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Title: I entered a show!
Post by: rubywishes on May 17, 2019, 14:03:07 PM
A LQS that I have never been to because it's a good 40 minutes drive up the mountain on a skinny, winding, goat track-worthy road that leaves me with a cold pit in my gut if I have to drive it puts on a quilt show every year with the proceeds going to the local CFA (fire blokes). I decided on a whim to enter 3 of my quilts so I filled out the entry forms and dutifully watched all the Youtubes on how to fold your quilts to minimise wrinkles. And rehearsed the folding...daily!

The day of delivery came so I carefully folded my quilts and drove up the mountain....missed my turn off and had to then drive another gazillion miles before I found a safe place to turn the wretched car around to then drive the gazillion miles back to the LQS. I must admit to feeling quite a pang of nervousness leaving my quilts with someone else...would they look after them, would they lose them, would they not bother to hang them in the show, would they laugh at my work, would someone spill acid on them, would a wild mountain dog break into the quilt shop and tear my quilts to pieces or maybe even have a litter of feral puppies on it.....Lord, I was a mess by the the time I had driven home I can tell you!
The day of the show came and off I went to actually find the hall where the show was being held....you see, I had been so consumed with the sheer enormity of entering the show I had completely not bothered to try to process the information about where it was being held....I only had a very vague idea of where it was but filled with seperation anxiety for my quilts, and a print out map from Mr.Google I was steeled and determined to drive forth and arrive there...somewhere...eventually......

How excited was I to arrive and see my quilts up on display with all the others. I was thrilled, absolutely thrilled...it was like being a penguin on your own since birth and then suddenly finding all the other penguins on the other side of the ice berg!  I walked around oohing and ahhing at all the exhibits and bought another Judy Neimeyer pattern (I admit, hand on heart I have a fpp addiction here!) but the best thing of all was listening to other people critiquing my quilts. Positive and negative...both delighted and enthused me. I felt I had come home, that people who knew my craft and love were appreciative of my work, and supportive of my efforts and understanding of my flaws. A wonderful experience...and just what i needed at that time in my life.

And then I couldn't wait for the show to be finished....I hung around home moping until the designated time for collection arrived. I wanted my babies back home, smoothed out, lovingly put back up on the wall and "oh so casually" thrown over my couch. I was validated and content.
Title: Re: I entered a show!
Post by: Iminei on May 17, 2019, 14:10:52 PM
Sooooo Loooving it!

It is something seeing your baby up and out there ... and even ... being admired!!!!

Congratulations @rubywishes  on breaking your cherry!!

Got any pics ???  :P
Title: Re: I entered a show!
Post by: rubywishes on May 17, 2019, 14:29:05 PM
Here we go.
Title: Re: I entered a show!
Post by: WildAtlanticWay on May 17, 2019, 14:38:41 PM
Wow! They’re fabulous.
I can’t imagine having the skills to make such beautiful items.

Your opening post was a joy to read too.   :D
Title: Re: I entered a show!
Post by: Acorn on May 17, 2019, 14:44:10 PM
Magnificent!!  Well done (both on making the quilts, and having the courage to enter them!)

Congratulations @rubywishes  on breaking your cherry!!

Got any pics ???  :P

Ooh err!!!!   :o
Title: Re: I entered a show!
Post by: Iminei on May 17, 2019, 14:49:49 PM
Oh I remember that first one ... Glorious!

Well Done Rubes ....

Next year FOQ ??????????????  :devil:
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Post by: Sewingsue on May 17, 2019, 14:52:12 PM
Wow!
They are gorgeous.

And that quilting!!!
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Post by: Manuela on May 17, 2019, 15:21:41 PM
Oh my, they are beautiful - love how you describe your experience ...
Title: Re: I entered a show!
Post by: b15erk on May 17, 2019, 16:22:29 PM
Amazing Rubes! That quilting is just lovely!

Jessie
Title: Re: I entered a show!
Post by: Pearl on May 17, 2019, 17:08:52 PM
Oh, Ruby!  Congratulations. 

Is it ridiculous that I, a stranger on the internet, feel proud and more than a little teary?
Title: Re: I entered a show!
Post by: Lilian on May 17, 2019, 17:10:02 PM
Wow @rubywishes they are stunning! So much details and work, I'm amazed! Congratulations  :toast:
Title: Re: I entered a show!
Post by: BrendaP on May 17, 2019, 18:11:28 PM
They are lovely quilts, no wonder you were happy to have them back again, but you must be feeling so proud of yourself.  Well done. :loveit:
Title: Re: I entered a show!
Post by: Sandra on May 17, 2019, 18:41:40 PM
That's fab, rubywishes...well done.  :toast:

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: I entered a show!
Post by: Ellabella on May 17, 2019, 18:43:45 PM
Bowing down in awe!

Truely beautiful Rubes.
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Post by: Lowena on May 17, 2019, 22:20:16 PM
Gorgeous as ever Rubes :toast:
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Post by: Ploshkin on May 17, 2019, 22:25:35 PM
They are fabulous Ruby, and how lovely to see you back here.  I thought you'd disappeared into the sunset on your motor bike  :)
Title: Re: I entered a show!
Post by: rubywishes on May 17, 2019, 23:55:57 PM
Thankyou everyone for your lovely comments. Oh Ploshkin, the motorbikes....don't get me started on them! DH has just bought another and our garage is getting decidedly chockers!
Title: Re: I entered a show!
Post by: Kenora on May 18, 2019, 01:12:51 AM
Congratulations to one very happy penguin! Well deserved - your quilts are beautiful.  <3 (and my DH has just bought another bike - well, it's not actually a whole bike, but a huge box of bike bits which "might" turn into a bike! :S)
Title: Re: I entered a show!
Post by: rubywishes on May 18, 2019, 08:18:14 AM

Ooh err!!!!   :o

Yep, I "second that" Ooh err.......Thankfully I don't think I have any pics of my cherry to share :x :o 0_0 0_0
Title: Re: I entered a show!
Post by: Flobear on May 18, 2019, 10:27:08 AM
I loved reading your description of the whole experience, @rubywishes
Title: Re: I entered a show!
Post by: Deafoldbat on May 18, 2019, 19:11:45 PM
Well done @rubywishes. Nice to see you back again.
Title: Re: I entered a show!
Post by: StitchinTime on May 19, 2019, 11:49:49 AM
a huge box of bike bits which "might" turn into a bike!

Isn’t that bit like us buying FQs, charm packs, etc which might turn into a quilt?  :P
Title: Re: I entered a show!
Post by: Acorn on May 19, 2019, 12:05:35 PM
I can see virtually no difference at all...  ;)
Title: Re: I entered a show!
Post by: Stitches on May 19, 2019, 13:25:37 PM
Congratulations Rubywishes
Title: Re: I entered a show!
Post by: Bowerbird on May 19, 2019, 23:47:36 PM
Congratulations, it is such a hard thing to put part of ourselves out in public. You must be so proud of yourself, and your work.