ELAINE QUEHL, Quilt Artist, Teacher, Dyer, Designer

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

First Place

Tonight was the big awards ceremony at the International Quilt Festival, Houston. Facebook has been buzzing with news of who won what and I've received several emails congratulating me. I was surprised and delighted to learn that the award for "Curtain Call 2" is "First Place" in the "Art-Naturescapes" category. I had been told the quilt won an award but the nature of the award was not disclosed until tonight. Someone even sent me a photo of the award announcement (below).

Curtain Call 2

You will find Curtain Call 2 is also featured on page 32 of "International Quilt Festival Quilt Scene" magazine. This magazine covers the show, and will be available for sale at many news stands and on-line at the Interweave Store. You can purchase a digital copy from anywhere in the world, which you can download at your computer.

Red Stool is also hanging at the show. Because the piece has an irregular shape, I was required to sew it to a black background. I made a black quilt and hand-sewed Red Stool to it. I sure hope it is holding up and hanging OK.
Red Stool
Doing a little celebrating tonight :-)
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24 comments:

  1. Heather JOctober 30, 2013 at 2:12 AM

    Congratulations Elaine! Wonderful exciting news! :)

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  2. LauraOctober 30, 2013 at 3:25 AM

    Congratulations, Elaine, such a well-deserved honor!

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  3. DominiqueOctober 30, 2013 at 3:54 AM

    It's a beautiful quilt. Congratulations for your prize!

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    1. Elaine QuehlOctober 30, 2013 at 8:12 AM

      Thank you Dominique for dropping by to congratulate me :-)

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  4. SuzannaOctober 30, 2013 at 4:34 AM

    So well deserved! Congratulations! I'm very happy for you.

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  5. Judy WarnerOctober 30, 2013 at 4:42 AM

    Congratulations, Elaine! That is absolutely wonderful. I am so happy for you.

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  6. AnonymousOctober 30, 2013 at 5:34 AM

    Dear Elaine,

    YAY! YIPEE! YAHOO! What great news!

    Congratulations,

    Josée

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  7. HeyJudeeOctober 30, 2013 at 10:47 AM

    Jumping for joy for you, Elaine! Well deserved.

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  8. rtquilterOctober 30, 2013 at 1:35 PM

    EXCELLENT NEWS, Elaine, not surprising at all. Well done,

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  9. JackieOctober 30, 2013 at 3:59 PM

    Congratulations Elaine, and to think I was fortunate to take machine quilting classes with an award winner from the Houston show.

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    1. Elaine QuehlOctober 30, 2013 at 5:19 PM

      Well I wasn't a Houston award winner when you took the class Jackie! I had to practice a few more years ...

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  10. Judy Cooper Textile ArtistOctober 30, 2013 at 5:56 PM

    What wonderful news! Congratulations, Elaine.

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  11. Elaine QuehlOctober 30, 2013 at 7:42 PM

    Thank you Judy!

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  12. Norma SchlagerNovember 3, 2013 at 12:43 PM

    It looked fabulous at the show. Congratulations!

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  13. Elaine QuehlNovember 3, 2013 at 7:32 PM

    Thank you Norma, and congratulations to you too. I hope you had a great time in Houston!

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  14. KitNovember 6, 2013 at 7:53 AM

    Super news Elaine! Congratulations!!!

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    1. Elaine QuehlNovember 6, 2013 at 9:22 PM

      Thank you Kit, and congratulations on your wins at Q=A=Q! I hope to get to see the show before it ends.

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