Eddie's (Ted) Quilt made the local press.

Well done Eddie/Ted. How nice that they took special notice of a unique piece of work. . In message , Eddie writes

Thank you Patti

Eddie's 2010 Selsey Quiltshow quilt is now on the blocks ready for build (in sloooowwwwwww time) - HM Submarine Astute (just coming into service with the Royal Navy).

Many thanks

Eddie ( but to family - Ted)

Congratulations Eddie. A lovely write up too!

Woo hoo! You go, guy! PAT in VA/USA

As the red necks used to say when I spent a little time in Norfolk, Virgina and a little later in NSGA Northwest out in the boonies all those years ago - Yeeeehaaawww (I think)! :-))

Eddie

That's how we rednecks say it all right. And another YEEHAWWWWWW!!! for getting the recognition the quilt and you so well deserve!

Leslie & The Furbabies in redneck/hillbilly central, MO.

Ta! Loved everyone of you and the Country Music I enjoyed there. Where is Northwest? I went there but...... :-)0

Eddie

Well, it's waaayyy up north and west of me??? LOL I'm quite close to the very center of the USA.

Leslie & The Furbabies in *Missouri*

Excellent news!

How much of the sub. are you going to show? You could just have the conning tower - and lots of wake and waves >g<

No - do the lot above the water. . In message , Eddie writes

No, do it entirely underwater with lots of whales, etc.! VBEG

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

How wonderful, Eddie/Ted! I do wish they'd shown a photo of your amazing quilt, though.

Congrats!! keep up the good work!

amy in CNY

Hi Patti Have already drawn the Sub on Vilene. She will be depicted just descending from periscope depth. With the surface above and the dark depths below. I think we have some whale material to fit in swimming nearby. I have stopped to have a think about the materials to use as I wish an effect similar to the Daring with sunshine dappling the black hull in places. Eddie

Oh that's sounds exciting Eddie.

There are some wonderful 'ombre' fabric which go from light to dark in various colours. I got some in fairly 'bland' colours - but one is a grey to black. I'm sure there are some blue and green ones, that I don't have. Try looking up 'ombre fabrics' somewhere. You might want to use quite different fabrics of course - just thought I'd mention these. There are some Hoffman ones, but they shade from one colour to another - rather than being shade of the same colours. . In message , Eddie writes

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How funny! I am beginning work on an "Under the Sea" type of quilt for Mark, using Laural Burch's Ocean Songs fabric. On the sea bed will be sand, an old metal diving helmet, a treasure chest, etc. In mid-ocean area, Mark has made it quite clear he wants an Astute class submarine. It is not really the same scale as dolphins and mermaids, etc, so our compromise is that he may get one quilted into the quilt. A stealth submarine as it were.......

Where did you get the template for your submarine? Just googling images of the Astute submarine?

-- Jo in Scotland

Here in Virginia you were also likely to hear "YaaaaaaaaHOOO!!" Grins, Pat, just across the Bay from Norfolk< Virginia.