JWD Publishing Blog

Several years ago I encourage IQA to add a new quilt category to their wildly popular quilt show at Houston’s International Quilt Festival. Happily, they agreed. Since then, my company, JWD Publishing, has sponsored the Naturescapes category at the show. We provide the prize money for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places for this category. I LOVE this category of quilts, as they are SO beautiful. Since this category’s inception, the 1st place quilt has often been upgraded to an even higher award, which brings more prestige, honor, and greater prize money to that quiltmaker. I love it when this happens.

I have a feeling this is going to happen again this year. I think one of the quilts in the Naturescapes category is so spectacular that it will be upgraded to one of the $5000 award prizes. That would be so exciting for that particular quiltmaker (and for me). Also, it would give another person in the category the opportunity to receive a ribbon, the honor, and prize money. I’ll let you know tonight what happens. I’m SO excited…………………..