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Do you get it? Agony-Ecstasy. It pretty well describes my day yesterday. "Agony" might be a bit of an overstatement, but I did feel pretty crummy for most of the day. It would have been a good day for sewing, but all I really wanted to do was lie on the couch.
During this time, I received a text from my friend Sally at The Objects of Design. Sally was at the Northwest Quilting Expo and she wrote to congratulate me on my winning quilt...with a hot pink ribbon, presumably in Smitty's honor, she quipped. Thus, beginning the ecstasy part of the day. I had no idea nor any expectation that either of my quilts would win anything. There are some fabulous quilts at the Northwest Quilting Expo, and mine just aren't of that caliber. Just having quilts in the show feels like a win to me.
So I asked her to send me a picture...
Whoa...sure as shootin' there's a ribbon hanging next to it. As it turns out, I'd won the Shellie O'Donnell award, and I had no idea what it meant. As it turns out (Sally knew this, but I didn't), Shellie was a woman instrumental in the organizing of the Northwest Quilting Expo, and she passed away in 2016. A Google search will turn up many articles about Shellie and her contribution to quilting, but nothing about the award.
Finally, near the end of the day, I saw this post on Facebook explaining the whole thing. It was nine hours old by the time I saw it, and I'd missed it earlier in the day.
As for the "agony" part of the day, around 3:00, I felt good enough to get off the couch, and so I sewed the binding on the Starry Night quilt, and then spent the rest of the afternoon hand-stitching it to a little finish.
Here's how it looks from the back.
We'll hang it in the new RV with some Command strips. They work really well for small quilts, and we don't even have to make holes in the wall.
So I wouldn't say I'm feeling tip-top this morning, but I am feeling significantly better. Certainly I feel good enough to head out to the quilt expo a little later on. First...some slow stitching on my Sundress block. I'm hoping to finish it off this weekend.
28 comments:
Congratulations -- that is the very best kind of award (to my way of thinking). Meaningful and special - well done!!
Congratulations, you made them remember a special person.
Oh how great to get that award and to know that you helped a family remember an important person to them from your labor of love--
if you get the show today --enjoy, di
What an awesome award to win! Love it.
Congratulations with your lovely quilt,and such a spe ial price.Get well soon.
Congratulations on another win and what a win it is. In my opinion, much more meaningful than a 1st place win picked by the quilt judges. Way to go Barbara!
That is awesome! And this truly is way more meaningful an award then the usual 'judged' awards. Congratulations! And I love that little camper mini finish. It'll be a great addition to your home away from home decor. Enjoy the quilt show today!
I'm glad you found out more about the reward, because the family choosing it really does make it special. Definitely the best of the awards. And now I'm wondering if she liked hot pink?!?!
Congratulations. What a very special award and I'm so happy you received it this year. Glad to hear you are feeling better. I do so hope you can make it to the quilt show, just be sure to stay hydrated.
Many congratulations on your award, such a thrill for you! And I love the small quilt you have just finished to hang in your RV. I have a couple of small New Zealand native bird quilts hanging in our caravan, plus a big bed quilt of course.
Your quilt makes me smile too! Congratulations and what a special award to receive. Hope you're feeling better.
What a wonderful award! Definitely well deserved.
What a nice award to receive. A definitely warm tummy award. I really like your wall hanging for the new camper, especially the kitties😀. Hope you are doing better now.
Congrats on a unique and quite special win!! Glad you’re feeling better too! I had a flue shot and the first of two shingles shots (the new one). Boy is that shingles shot a doozie. The shot itself is fine, but the aftermath (painful arm) is still evident four days later. I spent Tuesday in bed recovering from the shots. Anyway, congrats again!!
Congratulations on your pretty ribbon! Well deserved. Hope you are getting better everyday. Darn shots!
Congratulations on winning such a special ribbon - feel better soon.
Super. Congrats on the special ribbon!
Love the quilt and the camper stitching frame is perfect.
What a nice surprise and what a beautiful quilt! I hope you can get to the show today. Congrats!
An award because your quilt touched their hearts. How could we ask for anything more in our quilting lives!
What can I add but say congratulations! The quilt is a special piece in your completed projects and has a ribbon to decorate it. I hope you are feeling better soon.
I had a Triumph Spitfire in the dark ages, 1973. It was old then and modified. Good thing I worked part time for a mechanic. He taught me how to calibrate the many things that needed adjusting on a regular basis so I could take better care of it. It wasn’t street legal so I would avoid the car inspections run by the CHP. At the time they were mobile stations that were set up on an arbitrary road. Lots of U turns were done. It was a fun car but had many problems. Good thing it had a roll bar. My brother took it on a drive over a 35 foot embankment into a river bed. He missed the curve. He needed stitches in his head but that was all. The roll bar saved him and his girlfriend. The girlfriend was shaken up but didn’t have a scratch on her. Of course, the car was totaled.
Congratulations on the quilt win.
Congratulations, Barbara! It's well deserved, and what a neat honor to have your quilt chosen. Hope you are back to feeling 100% soon!
Cheers! I must have missed a row. Thought I had seen them all.
That is truly a special award for you & your quilt to win - congratulations! I am so proud of you!!!
When I first looked at the finished Starry Night photo, I thought the green was a little stop border & the tan "gravel" was the binding! HAH! Nice carpet!
Congratulations on the ribbon! That is pretty cool and what a nice reason to have won. Glad that the vaccine crummy feeling backed off so you could go see the ribbon for yourself.
That is a very nice award. Congrats!
Congratulations on the ribbon! That quilt truly deserves it! Did it have a prize with it?
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