Thursday, 25 September 2008

Remember this quilt?

I don't normally make 'theme' quilts but was given the heads up by a few people to enter the French show as the theme was feathers. It was a specific size so I couldn't send a work already done and did this one. Perhaps I was guilty of arrogance on my part but it truly never occurred to me that this quilt would be rejected. It was.
I found out what it felt like and it's not a pleasant feeling. However I picked myself up and entered it in the Scottish Quilt Championships where it has won the Wholecloth Award. I'm delighted and my faith in this piece has been restored (grin),
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8 comments:

  1. Sew Create It - JaneThursday, 25 September 2008 at 16:46:00 BST

    Wow - rejected? On what grounds???? It is just stunning! Glad the Scottish saw it's beauty and gave it the award it deserves!

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  2. AnonymousThursday, 25 September 2008 at 18:09:00 BST

    I ditto what Jane said! Your work is ab-fab and what do the French know anyway? LOL

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  3. DorothyThursday, 25 September 2008 at 23:20:00 BST

    Sally, the quilt is wonderful, I'm glad that it won in Scotland. Your quilting skills are fabulous!

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  4. AnonymousFriday, 26 September 2008 at 01:16:00 BST

    Congratulations on your Scottish win ! Dont feel bad about the French show ... Things can get rejected for all sorts of reasons in juried entries -depends on the criteria of the individual show and how each juror interprets them. What suits one show doesn't another.

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  5. RosalindFriday, 26 September 2008 at 12:33:00 BST

    Thank you for your comment on my blog and many congratulations to you too Sally :o)

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  6. AnonymousFriday, 26 September 2008 at 17:12:00 BST

    I know the feeling, Sally. My quilt, Dancing Feathers, was rejected too !
    Your quilt is wonderful, congratulations !

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  7. The WestCountryBuddhaSaturday, 27 September 2008 at 09:55:00 BST

    It's really difficult to fathom sometimes why opinions about a piece differ so much. I think the French decision must have been influenced by something that's not obvious to all of us. Perhaps there was a hidden mandate from the sponsors that everything had to include chickens or something!! We'll never know. But it's true worth has been recognised, so well done you and congratulations.

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  8. AnonymousSaturday, 18 October 2008 at 08:33:00 BST

    Thank You Thank You

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