Monday, December 14, 2009

Exciting News!


Well I am excited anyway.............you see, in May of 2011, The Canadian Quilters Association will bring Quilt Ontario here to London. When a call went out for a logo design, I decided to give it a whirl. It was announced last week that my design had been chosen. The call for entry requested a simple ink sketch to be submitted. Once the design had been chosen it was then sent to CQA who will now work their magic transforming this into something terrific (well I hope so, because it does need a little tweaking for sure) I am not sure how well you will be able to see this so I have also put up the design with the background darkened so the details show a bit better
For those of you unfamiliar with this area, London is known as the "Forest City" so I wanted to incorporate a tree with quilt patterns, designs, some flying geese (we have a lot of those too) and the broken lines are to represent stitching.
You can read more about it here and see the proposed colour combination that the London Organizing Committee chose. I can hardly wait to see the finished artwork.




......and of course there is yet another doodle. This week's word is Flame. Since Canada is hosting the Winter Olympics beginning very soon my response to the word flame was this torch. The Olympic torch will actually be here in town in 10 short days.

23 comments:

nancy said...

Congrats Jill on having your design chosen for the logo - the forest city idea is very appropriate.

Pat said...

WOW...how GREAT to have your logo chosen and I love that logo.....super idea to have the quilting designs in the tree. YAY for you!!! We're all proud of you for this!

Jaye said...

I am so pleased that your logo was chosen. Good for you for sending an idea in!

I love the hat tip to the Olympics with your prompt response. Thanks for participating. It is wonderful!

Debra Dixon said...

Congrats! what a wonderful win for you!

Willow Lake Stitches said...

Oh my gosh, how exciting ! Your logo looks great, I can see why it was chosen.

Congratulations !

Beth

Zlaty said...

Congratulations! Your logo is really pretty!

Rosalind said...

Many congratulations! That is a fabulous design!
Doing a happy dance for you :o)

Finishing Lines by K.Sperino said...

Beautiful design! Brava! Love the flame too.

Anne Huskey-Lockard said...

Congratulations on your design being chosen! It is beautiful, and since I love trees and intricate root systems, it certainly speaks to me! (also the torch!)
Hope that they do justice to your work---it is lovely as is and would quilt up nicely!
Will catch up with you next week...have a good one!

XXOO!!
Anne

Anonymous said...

It is no surprise to me that you would have been chosen! Your work is amazing! I keep telling you that you are a fabulous artist!! Congrats Jill!!

helen-mary said...

Congratulations on the Logo. How exciting for you!

Mishka said...

Gorgeous logo, congrats Jill. How very exciting.

Unknown said...

How perfect, no wonder they chose your design. Congrats!

Debbie said...

Congratulations Jill! Great job.

Mary-Kay said...

Congratulations on your logo design. My sister is runnung with the torch in Windsor/LaSalle the day before it gets to London which I think is Dec 23. She's very excited to be chosen.

Sherri said...

Congratulations! What a thrill that is for you and all of US to share with you. :) (and yer flame ain't bad neither!) lol

Diane J. Evans said...

Your news is exciting for all of us, too! Congratulations!!! And the logo is absolutely fantastic! Love the torch, too. Your ideas just keep bubbling forth, and they're so inspirational. You go, girl!

Diane

sewnut said...

That is an amazing logo! you are being a superstar these days! How wonderful to be recognized for all your creative talents.

The Cozy Quilter said...

I love the logo and look forward to having a pin for my yet to be finished chatelaine...

Clare Wassermann said...

You are amazing - well done and pat on back. Just wish it were London England!

Shelina (formerly known as Shasta) said...

Congratulations! It is beautiful - so much incorporated into a little space.

Dorothy Vaughan said...

You are wonderfully talented - Congratulations!

Quilter Kathy said...

Congratulations! Great news! And a fantastic design!

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