Eldest daughter, spotted out in public, holding up a quilt.
But only because she bet me England would win their second game in the World Cup and I (with years of knowledge under my belt of how we under-perform on the big occasions) bet her they would lose. Her forfeit was to do the washing up for the week.
Of course they lost.
Negotiations were entered into.
"How about instead of me doing the washing up for a week, I hold some quilts up in public for you during the next seven days.
Game on.
As you can probably tell from the back, the vast majority of the blocks in this quilt came from one person - Helen - who blogs at Archie the Wonder Dog.
So I just popped in a few more blocks that matched the orange and purple theme she had.
Including this one which came in a batch from Leila who very kindly offered for US quilters to send blocks to her with $ towards postage and then she mailed me the one big box. I haven't counted but I think there are over a hundred blocks.
And that is Soy Amado No: 42
I love how quilt holding upping has become a real chore in your house! Love all of Helen's blocks and the extras, especially Mr. Fox.
ReplyDeleteDon't you just love it when negotiations go in your favor! You are definitely on the home stretch with these quilts! Keep up the amazing work.:)
ReplyDeleteexcellent negotiating skills there (yours, and your daughter!)
ReplyDeleteGo Helen! Another cracker.
ReplyDelete...not easy getting the buy-in from eldest daughters!! Just loving all these quilts... and the scenic tour! L
ReplyDelete100 blocks!?!? That's incredible!
ReplyDeleteIs your daughter sure her friends won't recognize her by her boots? Oh, the embarrassment when word gets out.
I think that's one of my favorites so far ... at least you have a daughter to bribe - I always ave to look out for fences - at the moment my favourite spot is that little bridge where I can climb on the bannister and am high enough to take a full shot
ReplyDeleteAaah the wisdom that comes with experience. Glad you've got it working in your favour! More brilliant sunshine I see :-)
ReplyDeleteOh how I love that map fabric popping up again! Anyone got any left over? I'm a geographer... Beautiful quilts, beautiful locations. Worth every cringe-inducing-quilt-holding-up-moment!
ReplyDeleteAnother very different look to this quilt. Looks great. Unusual colour combo works really well. Like the sound of your negotiating skills!
ReplyDeleteI watch your blog with awe! Thank you for doing this for innocent children. I am sure that the quilts will be cherished for many years to come.
ReplyDeleteAnother beauty! The extra blocks from others go perfectly with Helen's blocks. The truck block is so cute.
ReplyDeleteLove this one! Of course i think they have all been just awesome.
ReplyDeleteNow, are you ready? I actually went to the post office today and MAILED my blocks! Fact is, I would probably rather hold quilts up for photos any day of the week than stand in line at the post office. But I did it ... finally. They said it will take about two weeks. There are 12 blocks.
Thank you so much for making my blocks look so good! I love the other blocks, they make it look less like a Hallowe'en quilt and more like a bright and cheery quilt!! Did you have lots of quilts stockpiled, ready for 'chore' week?!!
ReplyDeleteFabulous! Great negotiating and well done Helen and all!
ReplyDeleteI think this is a bit of a tiger quilt ! Well done Helen, Alison and daughter! Shame about the England team and I'm wondering what you were going to do if they won?
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