Woo hoo!! I don’t think I will enter tons of competitions, so this may be the only actual official ribbon I ever win and I am very excited!! My Dear Jane got Very Highly Commended (Bed Quilt category) at the National Open Quilt Competition at Tinahely.
Here are some photos of some of my friends quilts. All the quilts in Tinahealey were gorgeous and some amazing colors, designs and quilting were to be seen.
Before the quilt show I went up for a visit to my friend Sherry for a quilting retreat and I finished a quilt top, a very simple one!! Here it is on the guest bed, I will be making roman blinds and doing a backing for the quilt with the fabric on the border. I am thinking of doing free motion quilting myself on it though I am tempted to have it long armed…
I decided I needed 2 big quilts since I have two daughters, so I am thinking that I will learn how to do Baltimore Album quilt as my next big project and will start working on my double sided quilt again too… always lots on the go…so many quilts so little time!!
Celtic Knots 
August 4, 2009 at 3:14 am
Congratulations! That’s awesome!
August 4, 2009 at 3:17 am
WOW, what a beautiful BIG ribbon Cathi!! Congrats again!! You earned it!
August 4, 2009 at 3:55 am
congrats!!!
& thanks for posting the other amazing quilts.
how are you feeling nowadays???
August 4, 2009 at 4:17 am
WooHoo! Congratulations Cathi! It look like you were up against some very stiff competition. A very well deserved award!
August 4, 2009 at 5:49 am
Congrats to you;) You must be sooooo happy;) What an awesome job;)
August 4, 2009 at 7:51 am
Congratulations are in order. But I think you should have won the 1st place ribbon. Your quilt is awesome. I can’t wait to see your baltimore album quilt.
August 4, 2009 at 9:29 am
The ribbon looks fantastic. Congratulations!. You can be proud of this achievement? Thanks for also posting some pictures of the other quilts. Must have been a super quilt show. nr. 13 also looks amazing. Is this a feathered star and log cabin combination??
August 4, 2009 at 3:50 pm
I knew you could do it! Way to go!
August 4, 2009 at 9:47 pm
Yay! Congratulations!
August 4, 2009 at 10:02 pm
congrats on your ribbon…….very exciting……..and thanks for sharing the other lovely quilts……..
August 4, 2009 at 11:09 pm
Way da go!!
August 5, 2009 at 1:41 am
Congratulations! After seeing that close-up of the border triangles, I have to say you should have gotten a first. My DJs are not nearly as good.
August 5, 2009 at 8:19 am
Congratulations Cathi, you absolutely deserved your ribbon, well done!
*hugs*
Tazzie
🙂
August 5, 2009 at 11:02 pm
Congratulations!
August 6, 2009 at 1:13 am
Congratulations! How exciting!
August 6, 2009 at 9:22 pm
Congratulations! Well done. Maybe I will finish mine one day…
Celine
August 7, 2009 at 1:51 am
Congratulations!
August 7, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Congratulations Cathi!!!!!
August 9, 2009 at 7:41 am
Congratulations!!!
August 10, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Wow – Congrats! What a thrill to get your first ribbon.
August 10, 2009 at 4:23 pm
How wonderful! Your Dear Jane quilt is stunning! Well done, indeed. Just found your blog and am so enjoying it.
August 14, 2009 at 5:33 am
How exciting, well done, your family must be so proud of you. I love the colours in your quilt.
A girlfriend has recently started her DJ quilt, such a lot of work.
from Jenny
August 18, 2009 at 3:44 pm
CONGRATS, Cathi on your great and fun win… and looks like yours was among tremendous company too–thanks for taking us along! Hope all of you are having a good summer. :o)
August 19, 2009 at 3:26 am
You absolutely deserve that ribbon, it is very pretty too!
August 21, 2009 at 8:16 pm
Congratulations on a well-deserved honor! 😀
August 23, 2009 at 7:40 am
congratulations! it’s nothing but deserved… that quilt is stunning.
August 25, 2009 at 9:28 pm
Congrats on the ribbon. YOu so deserve it. That quilt is stunning. I still have not found my software…but have completed the first 6 blocks of my quilt anyway. So going right along. I love your quilt.
August 31, 2009 at 9:26 pm
Oh! I’m a late reader! Thanks for that blog–and for including my rasperry swirl! Your quilt looked devine. And thanks for the memory of the top winners–I’ve been trying to recollect. Great to spend time with you! Happy returns to school!