Wednesday, December 19, 2018

QuiltCon :: 2019

First thing I do in the morning is check my Instagram feed.  A little coffee, a little wake up time and a little screen time.  Right away I saw exciting news that we've all been waiting for...who and what quilts will be hanging at QuiltCon 2019 Nashville!  I ran to check my email and lo and behold, nothing.  I didn't receive a congratulations you're in or sorry your out!  

After contacting the powers above, they resent the emails that mysteriously disappeared.  And to my shock and surprise all my entries were accepted!  I was sure there was some sort of mistake so I waited until the end of the day before I believed it.

I entered five quilts, two of which were last minute entries just for the fun of it.  If fun is entering quilts and practically bearing your soul!  It isn't easy for me to shout from the rooftop about this, but a very wise woman said to me 'be proud, you worked hard, soak it in and celebrate' and so I shall.  Thank you for the pep talk Debby!

Here are the quilts that made it!

Louver:
'Louver' is so named because it reminds me of the slats of a venetian blind.  By changing the angle of the slats it changes the amount of light that gets in.  It was my first 'textured twist' quilt and one that I made specifically for QuiltCon 2019 in hopes it would make the cut!


BRIDGES:
My Two-Color Challenge Entry.

Steel, beams, rivets...all part of a structure that is vital in the building of bridges.  My mind kept wandering to my days in Portland Oregon where steel bridges are part of the landscape, part of the history of the city.


Hypnotize:  capture the whole attention of someone; fascinate.  

I couldn't get this 'textured twist' idea out of my head!  The simplicity of black and white with an optical illusion effect proved to be a challenging feat!


GEOMETRY LESSON:
This was a last minute entry.  While I love it to death, I wasn't sure it would be worthy but decided to take a chance.


Small Quilt Category.

This was literally entered in the final day to submit quilts, the final hours!  I'm not sure what drove me to enter it.  I seriously did not think it had a chance!


I'm excited to see my quilts hanging!  I'm excited to represent Nashville and QuiltCon!  I'm beyond thrilled!  But mostly I'm excited to attend my first QuiltCon and meeting people...and seeing amazing quilts!

25 comments :

  1. Congratulations! Your work is amazing! Wishing you Happy Holidays, Myrto

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  2. Wow! Super news, but not surprising.

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    1. Shock would be an understatement! I expected maybe one or two not all five! Next year could be another story, so I’ll savor this moment!

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  3. Congratulations, Jayne! Your quilts are unique and always gorgeous. Each of these features something different, so I'm not surprised that all five were accepted. I look forward to seeing what you do next.

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    1. When I was deciding what to enter I made an effort to pick different designs and colors. I enjoy many different techniques and styles…it’s hard to stay in one lane!

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  4. Congratulations Jayne! That is amazing; I always admire your work.

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  5. congrats - that is amazing to have all of them accepted - good luck you have done a lot of work on these

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  6. Congrats!! You deserve to be on display, I mean your quilts! LOL

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  7. SO SO exciting! Yay!!! And I'm super/especially excited to see your 'twisted' quilts get in - such an unusual and inspired technique - folks need to see then and I want to too!! Enjoy your moment!

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  8. I'm not surprised at all! your work is so unique and your quilts are amazing. Can't wait to see you and your quilts at Quilt Con!

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  9. Congratulations! They are all indeed Quilt Con-worthy.

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  10. Congratulations Jayne! They are all beautiful. What a way to end 2018.

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  11. Hi again! I agree with Libby - not surprising one bit. How utterly thrilling though!!! OMG - won't it be just the COOLEST to walk into the venue and then see not just one of your quilts but FIVE of them. {{Hugs}} You are so deserving . . . I hope you are basking in all the kudos. They are well earned. Happy Happy Wednesday to you. ~smile~ Roseanne

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  12. This is super exciting, Jayne, and totally nerve wracking that you didn't get any emails at all for a while. I look forward to seeing your quilts in person but more importantly meeting YOU in person! <3

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  13. Congratulations!! I love them all. I live on the coast in Oregon so I'm very familiar with all the bridges ... You did them justice just like everything else you did!! Woot! Grats, again!

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  14. Congratulations, Jayne! How exciting! So happy for you :-)

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  15. How wonderful! And so well deserved! Everything is so unique, how could they say no?

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  16. Congratulations! A well deserved honour.

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  17. Congratulations Jayne, that's wonderful news!

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  18. Congratulations. So proud of you. Nadine W. N. Cali

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  19. You've tried some really interesting things this year, Jayne and it has paid off! Congrats on your Quiltcon acceptances!

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  20. Wow, Jayne! That's amazing news! I'm so happy for you! Your twisted series of quilts are so cutting edge, and all your pieces are fascinating and cool. No wonder they were ALL accepted. Congratulations!!

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  21. Congratulations Jayne! You deserve to have your work seen and enjoyed by the masses!

    (sorry to take so long to congratulate - I am so far behind in my blog reading!)

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