Saturday 30 November 2013

Confessions ...

... of a Country Charmer addict.

I loved this block so much, I made another quilt.  Actually, this was all Naughty Notorious Nancy's fault, as I'll explain.  Just after the quilt-along started, NNN (as I'll call her cos it's quicker than saying Naughty Notorious Nancy all the time,) and I were having one of our email conversations one day and she said wouldn't it be fun to make a second smaller version in Christmas colours.  I agreed that it would, never dreaming what was coming next.  Am I naive sometimes, or what?  Yep, she issued a challenge to me to make another one and she would too.  Well, I'm not one to ignore a dare like this, so I agreed.  We thought it'd be fun to keep it secret from Lynn until today, and reveal our "Mission Impossibles" during the Grand Parade, so here, without further ado is my secret challenge version

As you can see, I decided to make a Christmas topper this time with just 5 blocks, and to set them on point.  My friend Bilbo had joined in when this QAL started cos she loved the quilt too, but she had not been able to keep up due to demands of her garden, etc. Then one day, I showed her my drawing of this version, and she loved it, so she decided to get going again and make a similar version, which you can see on her blog.  

So, as you can see, NNN has a lot to answer for, and now I'm waiting to see if she managed to take up her own challenge, when she finally gets up.

Now here's another photo, this time being beautifully modeled by my little gingerbread friends. Yes, I should have smoothed the borders out properly before I took this photo, but it was late, I was tired, etc, etc ....

Remember, be warned, if you're talking to her, NNN is obviously the one who always got all her friends into trouble when  she was at school!

20 comments:

  1. This smaller version is gorgeous too! Love it in Christmas colours!

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  2. Your quilts are lovely and I am so lucky to have been able to see them 'for real'.

    Thanks for the encouragement to make my own Christmas Charmer :}

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  3. Beautiful! NNNancy encouraging NNSue has filled my head with dreams of a Country Charmer table runner.

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  4. I'd be thanking NNN...gorgeous addition to your Christmas table!! PERFECT!!

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  5. I love it. I think you have started something.

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  6. I like what you did with your blocks. It is a very elegant table topper and looks beautiful in the fabric you chose.

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  7. I just picked myself up from the floor after laughing at his, Sue!! You two are tooo funny. I love your challenge quilt and I'm hopping over to Nancy to see if she filled her end of the bargain!
    Cheers!

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  8. the smaller version is perfect too!! lovely work on both!

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  9. Oh Sue, I love it. Now on my ever increasing list. Jx

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  10. What a sweet topper! Now why didn't I think of that - would have been less struggle and stress.

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  11. It's just gorgeous and well worth the wait for me to know now what you were both working on. My three block table runner is somewhere in a box so can't show it till we move.
    Well done and take care.

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  12. Lovely table topper too. You succumbed to the dare I see. Great job.

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  13. Beautiful version in a smaller style!!

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  14. Great table topper! Looks great on the table! Great work, well done!!

    Have a super great sewing and stitching day!

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  15. What a great idea to make a table topper with the CC blocks ! Just perfect for Christmas

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  16. What a gorgeous quilt top, very Christmassy

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  17. I love your smaller version Sue! You and Nancy certainly were up to nothing but GOOD!

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  18. Very sweet! And I would like to comment on your comment about NNN - um I might say "it takes one to know one". :)

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  19. I love this as well, I can see why you do.

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  20. How many times can you say "Naughty Notorious Nancy's" fast and without jumbling it? A mouthful.

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