And yet, this space, among other things, is a place to document my quilting journey, and as such, I feel I owe the process enough to share those quilts and that news here.
#554 Mod Mood
#555 Steeped in Tradition
Do visit the Instagram hashtags quiltcon and quiltcon2016, as well as quiltconreject, to see some fabulous quilts, none of which are really rejects of course, though I get the sentiment. If you want an eye into the process of quilt show selection, visit this post that Latifah Saafir wrote this time last year. It's insightful and enlightening. And I appreciated the honesty and graciousness shown in this post by Marianne/The Quilting Edge. It's poignant. There are alot of raw feelings in our community right now. I'm trusting we can affirm them all.
Congratulations! I didn't enter, so I'm nicely removed from the hurt feelings, but... Well, with over 1800 entries, there's going to be a lot of "rejects" just based on numbers! It's generally not a personal thing.
ReplyDeleteThese are so fabulous! I'm glad they got in :-)
ReplyDeleteBoth your quilts are wonderful. For those whose quilt weren't selected I wonder if the comments I've read on Instagram aren't more of a grieving process vs not agreeing with the decision of the judges. Making something is such an intensely personal thing and then submitting it for a show (any show) is such an act of hope and courage it might be natural that people go through a period of grieving before the acceptance phase kicks in. At any rate beautiful quilts and congrats!
ReplyDeleteYour quilts are spectacular, I'm so glad they were accepted. Thanks for kind words, Debbie.
ReplyDeleteKind of a Twilight Zone moment this morning with my coffee….I'm reading the quilt blogs I like, traveling through my Favorites list one at a time…and as it happens, I was on The Quilting Edge right before I got to you. And you're right, her comments regarding her non-selection (better word than rejection I hope) were extremely gracious. She put it in perspective nicely. And congrats to you btw! Very exciting.
ReplyDeletecongrats to you! both beautiful quilts & great choices for Quilt Con. there are so many wonderful quilts out there, I don't know how they manage to choose!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on a fantastic year as evidenced by the selection of TWO quilts for QuiltCon!
ReplyDeleteCongrats, Debbie! Your quilts are just lovely. Kate hit the nail on the head when she says "it's not personal." It's hard to hear all the bad feelings going around right now (just like last year), and I hope the positivity starts to show itself back on IG soon!
ReplyDeleteThese are both just beautiful quilts and well deserving. I appreciate your post. With so many worthy quilts not being selected, I also felt bittersweet in a way to have had quilts selected.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on having your quilts accepted into Quiltcon, I entered in the Michael Miller fabric challenge category, I'm slightly disappointed I wasn't accepted as I knew the odds weren't in my favour, but I'm over the moon that I won't have to deal with posting a quilt to another country because I think that would be a big challenge in itself.
ReplyDeleteI'm very happy for you.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely fantastic news, Deb! Your quilts are both superb and so different from each other. A well-deserved accolade!
ReplyDeleteWow Debbie. Good for you. Enjoy the ride ; )
ReplyDeleteCongrats! Deb. You deserve the honor to show these quilts. They are sooo beautiful!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your quilts being in the show!!! They are beautiful! I am sorry that I won't be able to see them in person this year.
ReplyDeleteCongrats! I'm so excited that a little piece of me will be hanging at QuiltCon, thanks for that!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! Your quilts are truly remarkable and deserve to be included! I am frequently inspired and challenged by your work. I am songlad you share via your blog!
ReplyDeleteI'm so looking forward to seeing both these quilts at QuiltCon!
ReplyDeleteI've never entered my quilts in a juried show (or any show for that matter!), but surely when doing so, the quilter understands that they will be subject to the judgement of others, using established criteria as well as a subjective element. It must be an incredibly difficult job on the part of the judges, especially knowing that while they bring good news to those who enter, they also must deliver disappointing news to many others.
ReplyDeleteCongrats, to you, Debbie. Both of your quilts are fabulous, but I must say that Mod Mood makes my heart go pitter-patter. The colors, the composition...everything. It's spectacular.
Congrats! I am so happy Mod Mood made it in! While I didn't enter any quilts, I too felt sad that so many were not picked for this show. There were the usual expected ones accepted and I'm sure many more 'fresh faces' choosen as well. I can't even imagine having to wade through 1800+ quilts! For you, congratulations...both beautiful quilts to show!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! And thank you for helping to keep balance. It must be an extraordinarily difficult job to sort through hundreds of spectacular quilts. I am inspired by the rejects as well!!
ReplyDeleteI can certainly affirm those whose quilts were accepted into QuiltCon, and I will! What an honor for you to have two quilts accepted! Congratulations, Debbie. I love both your quilts and I hope they show well in competition.
ReplyDeleteCongrats Debbie. I'm thrilled for you. I'm won't be going and I didn't even enter any quilts so I'm removed from it all but am certainly happy to see so many people I know get accepted.
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