I'm not surprised you won, but only third place? I think you quilts are beautiful, so can't imagine what the quilting is like on the first and second place quilts.

Congratulations, well deserved.

Congratulations!! You deserve world-wide recognition for your work!!

You should be happy! What a coup ;-) Congratulations.

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Congratulations--your work is amazing, and I can see why you are winning prizes. I can only imagine what 1st and 2d looked like if you got 3d place. Your work is always beautiful and I look forward to your postings.
Sue

I don't know how you do this as it seems like a huge commitment of time and work but I do know that these are both absolutely breath taking quilts as all of yours are and certainly deserved the awards. Congratulations!

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your quilts are gorgeous.

Congratulations, your quilting is outstanding!!! So well deserved:-)

To be honest: a dream would come true when I ever reach that one day.

You are all very, very encouraging, thank you all for your great comments! :thumbup:

Wow. Congrats on such beautiful work.

If you are interested in pictures of the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, you can see the winners here:

http://www.popularpatchwork.com/albu...um.asp?a=17039

Absolutely beautiful! Congratulations.

Did you think for a minute that you wouldn't win? You are the best I have seen! Congratulations!!

Congratulations, love looking at your beautiful work!

Wow, that is spectacular. Congrats

What wonderful work you do!

These are beautiful! You certainly deserve those awards!!

absolutely gorgeous !!!! and congratulations !!!!!

Beautiful quilts. I'm excited that you won prizes, you must be proud of your self.

What beautiful quilts!! You deserve to get awards!

WOW, congrats!!!

WOW!! Congratulations. Your quilts are so beautiful.

You have my highest admiration. Hand quilting is truly an art that you have mastered. Congratulations.

Beautiful. Thanks for the pictures.

Wow! I am totally impressed with your talent to do that by hand! Congrats on the wins!

Congratulations on your awards. However, it is beyond my comprehension how anything you do would not wind First Place all the time. I am blown away by your quilting.

Way to go!!! Congrats!! :thumbup:

I can see why they won ribbons for you. Stunning :)

WOW!! Congratulations!

I'm glad you won! You put so much work into these and they are so beautiful. CONGRATULATIONS!

I'd say it was a successful month - Congratulations. You do beautiful handwork and should be very proud of your accomplishments. Too bad I didn't know about the quilt show in Manchester, NH, it's just north of me here in Lowell, MA and just a few miles from where I used to life. Great job.

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Those are beautiful.

Very beautiful. Congrats!!

Wow and Wow

Congrats! I always drool over the quilts you post, so definitely well deserved. Gorgeous work. :-)

Much congratulations to you!!

Congratulations!!! :thumbup: :thumbup:

congrats you do beautiful work