"biggie" quilt shows...do you enter?

It seems to me that Paducah is one of the biggie quilt show

Does anyone here enter their quilt? And get selected or not?
Does a chosen quilt have to be absolutely perfect to be picked for the show?
(in construction and quilting)?

I presume the competiton is fierce for getting a quilt selected.

Ann...........who thinks she would like to try........some day

I had to quit entering the "biggies". It just seemed to me that winning them
all was a bit greedy, don't you think? Polly

"Ann" wrote in message
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It seems to me that Paducah is one of the biggie quilt show

Does anyone here enter their quilt? And get selected or not?
Does a chosen quilt have to be absolutely perfect to be picked for the
show?
(in construction and quilting)?

I presume the competiton is fierce for getting a quilt selected.

Ann...........who thinks she would like to try........some day

Not to mention that its no longer challenging. Whats the fun if you know
youre going to win? Not to mention the clutter all those blue ribbons make.
And then, having to buy all new hats...;-)
Diana


"Polly Esther" wrote in message
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I had to quit entering the "biggies". It just seemed to me that winning
them
all was a bit greedy, don't you think? Polly

"Ann" wrote in message
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It seems to me that Paducah is one of the biggie quilt show

Does anyone here enter their quilt? And get selected or not?
Does a chosen quilt have to be absolutely perfect to be picked for the
show?
(in construction and quilting)?

I presume the competiton is fierce for getting a quilt selected.

Ann...........who thinks she would like to try........some day

In article D5Zic.12366$i61.5715@clgrps13,
"Ann" wrote:

It seems to me that Paducah is one of the biggie quilt show

Does anyone here enter their quilt? And get selected or not?
Does a chosen quilt have to be absolutely perfect to be picked for the show?
(in construction and quilting)?

I presume the competiton is fierce for getting a quilt selected.

Ann...........who thinks she would like to try........some day



If memory serves....Rita has had a quilt or two in that show, or maybe
it was Houston. Anyway, she does very wonderful quilts that have been
in the big shows.

Miz Applebaum of the fabric tramps had TWO quilts at PIQF. I saw them
in person and drooled accordingly. When I grow up I want to machine
quilt like her :-)

marcella

"Marcella Tracy Peek" wrote in message
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When I grow up I want to machine
quilt like her :-)

And when I grow up, I want to machine quilt like Diane Gaudynski! LOL (But
I'd settle for quilting like Linda Taylor, really I would. )

--
Kathy A. (Woodland, CA)
longarm machine quilting, Queen of Fabric Tramps
http://www.kayneyquilting.com ,
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Oh Kathy
I do hope you get to see a picture of her winning 'miniature' at
Paducah. It is quite unbelievable. And, for a wholecloth to win any
category it must have been good. Some of the stitching was too small to
*see* - how can she do that?
..
In article , Kathy
Applebaum writes

"Marcella Tracy Peek" wrote in message
...
When I grow up I want to machine
quilt like her :-)

And when I grow up, I want to machine quilt like Diane Gaudynski! LOL (But
I'd settle for quilting like Linda Taylor, really I would. )


--
Best Regards
pat on the hill

"Patti" wrote in message
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Oh Kathy
I do hope you get to see a picture of her winning 'miniature' at
Paducah. It is quite unbelievable. And, for a wholecloth to win any
category it must have been good. Some of the stitching was too small to
*see* - how can she do that?

Two tricks -- silk thread, and a magnifying glass. (Well, three. Lots and
lots of practice! LOL)

I love doing detailed quilting like that, but it sure sucks up a lot of
time. This "making a living" stuff sure gets in the way of a lot of my
projects! ;-)

--
Kathy A. (Woodland, CA)
longarm machine quilting, Queen of Fabric Tramps
http://www.kayneyquilting.com ,
remove the obvious to reply

http://personal.pitnet.net/dgquilt/provence.html

You can see a picture of Diane Gaudynski's winning quilt on her webpage
above. Note the size. She has been using silk thread for her teeny, tiny
stippling and machine quilting. Her website is worth the time to poke
around. Lots of good information on quilting and some outstanding pictures!

Kathyl
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http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz


"Kathy Applebaum" wrote in message
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"Patti" wrote in message
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Oh Kathy
I do hope you get to see a picture of her winning 'miniature' at
Paducah. It is quite unbelievable. And, for a wholecloth to win any
category it must have been good. Some of the stitching was too small to
*see* - how can she do that?

Two tricks -- silk thread, and a magnifying glass. (Well, three. Lots and
lots of practice! LOL)

I love doing detailed quilting like that, but it sure sucks up a lot of
time. This "making a living" stuff sure gets in the way of a lot of my
projects! ;-)

--
Kathy A. (Woodland, CA)
longarm machine quilting, Queen of Fabric Tramps
http://www.kayneyquilting.com ,
remove the obvious to reply

Ahhhhh!
Thanks - that explains it! Not the skill, but the method. Her other
one won a second prize I think.
..
In article , Kathy
Applebaum writes

"Patti" wrote in message
...
Oh Kathy
I do hope you get to see a picture of her winning 'miniature' at
Paducah. It is quite unbelievable. And, for a wholecloth to win any
category it must have been good. Some of the stitching was too small to
*see* - how can she do that?

Two tricks -- silk thread, and a magnifying glass. (Well, three. Lots and
lots of practice! LOL)

I love doing detailed quilting like that, but it sure sucks up a lot of
time. This "making a living" stuff sure gets in the way of a lot of my
projects! ;-)


--
Best Regards
pat on the hill

And just how do you enter a quilt in a show (big or small)? When/where to
you find the how-to instructions? Any hints? I might like to do that
sometime.
--
Kathy in CA
Quilting Stuff:
http://community.webshots.com/user/kathys1068

"Ann" wrote in message
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It seems to me that Paducah is one of the biggie quilt show

Does anyone here enter their quilt? And get selected or not?
Does a chosen quilt have to be absolutely perfect to be picked for the
show?
(in construction and quilting)?

I presume the competiton is fierce for getting a quilt selected.

Ann...........who thinks she would like to try........some day