Patti Godot - 3 winning quilts

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Todays blog post was written by Patti Godot.  She has 3 quilts that won awards at quilt fest.   1000 charms and counting was from the charm challenge and was a viewers choice, and this quilt took 3rd place.  It was quilted by Quilts Etc. 



Morning Glory Hummingbird was a one block wonder and was given an Award of Excellence and was quilted by Holly Williams-Sosa.



Mystery Wheels of Color received Best Joint Sophomore and was quilted by Holly Williams-Sosa. 






 I've been quilting for fourteen years. I was told early on in my quilting journey

that a great way to learn about your quilting skills is to enter quilt shows to get the

judges' feedback. In my experience the comments have never been mean or

harsh, but rather have helped me learn the skills I need to work on and/or do

well. I encourage all quilters to enter a quilt or two in a judged show. It's a great

way to learn! My design wall is invaluable while laying out my designs. I have

two small mischievous dogs so I can't lay my blocks out on the floor.

The three quilts I entered in the 2025 UQG Quiltfest Quilt Show were all really

fun to make. The "1000 Charms and Counting" was the annual challenge (1000+

unique fabric pieces, with no repeats). I never thought I could come up with 1000

different fabrics. Luckily several friends and I exchanged cut pieces so we all

had a head start. 



The Morning Glory hummingbird quilt is a one block wonder

(OBW) quilt. OBWs are fun to make and easy to assemble.




 Mystery Wheels of

Color in batiks was challenging to lay out - design wall to the rescue! I left all the

cut pieces on the wall until the top was completely sewn together.













Congrats Patti on your awards.  Your quilts are beautiful.

Thanks for sharing with us.






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