tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952936.post1365323556740684436..comments2024-03-25T10:17:23.584-05:00Comments on From the Strawberry Patch...: The Judging ConundrumMrs. Goodneedlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453388163219666450noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952936.post-6713648013493407492007-09-28T11:11:00.000-05:002007-09-28T11:11:00.000-05:00Thanks for a thoughtful post... I have entered my ...Thanks for a thoughtful post... I have entered my quilts in our regional fair, and have brought home quite a few ribbons. But every quilt that I've entered was completed long before and without any consideration for the fair... I simply pulled my recent favorites based on the size criteria. I refuse to make a quilt specifically for a competition ~ I quilt for the joy of it all.Quiltdivajuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593385265961892847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952936.post-40795525866434153552007-09-27T20:59:00.000-05:002007-09-27T20:59:00.000-05:00Our quilt guild has a show but it is not judged. ...Our quilt guild has a show but it is not judged. We do have the viewers pick their favourite but we have given up on #1, #2,#3 etc, and just give ribbons as Viewer Favourite. I could never be a judge - because sometimes it is like judging which is better apples or oranges - I like them both!!<BR/><BR/>How are you enjoying the Nintendo Brain game? I was thinking of getting one of those the Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01741073501328591544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952936.post-8354308211466997482007-09-27T12:28:00.000-05:002007-09-27T12:28:00.000-05:00Novice question of the week: What is the differen...Novice question of the week: What is the difference between construction and quilting?<BR/><BR/>More on point to your post, there is something of a catch-22 in judging like this. The response to claims of unfair judging is to set more specific criteria. And while this makes judges' decisions easier to understand, perhaps, it tends to "suck the life" out of the quilt. It's a work of art. Not Jim Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07702020709082345543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952936.post-1170649498956929792007-09-27T02:42:00.000-05:002007-09-27T02:42:00.000-05:00I got to "help" with the judging (holding up quil...I got to "help" with the judging (holding up quilts, taking notes for the jduge)for my guild's last quilt show. I must say the judge was fair and professional. What I enjoyed most was hearing all of the comments and finding out why some quilts "made it" and some didn't. And, honestly, with some quilts -- the differences were in minor details (a thread color for piecing that showed through, atethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563533672161608587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952936.post-5378875393217704462007-09-26T17:08:00.000-05:002007-09-26T17:08:00.000-05:00I would never enter a quilt in a contest, though I...I would never enter a quilt in a contest, though I admire people who do. I also admire people who just enter quilts for display, as it give others such pleasure to view.meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952936.post-23276194959079437712007-09-26T16:07:00.000-05:002007-09-26T16:07:00.000-05:00Great information, thanks. I believe quilt judgin...Great information, thanks. I believe quilt judging is subjective and therefore having more than one judge evens the field.His Office, My Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024411359797738483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952936.post-51793894762813825982007-09-26T09:04:00.000-05:002007-09-26T09:04:00.000-05:00I agree that we should keep the judges in mind bef...I agree that we should keep the judges in mind before criticizing. Also keep in mind what the guidelines are for the show. If the quilt doesn't properly adhere to the guidelines then it can't win. <BR/>I've never entered a show, but think it would be fun to enter one someday.Shelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09870112367076954109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952936.post-12386388075923139892007-09-26T08:35:00.000-05:002007-09-26T08:35:00.000-05:00Well said. That's such a hot topic, and it helps ...Well said. That's such a hot topic, and it helps put perspective on it to imagine yourself in the judges shoes. Another thing is sometimes shows have entries that are not judged, just submitted for show, and maybe that's why that stunner doesn't have a ribbon! Everyone should have the chance to be an assistant while a judge is working - invaluable expirence!SuBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453187922365894455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952936.post-3701368217204526562007-09-26T07:00:00.000-05:002007-09-26T07:00:00.000-05:00Good information to know, not that I plan to enter...Good information to know, not that I plan to enter my work anytime in the near (or distant) future, but it helps to understand the process. I admit that when walking around quilt shows I've had the very thoughts you have described when seeing something that won and I thought "how?" and then seeing another that I thought should have been chosen and wasn't and I think "why?"...as you say it's CONNIE Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11524592276175272170noreply@blogger.com