Sorry about your exper. I did enter a quilt show once and was given the choice to have a Prof. Judge , judge it or just the public voting. I am not perfect and do know I will never be so just let the public choose which they like. I wonderd through the show and just pict what I like. Some people are vendictive and only pick their friends. There are 2 factions in the Guild I belong to and Some members think they are it(upperclass)$500.00 millionairs and the rest of us-just plain folk that like to quilt and have fun. So it is a challange to do things their. The uppers gossip and cause lots of trouble in all kinds of ways; incl those that own :inhome shops)stores or Gammel quilting machine that are computerized. Quilting itself is another subject. Stay loose kid and you are not alone, their are alot of us out here. Consider yourself hugged,