Goal number ten on my November list was to share the results of the Mt. Hood Quilt Guild Show, "Quilts of the East Wind," which was held November 1 and 2. To test my knee that I had joint replacement surgery on October 1, I rode with my husband to drop off my two quilt entries. Using my walker, I slowly made my way to the drop off point. That short walk was too much for me. I knew that I wouldn't physically be able to see the show. I asked my friend Nancy to take photos of my two quilts so I would at least see a photo of them hanging. She did send me photos and was I ever surprised! I'm including the judge's comments.

Chilhowie--2022 Bonnie Hunter Mystery

Judge's comments: "Chilhowie: Highly successful color scheme. Excellent piecing technique. Organc quilting design contrasts well with geometric piecing. Fabulous variety of prints with well-considered placement from one block to the next. Pieced binding unifies quilt top well. Binding witdh should be consistent. Outside edges should be straight." Second place--pieced large.

Second Place--Pieced Large

Judge's comments: "Lone Star: Stunning visual impact. Excellent piecing technique. Well chosen fabric for star center. It creates a strong focal point. Red quilting thread color is a good choice to contrast well with the blue background fabric. Very good variety of quilting designs. Change in quilting thread color is thoughtful. Excellent binding technique. Outside edges should be straight."

Lone Star

This was the third show for this guild. It was the first time that participants could have their quilts judged. About 40 percent of the entrants chose to have their quilts judged. The judge posted on Facebook a photo of my Lone Star quilt with the following comment: "On Wednesday, I judged the quilt show for the Mt. Hood Quilt Guild. This was their first judged show. I'm sharing here the best of show quilt created by Terry Knott, whom I would call a very confident quilter. Look how she used red three on a blue background. No blending thread for her." It was so cool to be tagged and see that comment!!!

Best of Show--First Place Pieced Large

Of course, all Sunday, I was smiling from ear to ear!!! The award for the Lone Star quilt is especially meaningful to me because I had started quilting the background on my domestic machine when I was rear ended on a car accident. It was months before I could sit at the machine to piece. For more months, the only way I could quilt was using a walking foot. Eventually, I was able to free motion quilt in 15 to 30 minute increments. (Spending more time caused my neck to have spasms and my arms and hands to loose feeling.) I'm not as proficient as I was before the car accident, but, I still can free motion quill!

Linking to Cynthia at Oh Scrap!