Friday, June 5, 2009

Is is Friday all ready??? or how I got my ego stroked!

Wow! The end of the week all ready?! How did that happen so quickly???

Friday came early this morning, but it sure was beautiful!!!

I am slowly regaining my strength after last week's bad cold and I did manage to get to the gym at 5 AM for a 3.5 mile run...

glorious sunrise, 5 AM on the way to the gym, 6/5

Most of yesterday, as I mentioned in my last post, was spent helping our quilt guild by scribing for the judge, helping with unfolding and refolding the quilts, and any other task that was necessary.

Today, after a baby shower for Sugarbaby's teacher in their classroom, I rushed to the site of our guild's quilt show (with Nature Boy) to help set up the show (put together frames, hang quilts, pin ribbons, put up tables, etc.)

I sent Nature Boy around at the end of the day to snap a few photos (I will take more tomorrow... there are so many beautiful quilts! when I go to the show and help 'white glove' and maybe peruse the vendors booths.)

This is how to stroke my ego .....
First Place in a wallhanging category

First place ribbon in a wallhanging category (and machine quilted on home machine)!!!


This quilt, which was made for Mr. U using a phrase from an Ayn Rand novel was just entered to show....

Quilt for show, not judged

and my "Case Study" won a third place ribbon in another wallhanging category and also won a second prize in our guild's Polly Briwa Log Cabin Challenge in the wallhanging category!

Third Place in category, Second place for Polly Briwa Log Cabin Challenge, wallhanging category (prize money too!)

Yeah, I am feeling pretty good! A lot of hard work, a lot of messy sewing room floors,construction zone so many stabbed fingers...close encounters

Thanks to all of YOU for your all of your support, unending encouragement and infinite inspiration!!!!!

Will I see you at the show?!

If not....

Have a great weekend!!!

23 comments:

  1. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! Those quilts are amazing, and you deserve a first place for sure! I wish I could come to the show, but it's awful far, lol. Have a great weekend!

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  2. Mazal Tov
    (translated: congratulations)
    You must be thrilled.
    Well done and well deserved.
    Andi :-)

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  3. Congratulations. It's so nice to see your beautiful work rewarded.

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  4. Congratulations. All that hard work and those late nights were really worth it. Yay for you!

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  5. Congratulations on those ribbons! Great quilts - a much deserved winner. Wonderful work! Sorry, can't be at the show, but have a great weekend anyway!

    Rita

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  6. congratulations!!! The quilts are fantastic ( your wonky houses quilt is my fav) I really want to make one of those.

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  7. See...I TOLD you that you'd finish in time.....and I'm not at all surprised to see you won ribbons. Your work is spot-on perfection!!! Congratulations, Lisa!

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  8. Wow that's so wonderful! That hard work all paid off....you've got a super sense of design...can't wait to see more.

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  9. congratulations...would love to come to the show but it's a bit far away so will have to enjoy it thru your pics...(or Nature Boy's pics)....well done with the ribbons....I love the house quilt!

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  10. Congratulations!! Even more reasons to be inspired by your work!

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  11. Congratulations! There is nothing better than having hard work recognized.

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  12. Woo Hoo!! Now wasn't all that last minute running around to get that quilt finished worth it??!! Congrats!!!

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  13. congratulations! and well deserved!

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  14. Terrific work! Your inspiring work deserves those ribbons!

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  15. Congratulations! I finally got to see your beautiful quilts in person. Looked for you...couldn't find you... but made sure I found your award-winning art. Well-deserved recognition for sure!

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  16. Congratulations on your well deserved ribbons!

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  17. congratulations on your wins , now you can start planning for next years :-)

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  18. I'm so proud of my big sister!! All of us back in the old country are proud of you, too!

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  19. Yippeee! (picture me clapping and wildy whisling!) congrats...so deserved!

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  20. WOW! How wonderful for you ~ and you completely deserved it! Your work is amazing.

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  21. Congratulations! Well deserved. They are great quilts.

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  22. Congratulations Lisa!!!!!! You must be thrilled!!!!! Well done & very well deserved!!!

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  23. Hi! I just popped over from SMS - I love your wonky houses! Congratulations on the recognition of your beautiful work!

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