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.

HYPNOTIZED:

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.

BLOCK PRINT:

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!