I won, I won, I won!!!!!

I was notified the other day that I won the popular vote for my recycle piece, “Dad Built Pittsburgh.” It comes with a $100 prize and a ribbon. I was shocked when I got the email since the show ended on April 3 and I didn’t hear anything. So I assumed that someone else won the popular vote. It was certainly a nice birthday surprise. I’m already thinking about what I will do next year for the theme which is “Dreamworld.” I have some ideas kicking around in my brain, but I don’t have to really worry about it until next January.

This is what I said about this piece for the show.

My dad designed thousands of houses and commercial buildings in the Pittsburgh area. He loved his work which was obvious as we drove around Pittsburgh and he would proudly point out the ones that he designed. I’ve recycled one of his drafting vellums in this piece. I wanted his design work to show through so I’ve used transparent paints and kept both my machine and hand stitching fairly simple. I dedicate it to my dad.

Made with: Dad’s drafting vellum, paint, thread

If you would like to to see all the other entries you can go here: https://artallianceofcentralpa.org/exhibitions/2023-recycled-show/

The last time I won the popular vote or a viewer’s choice award was for my queen sized double wedding ring at a quilt show in NJ. It was hand quilted and took about 800 hours to quilt. You can read about it here: https://chrissquiltinguniverse.blogspot.com/2009/05/wedding-rings-and-white-roses.html

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Chris