Yes the 6.8 was for the quilting. It was SID and echo quilting on the frame (I dont even have a pic from the finished one, have to wait till they load it on their website)
I did not see on how to quilt over all those seams other than SID and the pieces where so little that I even missed the ditch sometimes.
But I sure dont know on how to improve on the matching points from the 8.8 I got there.
There where four judges (all teachers holding classes in the LQS) and they sure got me on the hook - whenever there will be another contest I will enter it (somehow) :lol:
thanks so much for explaining.
Granny

Way to go granny. Congratulations. Like they say, nothing ventured, nothing gained. I think we all tend to be our worst critics and are too hard on ourselves and too critical at time. You go girl.

Congratulations and bragging rights are all yours.

Congrats. They recognized your efforts.

By ignoring the seams. So you could have had flowing lines within the snake to give it more movement.
Or swirls or wavy lines in the sky to suggest wind or clouds.
Focusing on the elements in the design, not the pieces used to construct it.
And it could have been with a walking foot - it doesn't necessarily have to be FMQ (if that's out of your comfort zone).

I think what she's saying is that you spent all that time trying to make this visual image out of traditional blocks by painstakingly placing the colors so that the quilt top would be your Garden of Eden vision and not a bunch of kaleidoscope blocks....and then you just ignored that and did a SiTD, which refocuses the attention on the blocks instead of the overall image.

So the quilting didn't fit the design. That's all she's saying. I'm just guessing but it makes sense to me.

So on your next 1st place winning quilt, you'll just need to put as much thought into the quilting design as you did to the visual one.
Maybe you didn't realize that it was one of the things they even look at. So that score sheet should be your guide for the types of things judges look for. And binding - jeez, they're crazy about the bindings. ;-)

Well deserved, Congrats!!

Thanks MTS for taking the time, it sure makes a lot of sence to me what you are saying!
My brand new Janome Horizon is waiting for my first practice lessons and I will keep on mind what you said about quilting designs!
As for the binding: did the best I could and thought it was close to perfect :oops: I will have a close look at it as soon as I get it back.

Congratulations!!!

Congratulations! That is so cool.

Congrats for winning and for the courage to enter.