Disappointed with quilt show judging
#21
they always complain about the binding. in our small town our quilt show is the county fair. only 70 quilts this year and 15 were pannels for baby quilts. binding every time. so, I think it is like everyone said, they had to have something to say.
#22
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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.
Also, how long did the judge have to judge the entire show? At two minutes per quilt, that would be 6 hours and 40 minutes. That's not a whole lot of time to get an overall view, evaluate design, colour choices, execution, etc, and then make a critique. Since nothing was said about anything but binding, I'd guess that was the only weak point.
In any case, binding is pretty easy to fix. It's easy enough to cut out a bunch of mug rug or potholder sized practise pieces and bind them to perfect your skill.
#23
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First congratulations for having courage to enter quilts in a show! If you are entering to have quilt judged then you should expect to have criticism. A local quilt show has a non-judging/exibition only catagory to enter quilts that you want to show off but do not want "judged". Perhaps next year you could suggest such a catagory for those of us who are too nervous to enter for real. Good luck next time.
#25
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.
#26
Originally Posted by Zhillslady
I have never entered one but hte local guild talks all the time about the judges marking off points if their binding does not have batting in it. Sounds like the judges loved your quilts but maybe wanted batting in the binding. We all like recognition for those we deem experts. I'm not but I still thin k you probably did an amazing job.
#27
Wow - I SO did not know the binding being a big deal when being judged. I haven't ever entered any though. And that might explain some of the quilt shows I've been to, when I see a quilt with the blue ribbon and I feel another in that category was way more qualified for the ribbon.
And just a thought - perhaps there was another quilt that was equally done and they had to come up with something to set the two apart? Maybe it came down to the binding.
I'm sure the quilt is a winner!
And just a thought - perhaps there was another quilt that was equally done and they had to come up with something to set the two apart? Maybe it came down to the binding.
I'm sure the quilt is a winner!
#30
Originally Posted by Ladyjanedoe
Don't let it upset you. You said yourself that it's a small town. Maybe small town politics had some say in who won. Happens here ALL the time.
Mimi Dietrich has a great book on bindings called "Happy Endings". It really helped me improve.
Mimi Dietrich has a great book on bindings called "Happy Endings". It really helped me improve.
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