A First

Well something pretty exciting happened today! My phone's notifications started going off like crazy and well wouldn't you know . . . Mod Mood had won first place in the group category at QuiltCon!

 photo by playcrafts

 photo by tiffanybaxter

My bee-mate, Stephanie/Spontaneous Threads, was nearby and able to go on stage with Jacquie Gering and acknowledge the award on behalf of Bee Sewcial.

photo courtesy of spontaneousthreads

photo by kristenballou

I really appreciated all the congratulations and photos shared today - it really helped me feel ok about not actually being there. My friend Kristen sent me a close up of that awesome ribbon, and I thought you might like to know what the card below it says. (Well I was curious anyway!) After my name, guild, and Instagram id, it says:

Pieced with Stephanie Ruyle, Leanne Chahley, Karen Foster, Felicity Ronaghan, Kari Vojtechovsky, Melissa Richie, Diane Stanley, Marci Debetaz, Hillary Goodwin.

Mod Mood was created in conjunction with Bee Sewcial, an improv, solids-only bee where members are encouraged to push their creative boundaries, try new methods, and be inspired by singular prompts. The bee's prompt for this quilt was a Pinterest board filled with Mid-Century Modern designs, including a MCM color palette.

Techniques: Machine pieced, machine quilted without a frame - the quilt moved under the stationary needle, improvisational piecing, faced binding.

Cool, huh? Wow. I'm still feeling pretty astonished, and now I think I'll go do what I have yet to do today - scroll through Instagram and see what I missed!

Here's a list of all the QuiltCon 2016 Winners and photos of their quilts . . .