Go me!

I am an obsessive compulsive email checker ... except for today. Today, life caught up with me, my devices were comatose and the kids were monopolizing the computer. A friend, or rather an Angel looking over my shoulder, called to urge me to check my e mail....and tadaaaaa (cue in drum roll)...there were three e-mail from the Modern Quilt Guild waiting for me. One of my quilts was accepted for 2015 Quiltcon in Austin, Texas. Two were rejected, but let's not dwell on the negative :)

To be on the safe side, and leave Karma at bay, I will not post the picture of the quilt that got in. It is almost like I cannot believe it until I see it hanging in the convention center. I do not want to jinx it. I was hoping that at least one of my quilts gets in, and I am pretty much over the moon excited right now. The two quilts that did not get in are String Theory and Through the Fence.

String Theory is a quilt that did not want to be made, and the more fitting name for it should have been Persistence. From the very beginning, everything that could possibly go wrong with this quilt, indeed went wrong. Two sewing machines, two long arms, an oil spill, and numerous thread breaks later it is finally finished. At times, I thought that it would be much easier to explain String Theory to a toddler than to finish this quilt....but it is done, and it will look great on my couch.

String Theory

Through the Fence was inspired by the aftermath of hurricane Sandy on Long Island. While sitting on my patio this summer, I was looking at the section of the fence that we fixed and remembering a majestic oak tree that fell right through it. The fence has gaps, and it is far from perfect, but it is ours, and just like us it wears its scars proudly. I like that I can see my neighbour's garden through it, and that the paint is peeling in places. The fence is no longer a divider, but rather a link between us. 

Through the Fence

And now we wait for February to start packing for the Quiltcon. I cannot wait!