Originally Posted by Cozy quilter
You would find if you were a stranger the comments would be more favourable. Sometimes when they know a person the criticisms come out. Go figure. Bet your quilt was gorgeous and would love to see it posted.
Typically judges do not know the name of any quiltmaker whose work they are judging...unless it's a world famous quilt. The names are covered before the judges ever see the quilts. Additionally, if a judge has any personal knowledge of a quilt, he is supposed to recuse himself from judging it. To imply that a judge would unduly criticize a quilt because he knew the maker is ridiculous.