You will never know unless you try!
And if you don't, I'd be willing to bet that when you see the winning quilts you'll be saying to yourself 'I could have done that'.
So go for it!

By all means, enter. It's great experience, a wonderful teaching tool, and a fantastic way to grow as a quilter. I entered an international challenge just to get the judges comments and my quilt wound up travelling the country on tour for a year. Amazing things do happen! :D

Thanks to all for your encouragement! Yes I do want to enter the show badly, and since it's my first time, it'll be a great experience!

I think you should go for it, and it will come out beautiful...good luck and cannot wait to see your pics....