This is the quilt my DH and I designed and made for our son-in-law, hanging in the display at the State Fair.See there on the bottom edge --- a blue ribbon
When I first saw this at the Fair, I was thrilled
Yesterday we went to the fair grounds to pick up our entries as the fair is now over
Right now, I'm unhappy about that blue ribbon
Why? Because the fair committee for this division decided when they did the judging that this was in the wrong catagory.
I entered it in the catagory that was described as "Original design, quilt or comforter, hand quilted"
They moved it to the catagory described as "Quilt, applique, hand quilted"
And yes, it is a quilt, yes it is appliqued and yes it is hand quilted. But what I'm upset about is that they decided, after I stated on my entry form that it was an original design, that it was not.
EXCUSE ME!??
Upset I guess is not really the word --- totally enraged is better.
Oh yes, and when I asked about it at pick up, the two ladies that were manning the area said "well there's so many parrot patterns out there......"
I don't care if there are a billion parrot patterns out there --- I didn't use one of those! Each and every little feather on this quilt was hand drawn by the DH and hand sewn by me.
And what about the quilter that placed second in this catagory because they decided to move my work here? That quilter should be angry too because the competition was not fair.
I sent off an email this morning to the only contact I have at the fair, trying to find out if there is someone specific I can address this issue to. Failing that, I will just write a letter to the entries department.
Much as I love to win (and yes, I DO love to win), this is not the right way
1 comment:
Well, yes a parrot is a parrot, and they all have a certain appearance or they could not be recognized. It does not mean they are not original just because you can recognize them as a parrot. What! you are suppose to make them look like some alien bird or perhaps you should have made them look like flamingos and called them original parrots. ???? That is very upsetting. I do water colors and everystroke is my own original even if it is a scene that has been painted, or photographed a million times. Let me know if you get any feed back or satisfaction.
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