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Need Much Validation?   (1 of 7)

It was a joy to send out the first three quilts of my necktie tribute series to my family and I was pretty pleased with the last two wall hangings. They had a few features I hadn’t seen in my limited exposure to quilt shows. I began to cherish visions of grandeur. 

As my blogging plans began to gel, I thought “Wouldn’t it be cool if I could add a post that my work was accepted in a quilt show?” Mind you, I wasn't expecting any awards, I just thought it would be nice to be accepted. Then I could share the news in the spirit of “it’s an honor just to be considered”. And just one, it didn’t have to be both.

With the philosophy of many a competitor to “Go big or go home”, I naively chose the annual Road to California. I gathered together photos of the quilts, crafted some witty description blurbs, and sat down to enter these two quilts in my first juried show. When I filled out the last of the info and officially entered, I received my entry numbers: 13,626- Bob’s Star, 13,627- Confetti for Captain Klementz,… and this was a week before the deadline! I clicked the final button for payment and took a long shot. A really long shot.

A long shot that missed. After what seemed like a very long wait, I got two nice emails, one for each entry, with gentle encouragement to try again next year.

Oh, Well.

When I shared the news with my daughter, she said “Well, just blog about that!” Hmmm. 

Last week I posted about the celebration of the Olympics' “thrill of victory and the agony of defeat”. There must be a lesson to pull from the wreckage of my best laid plans. I’m sure one will come to me. I’ll get back to you on that.



Footnote: If you were around in the 70's that's a flashback, if you weren't you might want to check this ABC's Wide World of Sports trailer- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2AZH4FeGsc 

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  1. UnknownMarch 5, 2018 at 3:27 PM

    well, they have no taste if they did not consider your work, since I have seen some they do choose and yours is equally if not better. No defeat, just continued participation and having tons of fun while doing it!!! Go team!

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    1. Lauren Klementz-HarteMarch 5, 2018 at 9:47 PM

      Thanks for your support! I especially loved the idea of "No defeat...", and I think you caught my meaning behind the title of this post. Wait 'till you see tomorrow's post ;)

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