Yippiiii!

I'm doing the happy dance here! 'Aweleye' came back from the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham today. Inside the package there was the sign above with 'High commended'. This is almost as good as winning one of the three prices in the Artquilt group. The critiques were also overwhelming. 17 out of 18 points were marked as excellent. The judges says:

Excellent figure and interesting quilting pattern that enhance the design.

Arresting piece - very cleverly constructed.

It so satisfying since I used a lot of time to decide how to quilt it to fit the motif and the theme. And Tango is on it's way to Des Moines. What more can a quilting heart want :-)

Jeg hopper og danser her! "Aweleye" kom tilbake fra The Festivals of Quilts i Birmingham idag. Inni pakka lå et skilt med " Highly commended". Dette er jo nesten like flott som å vinne en av de tre premiene i klassen Artquilt. Kritikkene på bildet var også overveldende med 17 av 18 punkter krysset av som excellent. Dommerene sier:

Excellent figure and interesting quilting patterns that enhance the design.

Arresting piece - very cleverly constructed.

Det var kjempemoro siden jeg brukte lang tid på å bestemme quiltemønstrene for å få de til å passe motivet og temaet. Og Tango er på vei til Des Moines. Kan et quiltehjerte ha det bedre :-)

DesMoines !!!!

when I came home from a holiday today, there was a very nice letter in my mailbox. They wrote: Congratulations! The jury has accepted your entry, Tango, for further consideration in the AQS Quilt Show & Contest in Des Moines, Iowa, October 6-9, 2010. 

They have accepted a total of 190 quilts from 40 states and 6 other countries, so I'm excited. I'm in the semifinal as they say. I'm doing the happy dance here now :-)

Da jeg kom hjem fra en liten ferietur i dag, fant jeg et hyggelig brev i postkassa. Der sto det: Gratulerer! Jutyen har akseptert din deltagelse av Tango til videre bedømming i AQS Quilt Show and Contest i Des Moines, Iowa 6.-9. oktober 2010. De har akseptert tilsammen190 quilter fra 40 stater i USA og 6 andre land, så jeg er overlykkelig. Jeg er i semifinalen som de sa, og danser gledesdanser her nå :-)

From my Garden

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Enjoy some pictures from my garden :-)

Nyt noen bilder fra hagen min :-)