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Hi Everyone,
I'm SOOOO excited to share with you all that I won my first ribbon today; a First Place Blue ribbon for my "Happy Trails" quilt at our local county fair! :shock: :-D I was also in considered for Reserve Grand Champion, too! Lost out on that one due to some of my machine quilting having uneven stitches where I experienced a little 'drag'. That's okay, as I'm just thrilled to pieces for the First Place Blue ribbon. I received 5 Excellent ratings, 2 Very Good+ and 3 Very Good ratings on my Quilt Evaluation Form. The judge said this for my Best Feature of this quilt, "Outstanding workmanship on boots and overall design". She praised many aspects of the boot itself, remarking in particular how difficult it is to get that piping in there just so. She loved the 3D pull tab on the boot top. This was my first real experience in applique, and as a result I did a lot of ripping and resewing. Afterward, another quilter asked me where I got that boot pattern? I explained to her that my hubby designed that himself one day a few years back. He didn't much care for the generic boot on the picture of this quilt pattern that we never bought. He said, "You don't need a pattern for this, and besides, I'm gonna make my own boot block." Well, that he did. He plopped his own cowboy boot up on top of the dining room table, much to my consternation and starting drawing on a piece of paper. Soon, he asked me for some cereal box cardboard as he was going to make some templates. A little while later, he presented me with six templates and said, "Here, can ya make me a boot out of these?" Well, I was certainly intrigued by his templates, but pretty much didn't have a clue where to start. I ended up using the Eleanor Burns applique method, then stitched each piece down. He wanted piping, just like his real boot, and the heel needed to be higher, too. I thought of using the black 1/4" fusible quick bias tape for the sole. Next, we were off to the local fabric shop to find just the right fabrics for his boot. Hubby chose the suede looking Moda Solid for the lower part of the boot and the paisley print for the upper part. Pretty realistic, I agreed. Hubby fussy cut the inner fabric of the wonky square in a square blocks from Robert Kaufman's "Happy Trails" fabric. I had purchased enough coordinating fabrics from this line to make this quilt as a Christmas present for hubby 4 years ago. So, I'm a little slow. :oops: Hubby decided on the sashing fabric, the cornerstones as well the pieced backing fabrics, too. I must admit that this collaboration of two minds was not always smooth. Anything but, at times, throughout the making of this quilt. We both persevered, learning much about the others working styles after 25 years of marriage. In the end, I can say we've emerged more respectful of our differences, but even more importantly we've come to embrace the possibilities of collaboration. I ended up using a shoe string around the label, coiled in lariat fashion on the corners. This quilt was one of five chosen today by the judge as being one that I should consider entering both on the state and national level. WOW! :shock: Happy Trails, Karla "Happy Trails" wins First Place [ATTACH=CONFIG]92877[/ATTACH] "Happy Trails" back side [ATTACH=CONFIG]92878[/ATTACH] "Happy Trails" label [ATTACH=CONFIG]92879[/ATTACH] |
Congratulations! great job!
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Wow! you go girl! That is a beautiful quilt!! :)
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I am sooooo excited for you. Your pictures don't do this quilt justice :P :P :P :P You did an awesome job!
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Congratulations!!!!
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Congratulations on the win. This is truly a great quilt. You both did a good job!
karen |
Very nice. I'm ready to ride the Happy Trails.
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Wow neat quilt. Even neater that your husband helped design it. Maybe you can put his design talents to good use on your next quilt, he seems to be pretty talented.
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Congratulations! Great design and super job making it. You deserved the win!
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Bravo!!! :-D :-D
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Thanks everyone, for all of your comments, thoughts and encouragement. Much appreciated!!
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WOOHOO!!
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Congratulations! I'd love to see a close-up picture of the boot, too.
Keep entering your quilt in more contests - you're another one we'll all get to say,'We knew her before she became famous!" |
How exciting :thumbup: Great Job :mrgreen:
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Congratulations. I love your quilt. You did a great job.
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congrats, you did an excellent job
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Originally Posted by Quiltgranny
Hi Everyone,
I'm SOOOO excited to share with you all that I won my first ribbon today; a First Place Blue ribbon for my "Happy Trails" quilt at our local county fair! :shock: :-D I was also in considered for Reserve Grand Champion, too! Lost out on that one due to some of my machine quilting having uneven stitches where I experienced a little 'drag'. That's okay, as I'm just thrilled to pieces for the First Place Blue ribbon. I received 5 Excellent ratings, 2 Very Good+ and 3 Very Good ratings on my Quilt Evaluation Form. The judge said this for my Best Feature of this quilt, "Outstanding workmanship on boots and overall design". She praised many aspects of the boot itself, remarking in particular how difficult it is to get that piping in there just so. She loved the 3D pull tab on the boot top. This was my first real experience in applique, and as a result I did a lot of ripping and resewing. Afterward, another quilter asked me where I got that boot pattern? I explained to her that my hubby designed that himself one day a few years back. He didn't much care for the generic boot on the picture of this quilt pattern that we never bought. He said, "You don't need a pattern for this, and besides, I'm gonna make my own boot block." Well, that he did. He plopped his own cowboy boot up on top of the dining room table, much to my consternation and starting drawing on a piece of paper. Soon, he asked me for some cereal box cardboard as he was going to make some templates. A little while later, he presented me with six templates and said, "Here, can ya make me a boot out of these?" Well, I was certainly intrigued by his templates, but pretty much didn't have a clue where to start. I ended up using the Eleanor Burns applique method, then stitched each piece down. He wanted piping, just like his real boot, and the heel needed to be higher, too. I thought of using the black 1/4" fusible quick bias tape for the sole. Next, we were off to the local fabric shop to find just the right fabrics for his boot. Hubby chose the suede looking Moda Solid for the lower part of the boot and the paisley print for the upper part. Pretty realistic, I agreed. Hubby fussy cut the inner fabric of the wonky square in a square blocks from Robert Kaufman's "Happy Trails" fabric. I had purchased enough coordinating fabrics from this line to make this quilt as a Christmas present for hubby 4 years ago. So, I'm a little slow. :oops: Hubby decided on the sashing fabric, the cornerstones as well the pieced backing fabrics, too. I must admit that this collaboration of two minds was not always smooth. Anything but, at times, throughout the making of this quilt. We both persevered, learning much about the others working styles after 25 years of marriage. In the end, I can say we've emerged more respectful of our differences, but even more importantly we've come to embrace the possibilities of collaboration. I ended up using a shoe string around the label, coiled in lariat fashion on the corners. This quilt was one of five chosen today by the judge as being one that I should consider entering both on the state and national level. WOW! :shock: Happy Trails, Karla |
I would be smiling for a week - maybe a month! Congratulations!
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How wonderful! Congratulations!! :) It really is gorgeous.
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Way to go lady, I knew you had a winner-I am so proud of you and so glad you're sharing pictures for everyone to see your masterpiece. What a team you and hubby make.
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Fantastic!
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Drum rolll--- and yea Karla! You deserve it all! Very nice quilt and well done!
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Congratulations!!
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Congratulations! What a wonderful win, and so obviously deserved. Beautiful work. That hubby of yours is pretty handy too, huh? LOL
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I love your quilt! Great job. I'm still dreaming of my first ribbon. Way to team up.
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You should publish that pattern. It's great! You and your husband should both be proud of it!
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It's lovely! I bet your hubby loves it. Congratulations!
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Congratulations! Great job.
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Congratulations !!! :thumbup:
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It occurred to me that I should probably have put a close up pic of the boot block in the post, so here ya go.
Thanks to you all for your wonderful replies and kind words. You're all right about the "team" thing - hubby and I are definitely a team, in many, many ways and getting better at it every day we're blessed to wake up together. Boot block close up [ATTACH=CONFIG]92929[/ATTACH] |
Originally Posted by maryb119
You should publish that pattern. It's great! You and your husband should both be proud of it!
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Originally Posted by MistyMarie
I am sooooo excited for you. Your pictures don't do this quilt justice :P :P :P :P You did an awesome job!
I know you're saying that because you were one of small group of lovely quilting gals that I got to meet in person a couple of weeks back and I had brought my quilt with me to lunch for show n tell. :D Thanks so very much!! |
What a wonderful quilt and a great collaborative effort, I congratulate both of you!! Great job and the first of many blue ribbons!!
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Congratulations!!! You both deserve it! That's a great quilt!!!
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Originally Posted by JoanneS
Congratulations! I'd love to see a close-up picture of the boot, too.
Keep entering your quilt in more contests - you're another one we'll all get to say,'We knew her before she became famous!" |
Congratulations to both of you!
This is a wonderfol quilt collaberation!! |
Congratulations! You both must be very proud and excited! Well done!!
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COngratulations!THat is Super Work. and how cool with you and your husband working together on it!
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Awesome quilt! The boots look realistic to me! Congrats on the blue ribbon too.
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Woo hoo, makes you wanna " boot scootin boogie". Love it :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: Better not let my three little boys see this...last but not least congratulation on that blue ribbon!
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