Day 30: Quilt You Are Proudest Of #GreatBritishQuilter ๐ฌ๐ง We've made it, last day + thanks to @sarahashfordstudios + @verykerryberry for hosting. ๐๐ฝ I've been looking forward to sharing today's quilt, it's 2 years since I first shared it, so great to look back on this quilt today. ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ฝ The quilt Iโm proudest of is my winning โEnglish Woman in New Yorkโ quilt from the @QuiltAlliance Quilt Match challenge at Quilters Take Manhattan 2016. ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ฝ 3 contenders, [me, @yoMaryFons and @aleedac] were challenged to take part in a Quilt Match in front of a live audience. I represented @NYCMetroMOD; my chosen team name was Quilty Spice + my team song was โWannabeโ; my team mate was Susan @EasyPiecing. ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ฝ We brought along 1 yard of background fabric + were challenged to design a quilt in 1 hour using supplied fabrics + glue. The winning quilt was judged by audience applause volume. My chosen fabric was an NYC Line By Line - Night fabric exclusive to @TheCityQuilter quilt store where I'd worked in Manhattan + my design was based on English elements (tea time, union flag, crown + tiara) to represent my homeland + the background NYC fabric to represent my then current home. ๐ I was delighted to win with @Meg4Quilts announcing me 2016 Featherweight Champ Of The Quilt World + previous winner @AllieAller presenting me with the winning belt - now proudly on display in my sewing studio + sometimes accompanying me to quilting events โ swipe through to see my winning happy dance. ๐ I took the quilt pieces home + made them into a quilt, backed + bound with another City Quilter fabric, NYC Line By Line - Day. Now Iโve moved away from Manhattan, the quilt is a treasured memory, not only of my English roots but of my time in the city; working at the quilt store; being in NYC Metro MOD Quilters Guild; + working as a Quilt Alliance volunteer. ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ฝ #QuiltMatch #happydance #winnersbelt #featherweightchampofthequiltworld #QTM2016 #quiltalliance #quilterstakemanhattan #quilterstakemanhattan2016 #quiltdesign #applique #quilttop #quiltsofinstagram #QuiltySpice #thisisme #allaboutme #quilter #quilting #mbCD #madebyChrissieD (at Fashion Institute of Technology) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoVdYMdhIBW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=v2jxpaxmqzx4
