My Quilt Show Results - "Fat Quarter Stash Ladies"

Hi there!

I've decided to share with you what I had written on my quilts and what the judges wrote. I've got a fairly tough skin and had hoped that I would receive constructive criticism.

HEY! You can only get better, right?!?!?
LOL

Anyhow, here's what I wrote:

Made with a kit called "Stash Management Quilt County by Moda, with my own border and backing. Longarm quilted by Gilbert Crevier (3A Quilting).



Here's what the judges wrote:

VISUAL ASPECTS:
Design - ....... (Needs Improvement: Makes you dizzy!)
Colour - ....... (Needs Improvement: Too much bright.)
General Presentation - ..... (Needs Improvement: Bows don't add anything.)

TECHNICAL ASPECTS:
Top Assembly - Good (Needs Improvement: Everything meets)
Quilting - .....
Finishing - ...... (Needs Improvement: Binding not full and sew corners of binding)

COMMENTS:
(None were given, this time)

Sooooooooo, I thought I'd share with you the judges comments in case you ever decide to enter any of your quilts in a quilt show, for judging. *s*

Now, here's my opinion.

Quilters are human.
Quilt Judges are DEFINITELY human, too!

I seriously and honestly got a kick-ass belly chuckle from these comments.

ALL my other quilts - 'cept for the two that have scallops - ALL have corners that are unsewn!!!!

None of these comments were mentioned (re: unsewn corners), on my other quilts!

None of the "binding not full" were mentioned on my other papers, either!

Plus, I used fabrics from a KIT and followed the Moda pattern to a "T".... adding my own borders of course, to enlarge this a bit.

Are you telling me that Moda SCREWED UP with their color choices!??!?!?

Sheeshe!!!!!

This mini quilt is MEANT to be bright and IN YOUR FACE!!!

*shakes her head*

Anyhow, tastes should never be discussed... quilting techniques YES, but not "color tastes"!

I had actually sewn BOTH sides of the binding on this quilt, by sewing machine and only decided AFTERWARDS that I should enter in the quilt show... just for the heck of it!

And, once again.... just for the record....

The "bows" are there as a decorative statement AND to hang up this quilt on Gilbert's fancy, smancy hanging rod.

Rosa