I just got my IQA (International Quilt Association) Digital Journal for Winter 2013. It has the award winning quilts from the 2011 IQA Judged Show in it. All I have to say is, seriously? When “Windblown” won the big award at the Houston quilt festival, they told me I would have to say a few words at the awards banquet. Not my favorite thing to do, and I didn’t do it well, either, but no one told me that they were going to print my acceptance “speech” (if [ ... ]
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Jan 16
2012
I just got my IQA (International Quilt Association) Digital Journal for Winter 2013. It has the award winning quilts from the 2011 IQA Judged Show in it. All I have to say is, seriously? When “Windblown” won the big award at the Houston quilt festival, they told me I would have to say a few words at the awards banquet. Not my favorite thing to do, and I didn’t do it well, either, but no one told me that they were going to print my acceptance “speech” (if [ ... ]
Category: awards, Windblown
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Dec 23
2011
Bonnie McCaffery has done another fabulous job reporting on November’s 2011 International Quilt Festival in Houston. If you weren’t able to attend the show, here’s your chance to see more than 12 minutes of video. In it are some of the most amazing quilts, along with short interviews with some of the quilters. Bonnie interviewed me (!) and that clip is at about 7 minutes into the video.
Be patient; it may take a while to download since the video is so long. Hope you enjoy it!
Category: quilt shows, Windblown
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Dec 21
2011
The Beavercreek News-Current, a small local newspaper in our town, did a nice article on “Windblown” winning the award at the International Quilt Festival in Houston. (Thanks, Jodi!) I knew they were writing an article, but didn’t know when it was going to be published until a friend at church said one of her relatives saw it. Isn’t it fun how the grapevine works? You can see the full article on line at xeniagazette.com.
Nov 29
2011
Sharon Pederson of The Quilt Show interviewed me about Windblown while I was at the International Quilt Festifal in Houston. The interview is now on her Daily Blog.
If the link above doesn’t work, you can visit the website at http://www.thequiltshow.com/os/blog.php/blog_id/4378.
Category: awards, Windblown
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Nov 17
2011
These are the five Master Award winners from the 2011 International Quilt Festival in Houston. Each of the Master Awards include a $5,000 prize. Click on a photo to see a larger version.
Susan Stewart won the Pfaff Master Award for Machine Artistry for her quilt, “Radiance.”
It features digitized machine embroidery and also digitized free standing lace insets along the border. She did free motion machine quilting and achieved some beautiful trapunto effects.
This view of the back gives you a better idea of her quilting and the lace insets.
Sharon Schamber won the Maywood [ ... ]
Category: other quilters, quilt shows, Windblown
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Nov 07
2011
Someone asked me what I was going to say at the IQA Luncheon last Wednesday, if I didn’t have a melt down like I did. Yes, I really did have something in mind, but I accidentally left my brain behind when I walked to the podium. Plus, my eyes have a habit of leaking when I’m feeling stress. I guess all that pressure just squeezes the water right out of my body. (Which, in that case, it’s a good thing it’s coming out of my eyes and not somewhere else!) Anyway, looking out at all those [ ... ]
Category: awards, Windblown
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Nov 04
2011
I’m definitely feeling my age now. I remember coming to Quilt Festival ten years ago or so, and staying the entire day from the moment it opened to the moment it closed. Today, I wore myself out around 4, so I hopped on the shuttle bus and headed back to the hotel. I told sweet hubby I wasn’t ruling out the possibility of going back to the show since it’s open until 7, but the longer I sit still, the less likely that is!
This is a tiny view of one special exhibit at the show. I forget how big [ ... ]
Category: quilt shows, Windblown
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Nov 03
2011
Ahhh! A day to “relax!” Today was my day to see the show…not that anyone could possibly see it in just one day! I spent the morning shopping. Here is the first interesting thing I bought. It’s the CD of the winning quilts. Look in the lower left hand corner!
I also bought a copy of the International Quilt Festival magazine. Inside, I found this!
I was specifically looking for any new products on the market. I will be writing three more articles for Quilting Arts Magazine, and I was hoping to find something really interesting and innovative. So far, I [ ... ]
Category: awards, quilt shows, Windblown
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Nov 02
2011
Today’s first event was the IQA Luncheon. The top eight award winners had the dubious honor of sitting on the stage while we ate. Afterwards, we each had to get up and make a short speech. I never did hear how long it was supposed to be until we were being introduced.
For those who have known me for any length of time, you’ll know that public speaking is not my favorite thing to do (somehow speaking at a quilt guild is different), but I didn’t think I was overly nervous until I stood at the podium. I [ ... ]
Category: awards, quilt shows, Windblown
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Nov 01
2011
Today sweet hubby and I made our way to Houston, Texas today so we could attend the awards celebration for the International Quilt Festival. I’ve been waiting for tonight for several weeks, ever since I was told that “Windblown” won one of the top eight awards. So I put on the fanciest clothes I was willing to buy — no small thing for a jeans and t-shirt girl. (Thank you, DD#2!)
It was so exciting as they announced the awards for the various categories. Oh my, these quilts are amazing! They announce the honorable mentions, third place, then second. When they announce [ ... ]
Category: awards, Windblown
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