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Well today my quilt arrived home from MQS. And the awaited Judges' comments were opened. And as always before, after the big excitement of winning a ribbon, comes the letdown of reading the critique. I just have to keep telling myself, it's not as bad as it looks on that paper. Although, there are positive comments too, I seem to focus on the "needs improvement". All in the name of growth.
And just at the height of my self pity, this caught my eye. I smiled, and grabbed the camera. Got to remember what's important.
And, I have a judges' critique by Linda McCuean! An autograph by the $100,000 award winner. Something to aspire to.
So in the end; my quilts aren't all that bad. And my next one will be even better.
These 2 and my quilting (one that just got an honorable mention ribbon at MQS) after my husband, kids and grandkids make up the stuff that keeps me going.
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