Lakeside Quilt Guild's 2025 Spring Fling Quilt Show

I volunteered to keep track of the quilt registrations for the big quilt show this spring.  This one is a little different than the summer Fly-in Quilt show.  This one is judged, and requires an entry fee for each quilt registered.   Extra data points.

The show is free for people to come and see the quilts on March 29.  There is no entry fee for viewers.

I entered 2 quilts in this show.  Both were in the EAA Quilt Show last summer.  The rules for the Spring Fling say quilts must be completed within the last 5 years, and not be previously entered in the Spring Fling show.  That's easy -- They haven't done it since 2019, and then the pandemic got in the way.

Some of my more recent finishes (Twilight and Laundry Basket) felt a little too informal, and not good enough to be in a judged show.

Plum Pudding - to be judged.

I still love this one, and I think my technique on this one is good enough to be judged.  ;-)

I got a 3rd Place Ribbon in this category!  The judge really seemed to like this one!

 

Here's what the judge had to say:

Color & Design

• Visual Impact - Very Good
• Color & Fabric - Excellent
• Design - Very Good

Workmanship

• Precision Piecing - Very Good
• Sashing & Borders - Very Good

Quilting

• Stitches and Tension - Satisfactory
• Design - Good
• No visible Markings - Excellent
• Back is smooth, No pleats - Good
  

Finishing

• Edge Finish - Very Good 
• Quilt Edge is Full of Batting

Comments:

Excellent variety in batik fabrics.  Occasional breaks in stitching line.  All long lines should be straight.

 

Stars in My Eyes Cathedral Windows - not judged

This one wasn't judged, but my friend Pat S. who was one of the white glove ladies wanted to tell me that this one was a hit!  People wanted to touch it and see the back.   There's a lot of texture there, and that little puff of fluff behind all the colors.    It went back up on my wall when I got home!

It's a scrap quilt.  I used a non-traditional method of connecting the origami pockets with a satin stitch.  I don't think the judge will like or approve of that method, so I'm not going to have this one judged.  But I may change my mind before show time.  We'll see ...

Because I am in charge of registrations, I have to keep track of taking in all the the quilts entered in the show, and then returning them afterwards, I think it's a good idea to have a few quilts of my own in the mix, so I can test the procedures.