First, though, I got a very unanticipated email today! As the 4 or 5 of you who have ever read this blog know, I made a Dear Jane quilt and recently finished it.
The day I finished, someone sent me a link to a call by Brenda Papadakis, who wrote the book that started the Dear Jane craze, for pictures of Dear Jane quilts that have not been displayed before. On a whim I sent her a picture of mine (back in April - 4/30 to be exact).
I heard today that she has selected my "Black & White and Bright All Over Jane" to be included in Dear Jane 20 Year Celebration Exhibit at the Houston Quilt Market and Festival this year, October 20-Nov 6, 2016! She has selected 20 quilts to be displayed. Never in a million years did I expect this!
And oh my, do I fix that corner? Should I get it appraised - where and by whom? I really should finish that embroidery with the dates. And egads, I guess I'll spend the first part of my upcoming local retreat sewing on a hanging sleeve.
I might be a bit excited. A smidge.
UPDATE: I fixed the corner, sent it in, went to Houston to see it! I was also able to get it appraised while it was hanging in Houston. Now they're taking the exhibit to the Chicago Festival in April.
Here's a picture:
This was taken at Kelly Ann's Quilting the weekend I finished. I took a class there that started the madness that is my Dear Jane journey.
