Originally Posted by glassnquilts
I entered three of my art quilts in a local small town show. There were 200 quilts and I did not expect to win, but the judge's comments were very critical of my binding. Very little was even said about the quilts themselves. I know it is a small town and maybe more traditional but it has really hurt my self confidence in my quilting. Anyone else had this experience.
Yes it has happened to me. The judge's were very critical with the hand quilting. It was almost like they had a ruler measuring each stitch. I would like to see the hand stitching on their quilts. Don't lose you self confidence...keep quilting...I would never let anyone do that to me. I love making quilts, and if there is a little mistake or my stitches are off a bit well then I just say.."It's hand made, no two are alike."