"Reflections in Grey" photo by Stacy Burkhart Photography taken at my house. The quilt is hanging sideways here because it's too long for the space. |
So, what did the judges say? The comments were not so difficult to read:
"Very ambitious quilt but doesn' feel "modern" to us."
"Thread tension across wole quilt is off which is unfortunate."
"The yellows are a nice touch, surprising and vibrant."
"Reflections in Grey" hanging (correctly) at QuiltCon. |
Design
- Ineffective use of color "gray-greens esp."
- Fabric choices detract from the design "the prints seem unrelated to one another"
Workmanship
- Piecing is not accurate
Quilting
Goodness knows with whom I am talking. Rich was able to get one almost-decent photo of me in front of the quilt. |
- Quilting does not complement the piecing
- Tension problems are evident
- Stitch length needs to be more consistent
- Thread choice is distracting "too dark"
There are two checks in Positive Attributes:
- Quilt is straight and lies flat
- Binding is well-executed.
So I'll leave it at this and let you mull it over. Respond if you feel that you can add something, positive or negative, it's okay now.
Really, I've moved on and while I am a little disappointed that there were many, many more areas for improvement than positive attributes, I'll just accept that I'm not ready for serious competition. I am, however, going to keep doing what I love--quilting for fun, for show, for family, for no reason at all!
Happy Quilting,
Mary
Really, I've moved on and while I am a little disappointed that there were many, many more areas for improvement than positive attributes, I'll just accept that I'm not ready for serious competition. I am, however, going to keep doing what I love--quilting for fun, for show, for family, for no reason at all!
Happy Quilting,
Mary
1 comment:
Whoa! I'm surprised at some of the negative comments. It is a beautiful quilt!
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