Nellie"s Needles

Friday, March 23, 2012

"My Velvet Elvis"

The 2012 Smoky Mountain Quilt Guild Show and Competition opened this morning. I'm pleased to say that my one and only entry was awarded an Honorable Mention in the Art Quilt Category PLUS the Embellishment special award ribbon.

The show runs tomorrow from 9am to 5pm and on Sunday from 11am to 4pm. I'll be there both afternoons.

Here's a better photo of just the quilt.
My Velvet Elvis - 29"x 39"


11 comments:

Unknown said...

Way to go!! Congratulations Nellie. Love this FUN quilt! Did you get to hear any of what was said about it? I wonder what the traditional quilters thought of it. I especially like how you have used the loose threads in this one. Always evolving, like that!!

Colleen Kole said...

Congrats to you and your Elvis piece-art rewarded!
All that hard work paid off-perseverance!
Enjoy the show.

p said...

yes big woot woot congrats. elvis would be so proud :)

Beverly said...

Congrats, Nellie- I'm betting this one already has a spot to hang designated in your home?

CJ STITCHING AND BLOOMS said...

Congrat. on your award. Elvis would be proud. Lovely work. Hugs Judy

Deborah M. said...

YAY! I knew The King would prevail! That's a hunk of hot burning love! :-)

Vicki W said...

Congratulations! It's a really cool quilt!

Rian said...

Applause, applause! It looks great~~and so do you!

Nellie's Needles said...

Thank you to all who are enjoying "My Velvet Elvis" vicariously.

Yes, Beverly, it will hang in the shrine room (aka guest room). I wouldn't even begin to make it before my husband would commit to making a space for it. Then I measured that area to determine how big I could go. ;-)

Heather said...

Congratulations Nellie - Elvis is alive and well!!

Debra Dixon said...

What Fun! Congratulations!