Monday, 5 September 2016

Great Northern Quilt Show 2016 - Nearly Insane quilt wins Overall Champion

Frances Meredith 'Nearly Insane' quilt Overall Champion Great Northern Show 2016
Frances Meredith 'Nearly Insane' quilt
Overall Champion Great Northern Show 2016

It's been an eventful weekend.
Last Thursday I was busy quilting a quilt for a customer when I had a message from the Great Northern Quilt Show in Harrogate to say that my Nearly Insane quilt had won Overall Champion in their 2016 show! A quick change of plans for the weekend and I was heading up to Harrogate for the Prize-giving presentations. 
Frances Meredith 'Nearly Insane' quilt
Overall Champion Great Northern Show 2016
It wasn't until I got to the show that I realised that I had not only won Overall Champion, but also first in the Bed Quilt category and the Longarm machine Quilting award, along with a Judge's Choice certificate from Merrilyn Orr of Kaleidoscope Books.  You can see here all the goodies I have come home with including three lovely rosettes, two shields, and a Pfaff sewing machine donated by Direct Sew and Knit in Sheffield.

The other good news is that my kind husband drove me up to Harrogate, so I was able to press on with some Dear Jane stitching as we went along and two more blocks have been completed.

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20 comments:

  1. Helen S5 September 2016 at 10:38

    Sincere congratulations Frances!
    Your piecing and quilting are a delight and inspiration. These awards are so well deserved.
    All the best from Oz😊

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  2. Marly5 September 2016 at 10:47

    Congratulations: your patience and perseverance have been rewarded! Well done!

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  3. Sally Trude5 September 2016 at 11:39

    Congratulations! Your stunning quilt has not yet won all the prizes it deserves...it probably needs to get out more.

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  4. Sarah5 September 2016 at 12:51

    Those are some pretty impressive awards - and very very highly deserved!!!! Congrats!!!! I'm not surprised you stitched on the drive to the show. Nice to have a picture of you too

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  5. celiaquilter5 September 2016 at 13:28

    Congratulations, your quilt is stunning!

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  6. Cherry5 September 2016 at 13:42

    Congratulations on all the awards!! Most deserved!!

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  7. Pam5 September 2016 at 13:54

    Dear Frances-I am so happy for you! this is a beautiful quilt with fabulous quilting! Congratulations and many happy returns!
    I see by your Dear jane grid that you are almost finished. That will be another stunner.

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  8. Elaine5 September 2016 at 13:55

    How thrilling! Many congratulations

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  9. Jacqueline5 September 2016 at 14:27

    Congrat's...your quilt is stunning and how nice to win sew many awards.

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  10. Kyle5 September 2016 at 14:40

    Wow! What a thrilling experience for you and your prize winning quilt.

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  11. Ann Stuart5 September 2016 at 14:55

    Congratulations Francis, a truly amazing quilt, well deserved.

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  12. ~Diana5 September 2016 at 16:38

    Congratulations! Not so nearly insane now, eh? :)

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  13. Zeynep Maule5 September 2016 at 23:52

    Absolutely fabulous! Congratulations.

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  14. Maries quilts6 September 2016 at 04:48

    Congratulations, your quilt is fantastic!

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  15. Mystic Quilter6 September 2016 at 05:02

    Congratulations - well deserved!

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  16. Blue Moth6 September 2016 at 07:04

    Well deserved indeed! Good for you.

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  17. Every Stitch7 September 2016 at 06:25

    Congratulations - an absolute masterpiece!!

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  18. Susan7 September 2016 at 12:40

    Congratulations! Of course you won, it's a stunning quilt.

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  19. La tassa torta9 September 2016 at 16:16

    Congratulations! What an amazing quilt!

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  20. Maja19 September 2016 at 13:32

    Congratulations, your quilt is super stunning!

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