Quilt Week 2022 - Day 2

 Best of Show - Crazy Four Ewe by Janet Stone.

The prize was $20,000 If the artist accepts the prize, the quilt stays in Paducah at the Quilt Museum.  So, I guess it is more of a purchase....still, the Quilt Museum isn't offering ME any money for one of my quilts....just sayin.  She is a very talented lady.

This is the 3rd time Janet Stone has won Best of Show at the Paducah Quilt Show.  Watch her interview HERE.  (Don't skip it....the close up shots of the quilt are worth the 8 minutes to watch.)

A picture can NEVER do this creation justice.  The detail was amazing.  It took her nine months to complete....while working a full-time job and she was still married at the end.  Apparently her DH (Dear Husband) is her biggest fan.

This is the back.  A totally different experience.

 

So, I suppose there is no whining and complaining about working full time and then being too tired to sew in the evenings...
If Janet can do it, so can I!

My new quilting friend in Paducah, Carolyn.

My hair is messy because we had just come in from outside
where it was very windy.

The Paducah Quilt Show through the years. 
This was the first time I'd attended the Paducah Quilt Show since my mom and my Auntie passed. 
I wish they were still here....

Clockwise from top left, 2014, 2012, 2017, 2016.