why do i bother

so.  when you go to quilt for a weekend, and you are proud because you finish all your quilt blocks for a quilt (queen size) even after running out of fabric, you think you are doing a rock on job.

well.  let me tell you.  some people are there just to show you up.  this was one of my cabin mates pieces of work.  this is part of her project for the quilt challenge lucky in kentucky.  when she got there, all she had was her drawing (she drew it herself) and the brown background cut out.  she then spent the weekend cutting all the little pieces to create his shading, his mane, his eye, his nose, mouth, snout.  there are hundreds of little pieces to this... and one woman's vision.

this is what the phrase "i was honored to be nominated" feels like.