am positive that I won't make a quilt using it.	C17 Dust 'n Crumbs	Dust 'n Crumbs is a quilt that I made using those crumbs, small scraps left over from other projects. It may surprise you but I have a large single bed quilt made of scraps just as small as those used in this block.
C17 Pineapple Mixup	One day I will appliqué curves and points just like Merelyn ... if I actually start and practise it could help to improve my skills rather than just dreaming. My version is machine appliquéd and even then doesn't look anywhere near as good as Merelyn's	C17 M's Clover

Collection 16 - Where Did That Name Come From?

Collection 16	Still Too Small was my second attempt at this block and it was as the title says still too small. Solution just add another border.	C16 Still Too Small
Yvonne's Mystery was designed for a friend who wanted a quilt using Flying Geese... well the geese did appear in the outer border!	C16 Yvonne's Mystery	I always thought of a play pen as a gaol and the bars through the middle of this block gave me the same feel :) Warped sense of humour I suppose you could say.
C16 Bull's Eye	What other name would be appropriate for Bull's Eye? Does the name Tim Tam Spread really need explaining.. just think of the effect of a glorious afternoon or two relaxing with a packet, or two, of the food of all foods.	C16 The Playpen
Rhonda is a friend I quilted with for several years. The name Ravishing Rhonda came from Margaret when she was trying to find a way to have Rhonda's name appear at the top of her R names in her mobile phone.	C16 Tim Tam Spread	Or imagine what happens when two dozen packets of Tim Tams split out of their box after travelling across the world in a box poorly packed by a younger brother!
Ravishing Rhonda	Margaret is a wonderful friend who 'loaned' me much of the pastel fabric  for Racontuer. I wanted to make a pastel quilt and there was only one thing stopping me .. an almost total lack of pastel fabrics. Magaret's Choice was one of the first fabrics Margaret 'loaned' me.   I wonder if she wants them back?	C16 Margaret's Choice

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