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Another win for my Harbour Fenders!

13 November 2018

On Reflection – Cape Town Harbour Fenders from the Port of Cape Town.

Every year I do my best to get at least one of my textile art works on exhibit at International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas USA. Not all  are in competition 4 of them have been in special exhibits over the years and touring. I’ve been very lucky, last year 2017 I had 2 in special exhibits and 2 in World of Beauty competition. Thought well this may not happen again so I even made the trip to go and see them all hanging and of course to be at IQA’s biggest event in the USA in my world.

This year I had only one of my works to enter competition and exhibit, which was ‘On Reflection’ – Cape Town Harbour Fenders. Well….I was told a couple of months ago via email that I’d won a cash prize in my category. I was thrilled to pieces but until last week at the Festival when it was announced I didn’t know what prize I won. 2nd Prize!!!! Yay and thrilled to bits. Never thought I’d ever win any sort of prize at Houston in my lifetime, this is such a thrill.

Considering this piece while I was working on it nearly ended up in the bin on more than one occasion, I’m glad now I persisted. My Fenders is actually the first piece I’ve ever done where the whole image is a collage. Swore I’d never do it again and yet my next one ‘Bordering Extinction’ was done in the same way and also won me a First and Viewers Choice at AQC (Australasian Quilt Convention) this year 2018.

What can I say?

Ecstatic doesn’t even come close!

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  1. Genie says

    14 November 2018 at 03:14

    Congratulations!

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  2. Karen Hvid says

    14 November 2018 at 09:00

    Congratulations!

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  3. jacqueline boyd says

    20 February 2021 at 06:58

    I just watched your interview episode with Lisa Walton. I noticed you said you glued this like Susan Carlson does but this was the last piece like this. Do you use fusible now? Fans
    Fantastic piece and a well deserved winner in all the competitions

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    • Sue says

      22 February 2021 at 14:54

      Hi Jacqueline,

      Oooo so glad you watched it. No I don’t fuse either, I just use a little bit of glue to hold down the pieces and a lot more thread sketching. If I want to thread sketch less I would glue it more. I change my mind too much and too smaller pieces sometimes to go to the fuss of fusing. I hope that answers your question. Cheers Sue

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