MOTHER EARTH..wins 1st in Art Category at Quilt Festival Birmingham UK 2009

.........What a fantastic surprise....there I am finishing day 7 of 10 days of teaching in the Gold Coast and Brisbane;  answering final questions from my lecture titled "The journey of an Art Quilter who really can't sew!" and the 120 woman have been so attentive and laughing at all my jokes; then I am taking questions from the floor and one of the ladies pipes up and asks....."so what did you win in Birmingham?...." deathly quiet as I stop still and look puzzled and respond with so much authority and knowledge "I don't know! Did I win something?" Her friend visiting Birmingham had emailed her to say 3 aussies had been awarded in Quilt Festival UK and HG was one of them.....I had no idea, so I am up on stage doing a little personal victory dance. Later that afternoon I am being driven to my next hostess' home and my new hostess says...."Congrats on your 1st place in UK!".........1st place!...... so again my little victory dance starts happens in the passenger sit of her car....we get to her home, dump the bags, meet the cat and go on line to look at the Quilt Festival website to see that the news is truly ruly!

Check out this video of what the judge had to say - click below to watch a quick video -

Joanna O'Neill Shares Insights into the Art Quits Category

this ever so wise judge gives a critique of what they are looking for in a winning art quilt so at long last, some feed back we can all learn from! I think it must be her British accent coz she sounds so truthful and knowlegable and wise and authorative as if its Margaret Thatcher reporting or the Queen giving her opinion....I was just blown away by her comments and intrigued by her slightly different insights she has had when observing my Mother Earth! I am just so thrilled and pleased. Watch out Europe....her I come!