sammi357 Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 When you entered your first quilt show and dropped off your quilt, did you feel like you'd left your KID behind? sammi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Yes that is a common feeling. I know when I mailed my first quilt I was a mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Don't worry sammi, your quilt will be well-cared for by the quilt show. It will come back to you safe and sound. Now, I would worry more if I had to send my quilt to my local laundry. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBQLTN2 Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 and just think when it comes back it may have some added appendages in the way of Ribbons. Good luck and remember all the judges notes are to encourage and help to improve your process. I know it is scary but well worth it. Jeanne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Oh, man...that's an understatement....a mess...the wondering if it got there, the wondering if it will get back home...the wondering if the angels will keep all the grubby hands off it..... When you put that much work into one its a big ordeal...but you will get through it, and as stated hopefully you have some added weight to the box when it gets home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calicokat Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Our local guild's show is this weekend, and it's the first time entering a show for me too. I solved the problem by volunteering to be there all day Friday to help with set-up. I plan to visit on Saturday and then I'm helping again all day Sunday. This way I almost won't be leaving them, LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Whew, I just took my customer's quilt to a show last Saturday and dropped it off. I remember looking around the room after they took it away from me. My kids never went to a sitter or daycare, I stayed home, but I think that must have been what it felt like. They had all the quilts laying in the center of the room. There was a door, that locks, and I am sure it will be safe there....but that quilt doesn't belong to me, it is my customer's quilt and she is trusting me with it....and I am trusting my quild members with it...and they are trusting the people at Crown Center, who will be hanging the quilt. The thing is, my guild has been doing this show for several years and I just have to trust them. If something happens...I will just leave town, change my name and go into the witness protection program Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammi357 Posted September 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Well, I don't know about ribbons...I'm still really a newbie piecer and quilter. I look at the beautiful quilting y'all do here and think, Whew! I may as well stay in bed! I'm totally in Awe of the quilts posted here. And, every time I see one, realize I have a LOT to learn! It was a pattern from Quilts from the Quiltmaker's Gift, #1, True lover's knot, in pinks and greens very similar to the one shown in the book. I also drew the quilt design and made it as 'continuous' as I could, with a little trillium flower in each square. I'll try to get a pic this weekend, it's at the sewing festival here. Nothing like showing a quilt where EVERYone is a sewer and will probably see every boo boo! It was three years and two retreats in the making. I started the job from he!! in the meantime, worked there two years, left there almost exactly one year ago. Didn't sew a stitch in all that time, stress makes me not want to do anything. (does mending dh's jeans and overalls count?) Started a new job this spring, which is much more relaxing and finally felt like sewing again. When I finished quilting it, dh said, "Are you going to keep this one?!" because I have given the others I have finished away. (most of my friends are getting REALLY late wedding gifts! lol!) sammi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammi357 Posted September 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Pretty sure I would be ok with judges remarks. I took art classes in college, and we had 'critiques' where you had to put your art up and then let everyone discuss it, positive or negative. That, I understand and I'm used to! But, I don't think they liked it! (Where's the pouty lip un-smiley?) anyway, it was hung in the back corner, folded up, and all the other quilts were hung fully unfolded. It wasn't even where I could get a decent photo. I guess the others were more 'exciting'....Like the pre-printed panel one! who knows. guess I'll wait to see if there were any judge's remarks. Maybe that will tell. ? sammi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBQLTN2 Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 SAMMI Don't be discouraged, maybe they ran out of room or racks to hang quilts on. You did your best and that is what you need to be proud of. As long as we like it and it is the best we can do at this stage of our abilities. BE PROUD!!! I am sure we would all love it. JP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Sammi, Jeanne is so right! Hang your head high and don't give up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammi357 Posted September 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 I won't give up. I got the bug too bad! I was whining a bit, but, in my defense, my qgf (quilting girlfriend) that went to the show last night was disappointed where it was, too, so it wasn't just me! lol! she said I could whine just a little! sammi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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