Wow! that train derailed fast even for this newsgroup!
Just in case anyone missed it and would like to play, I've included my original post [before the digression into hills and vales and ladies with white flags and just where IS west?] below my signature line.
And, to whet your appetite, here's a quick "virtual" taste of some quilt blocks done in approximations of colours for my initials: can you guess which colours are used for K___ I____G_____?