Dear Elle,
So sorry to hear that Colin's results weren't good. Of course we will all understand that you can't be here quite so often, but if you can pop in occasionally we will be glad to have you visit.
As for people quaking in their shoes wondering what to with my centre, please don't, I will be happy with all plain borders (plain colours, or a print) if that is all that comes to you, Elle put a blue one on, and that set it off nicely, but I am asking for just shades of blue and white, because I think of it as a Delft Quilt - when you get it, you will see that I used about 30 different fabrics, and you can do the same if you wan't