tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341672529741866563.post5955650880780542129..comments2024-03-22T17:48:34.170+11:00Comments on Elven Garden Quilts: Modern Quilting, Modern Woman. Or not? Jess @ Elven Garden Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05293502004800435383noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341672529741866563.post-27795221752000300952015-01-04T22:42:44.007+11:002015-01-04T22:42:44.007+11:00I've loved watching your progress on this quil...I've loved watching your progress on this quilt and can only imagine the disappointment of having it knocked back from QuiltCon. I agree with you that it needs to be shown and I'm really hoping you'll enter it into Modern Quilt Show Australia in May. We were honoured to have your quilt in the show last year (Australia's First Modern Quilt Show) and on a personal level I would Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00030501048730955322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341672529741866563.post-88939293728091962092014-12-27T23:03:11.978+11:002014-12-27T23:03:11.978+11:00Thank you for posting your thoughts on this. I rea...Thank you for posting your thoughts on this. I really enjoyed reading all about it. Don't be disheartened. I don't think it means that your quilt isn't modern enough, I can't imagine just how hard it would have been to choose just 300 quilts from over 1400 entries! You are amazing, don't you worry about anything else! Hope you had a great Christmas :) Looking forward to catch Two Little Aussie Birdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12481722962792190472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341672529741866563.post-3733504787805128602014-12-16T10:17:25.530+11:002014-12-16T10:17:25.530+11:00Please check out this quilt show: http://christaq...Please check out this quilt show: http://christaquilts.com/2014/12/10/enter-your-modern-quilts-into-nqas-46th-annual-show/<br /><br />I expect to see this quilt with many ribbons on it!!!Farm Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01670652033638218941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341672529741866563.post-1403861809617338042014-12-15T23:50:33.836+11:002014-12-15T23:50:33.836+11:00I have grappled with the "what is modern?&quo...I have grappled with the "what is modern?" question a lot over the last year. I don't think that it has to be minimally pieced, with loads of white blank space to really be modern. Modern is an interpretation. And like you , I had my modern interpretation not accepted at one show last year, but kept on trying and have received ribbons for the quilt. Your quilt is a creative Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15615407180854374470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341672529741866563.post-21599318202241362242014-12-15T06:03:41.310+11:002014-12-15T06:03:41.310+11:00I was once told that being in a state of confusion...I was once told that being in a state of confusion was a good thing as it meant that one was in a period of growth. Of course that means there are growing pains but the end result is you being more fully who you are. A good thing indeed! Thanks for the post :0)Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08285581918856735064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341672529741866563.post-15635802615692628922014-12-15T02:49:28.045+11:002014-12-15T02:49:28.045+11:00Jess, I really enjoyed reading this post. While y...Jess, I really enjoyed reading this post. While you are struggling a bit at the moment, trying to figure out where you fit in, I know that the reason all your followers LOVE you and love reading this blog is because you don't restrict yourself to just one type of quilting. Please keep making what you like, what you love, and don't give up. Your quilts are beautiful and so inspirationalNewbie Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12534962427221353029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341672529741866563.post-19978427646355870992014-12-14T09:11:26.179+11:002014-12-14T09:11:26.179+11:00This is such a beautiful quilt. Im sad I won't...This is such a beautiful quilt. Im sad I won't get to see it in February. You do beautiful work Jess and despite the fact you didn't get in, don't doubt yourself. You need to make what pleases you, not what will or will not appeal to a jury. Once you start doing that, it doesn't become fun anymore.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154068212397222782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341672529741866563.post-8429294979914682302014-12-13T11:24:04.053+11:002014-12-13T11:24:04.053+11:00its a really stunning quilt, and such a shame more...its a really stunning quilt, and such a shame more people wont see it, but dont be disheartened. keep feeling proud of it, it deserves that! it just didnt quite fit a narrow criteria thats all. Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11401124377008075764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341672529741866563.post-54555270067949575932014-12-13T06:22:57.534+11:002014-12-13T06:22:57.534+11:00So here's the thing, when you put something su...So here's the thing, when you put something subjective to be judged by someone, you are always submitting to be evaluated on their whims. It may be that they have consistent whims, or it may be that today they're happy and like bright colours, and yesterday they were a bit down, so shades of blue and grey were doing it for them. I'm quite sure the jury couldn't consciously Katy Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04374079358515448439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341672529741866563.post-1196622625555276422014-12-13T03:11:39.561+11:002014-12-13T03:11:39.561+11:00QuiltCon knocked THIS quilt back?? That is so biza...QuiltCon knocked THIS quilt back?? That is so bizarre to me, and a tremendous loss to that show on several levels. I think the "Modern" movement is starting to cut itself off by being far too constrictive. When you define a genre that narrowly, after so many years it just starts to stall and seem like the same style regurgitated in whatever the clique fabric of the month is. This quiltLynettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424861624240818479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341672529741866563.post-88395988117208436572014-12-13T01:27:59.576+11:002014-12-13T01:27:59.576+11:00You are in the same boat as me. My quilts are not...You are in the same boat as me. My quilts are not traditional, but they are the not the stark, no prints, minimalistic, simple quilts MQG has come to embrace. The rest of us non-traditional quilters don't have an organization that embraces our work. Do we need one? It would be nice, but I am so over the petty competition to win a prize or get my face in a magazine with lame child like patty a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01861433552460661701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341672529741866563.post-21889205535464918962014-12-13T00:14:46.072+11:002014-12-13T00:14:46.072+11:00I loved Galaxy as soon as I saw it. I read your po...I loved Galaxy as soon as I saw it. I read your post about making it and came back to your post a number of times, because I wanted to see the quilt again, and again, and again. <br />The decision from QuiktCon must have stung, and I know in your shoes I would feel bad too. I'm not involved with QuiltCon, or any other quilting world, but I have been part of awards juries in another creative elizabethdeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530010568818566353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341672529741866563.post-82134430488994596712014-12-12T19:10:33.863+11:002014-12-12T19:10:33.863+11:00Stunning quilt , awesome quilting - you are a fabu...Stunning quilt , awesome quilting - you are a fabulous creative quilter - don't doubt it! Whether it's modern, traditional or somewhere inbetween is not the most important thing about it. You are forging your own unique place in the quilting world - own it!Nickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12437815900953193788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341672529741866563.post-42141381403919263512014-12-12T18:09:43.213+11:002014-12-12T18:09:43.213+11:00Galaxy is stunningly gorgeous! Your piecing is pe...Galaxy is stunningly gorgeous! Your piecing is perfect and the quilting is fabulous!!! I am always surprised at which quilts get chosen and which do not for shows...many times it makes no sense to me!! I hope you enter Galaxy in the Houston International Quilt Show, the Paducah show and the Birmingham, England International quilt show!! It is a show quilt of the highest standards. Farm Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01670652033638218941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341672529741866563.post-12537813382239344502014-12-12T17:00:50.680+11:002014-12-12T17:00:50.680+11:00Your quilts always inspire me. Always so lovelyYour quilts always inspire me. Always so lovelyCarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927477648248371423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341672529741866563.post-74728445476467591672014-12-12T15:03:24.380+11:002014-12-12T15:03:24.380+11:00Hi Jess - Thanks for the honest post. I have read ...Hi Jess - Thanks for the honest post. I have read a few posts this morning from the ones who were picked and was wondering if there were others on the other side. I read "Former QuiltCon Juror Tells All" by Latifah Saafir, which was interesting. <br />I can't say how impressed I am with your piecing and quilting skills. Please don't be disheartened.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10899292686129929509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341672529741866563.post-30902717028291389292014-12-12T13:24:23.539+11:002014-12-12T13:24:23.539+11:00Love you!! And girl, this quilt is amazing. I know...Love you!! And girl, this quilt is amazing. I know exactly how you feel about wanting people to see it and see you as an artist. That being said, it could just be that really, it IS "modern" and just didn't fit with the show's aesthetic. Not that I know what that is, or think there should necessarily be "one style" of modern quilting (and not that they picked quilts Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179681581545359529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341672529741866563.post-52628652058898523002014-12-12T11:24:46.100+11:002014-12-12T11:24:46.100+11:00The quilt is amazing no matter what category it fi...The quilt is amazing no matter what category it fits into. I see traditional and modern elements. I appreciate reading your thoughts about entering your quilt. I think many of us are confused about what is traditional and what is modern and where do we fit into that mix. I enjoy your posts and thanks for sharing the link to Two Little Aussie Birds. I am in a fledgling small group exploring Lisa J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16367339236614679822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341672529741866563.post-77225968778098791422014-12-12T10:59:36.716+11:002014-12-12T10:59:36.716+11:00I love the quilting in your Star quilt, in fact, i...I love the quilting in your Star quilt, in fact, it is inspiring and something I would like to inspire to become with FMQ. I do not think you should let the fact that your quilt was not accepted define this quilt not being amazing. It is!! It may not fit in this show. I would love to see you submit this to another show. She can quilt has the dates for AQS shows....your quilt is amazing.Michelle@factotum-of-arts.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00414292051117416766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341672529741866563.post-74657705612889759762014-12-12T10:56:27.986+11:002014-12-12T10:56:27.986+11:00Hi Jess! Susan @patchnplay sent me here. I follow...Hi Jess! Susan @patchnplay sent me here. I follow you on IG. Honestly, I haven't paid much attention to the whole Quiltcon show until today. I am not sure what they were looking for...your quilt is wonderful and modern. Like Susan, I have been quilting for about 30 years and have worked in quilt shops and for a top designer. I enjoy dabbling in all forms of quilting and am not at all Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09101540158088271850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341672529741866563.post-58071729092869256712014-12-12T10:18:35.335+11:002014-12-12T10:18:35.335+11:00Wow!!! I am blown away by your free motion quilti...Wow!!! I am blown away by your free motion quilting. It gives me hope. :) It is a beautiful quilt and I enjoyed reading your post. Thank you for sharing.<br />kimberlierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16251915877035111559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341672529741866563.post-40545733091564257642014-12-12T08:18:35.688+11:002014-12-12T08:18:35.688+11:00I love your quilt. I think it is AMAZING. Don'...I love your quilt. I think it is AMAZING. Don't be disheartened by your quilt not being chosen - that doesn't take anything away from it. One day I hope to be able to quilt like that (first I need to get a machine that doesn't throw s hissy fit at more than two layers of fabric..)Hayleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12092138811384726206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341672529741866563.post-72733364732827823412014-12-12T08:10:50.298+11:002014-12-12T08:10:50.298+11:00You already know my thoughts about this Jess! But ...You already know my thoughts about this Jess! But I now feel there will be many more awards and recognition for you in the future, knowing you have only be making quilts for four years! I have been at it for nearly 30 and will never have a quilt in a show (not even the Melbourne Show!) Keep doing what you love and your star will shine!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00902546150683095705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341672529741866563.post-89012732119866816162014-12-12T07:08:14.217+11:002014-12-12T07:08:14.217+11:00Thanks for this post. I love your quilts, and fin...Thanks for this post. I love your quilts, and find them incredibly inspiring. I think Galaxy is stunningly beautiful. Thank you for sharing your talent and creativity for these past years. I, for one, have taken much joy from your work. greeneggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796416048408258311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6341672529741866563.post-2695532102048443892014-12-12T06:04:16.990+11:002014-12-12T06:04:16.990+11:00Oh and I wanted to add, just keep making the thing...Oh and I wanted to add, just keep making the things you love! That's what gives you the greatest joy - if others like it then that's great too - but first and foremost to make a great quilt we have to make the ones WE love, not the MQG peeps.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430055697918724733noreply@blogger.com