birgitquilts Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 Hi all, I got a most exciting phone call on Wednesday evening telling me that my quilt Josefine's Star has won the Rest of Europe award in the Quilters' Guilds Challenge at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, UK!!! This is one of three prizes awarded in this category with only entries from UK guild members qualify for the other two - at least that's how I understand the explanations in the competition rules... I'm sooo excited!! As this has come as a total surprise for me, I never even looked into attending the show this year - and thus, I don't have any other information so far.... Now I really wish I was there! If any of you attending FOQ and taking pictures came across my quilt, would you take a few pictures for me - pretty please? That would be just great. (And I have Chocolatte in this show as well, in the Contemporary category...) Enjoy the show - I'm sure you are having tons of fun there! Birgit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudiaPfeil Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 How wonderful....Birgit! I see you dancing around your Milli;):cool: Enjoy the day.... Claudia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 What a lovely surprise. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 How wonderful! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 Happy Dance for you! Can't wait to see the picture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 Congratulations Birgit....Too bad you couldn't be there, but I bet someone will take a picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srichardson Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 Congratulations Brigit. What a wonderful surprise. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 Congratulations, Birgit! PS I have your little quilt that I won at the MQS auction hanging in my office at work. I tell everyone it's made by my friend in Germany and this was the prototype to her award winning quilt. It sure brings lots of color and brightness to my office! I look at it all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltnutt Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 CONGRATS!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg_marsh Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 Congratulations!!! Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judi Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 Congratulations!!!! How very exciting for you!!! Thanks for sharing the news with us...... Good Job Girl!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathG Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 Birgit Congratulations, looking forward to seeing photos of your quilt !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 Congratulations:D:D:D - I knew I recognised the name and quilts... I left my camera behind:mad::mad: - long story but Tracy took lots of pics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy G Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 Brigit, I have posted all the photos I took. I hope I managed to take yours. If not I am sorry, there were over 1000 quilts. Congratulations on your win. Tracy G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBQLTN2 Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 congatulations Birgit how exciting for you. I hope we get to see a picture of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.A Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Fantastic, Birgit. Congratulations! Nancy in Tucson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerstin Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Wow!!! Congratulation Birgit! That's wonderful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birgitquilts Posted August 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 ... so much, everybody! I won't hear from my friend picking up my paperwork before Monday evening - and I won't get her pictures before either. So, for those of you interested in pics of my quilts, you may want to check out my webshots albums (see address in my siggie). Josefine's Star is the yellow-to-turquoise lone star quilt in the Show Entries 2008 folder. Chocolatte is the brown and creme quilt with the holes in the Show Quilts 2007 album. I just finished uploading some pictures of more recent customer quilts as well as my show entries 2009 - just in case you don't have anything better to do on a gorgeous day like today... Thanks for looking, Birgit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 I found a picture of your quilt in the January issue of Unlimited Possibilities. That article had pictures of prize winners from Innovations 2008. Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattyJo Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Congratulations Birgit. :P:D:D:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Yay! Congratulations Birgit! Will you have anything at Innovations this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birgitquilts Posted August 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Hi Linda, My purple dress Gingko Fantasy will be at Innovations this year - unfortunately without the matching long gloves as they have gone missing during shipping in between shows and I didn't have time yet to replace them... Birgit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Birgit congratulations. a very much deserved ribbon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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