When they say “no”

In the last two days, I have received two “no thank you” emails!!

One from the International Quilt Festival about my entry…..

….and the second from the Cherrywood Monarch challenge about this quilt…..

At first, I was REALLY bummed about neither one being accepted, especially the Monarch Challenge, and when I had time in my studio that day, I wasn’t super motivated to be there.

BUT, then I started thinking about how much fun I had making the quilts and about all of the new things that I tried with them….

…..and SLOWLY……ever so SLOWLY…….

I was able to let go of some of my sadness!!

This episode reminded me again of why I make quilts!!

Although I always desire for them to be accepted into a show, my quilts are made because I love the challenge and I love the creativity…..

….and I love sharing those things with my readers!!

Thanks for all of your encouragement……

This meme from Bonnie Hunter says it all…..

Here’s to more learning and hopefully a bit of winning too!!