Monday, November 18, 2013

Guess what I won...Hooray!

I've been sitting here with a secret the last few days and it's been killing me not to post anything.  I've had to sit on my hands every time I get a bit itchy.  But now I can scratch that itch!

I won the Connecting Threads 2013 Design Contest. Yep, I did.  I have been singing and dancing internally for a couple of days now.  Wheeeeee!


It was quite a long process really and each week when CT published a blog post displaying another finalist's collection I'd get nervous and start sweating.  Each finalist brought something different to the table and it was easy to see how this collection or that collection could or would appeal to a certain cross-section of the fabric buying public.  I think we all worked really hard and all of us had high hopes of winning.  I say thanks to each of them because I know just how hard it is to create designs that come straight from the heart and then to sit and wait to hear the results. 

One thing I've learned over the past couple of years is I never really know what people will choose I can only hope what I've presented is what they want.

I like the CT process.  It is a popular vote first and then the CT experts step in once the votes are tallied.   In my mind both sets are expert..the voters because they vote for what they like and the CT folk because they know what is needed for their specific market.  They outlined the process of choosing the winner in the email to all of us finalists.  There is a panel of 20 people with various connections to the quilting community or industry. They all rate the designs by a variety of factors that are important to them and then tally the numbers.  Everything is anonymous too.

I don't know the final numbers but I'm thankful that my collection tallied the highest.  I really have to thank the voters and especially the CT folk who are so easy to work with and are so generously helping all of us by answering questions we might have while developing the collections.

And the biggest thing for me is thanking them for helping me realize my dream of having a collection of fabrics out in the world with my name on the selvage.  It's a huge thrill.

Go give CT some love,  buy some of their fabrics! Oh yeah, and a comment on their blog post would be fabulous too. 

xoxoxo,
Virginia


14 comments:

  1. A well deserved congratulations!!!!YEAH!!!!!!

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  2. Thank you sooo much Rosanna! xoxoxo Wheeeeee! I'm so relieved that I can stop worrying and start working on the coordinates now!

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  3. HUGE CONGRATS! A truly beautiful collection of gorgeous designs ~ they all look so lovely together ~ and on their own too. So happy for you! yay! Sharon xxx

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  4. Fantastic work, VO... So super duper happy for you... Your creative mind is a special gift... so proud of you. Hugs and keep it up!! :)

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  5. HUZZAHS! Way to go, Veaves! Your collection shone. :)

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  6. Harrumph, that would be from me, Susan.

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  7. Hurray! Well deserved, I liked your first fabric the best, so I'm glad to see you won.

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  8. Oh, I forgot to add that I love your collection.

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  9. yay Vo!! It's a stellar collection, congratulations!

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  10. Sharon, Deb, Susan, VictoryGirl and Patty...ya'll are just muy fabulouso for commenting. Thanks so much! I'll be doing a bit of changing up some of the designs and making new colorways - it's all so very exciting! mwah!

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  11. Thrilled to pieces you won, Vo! Brilliant collection and I want some! Wonderful detail and linework; a realy joy to see CT reward you by awarding you with the top spot in this contest. So well deserved! xo, Samarra

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  12. Danke Samarra! I'm thrilled...beyond thrilled actually. Couldn't have done it without ya!

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  13. Excellent news! So happy for you. Well deserved for sure.

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