✨Welcome to the first (of hopefully a few!) of our QuiltCon 2024 videos! ✨We did our best to includedthe names of the quilters and their social media links, but if we missed yours, let me know and I'll add it to the description! Also, please accept my apologies for name mispronunciations and especially to "Nightlife" maker Laurice Earl, for whom I assigned wrong pronouns. I appreciate your kindness regarding these mistakes. ❤And a BIG "THANKS!" to American Patchwork and Quilting (www.allpeoplequilt.com)(IG: @allpeoplequilt) for sponsoring the Super Scrappy Challenge!!❤
Thank you so much for the reading what the maker said for each quilt, no one else I've watched has done that. I ALWAYS read those thoughts by the maker at any quilt show I go to. It will give us insights to what the maker was thinking when the quilt was made.
I didn’t immediately click on this because, this is the wrong day!!!! I’m so happy that you were able to enjoy your quilt hanging with the others! You deserve to be proud! You and your husband always do such great videos like this one. No jerky camera moves (thanks Paul!!!!). Your enthusiasm is contagious. XOX
Oh Cathy, just seeing you there at your quilt made me want to cry. Im sure you were full of all types of emotions. I too am so glad that you entered. It is a once in a lifetime thing. From all of us (your fans) it was wonderful to see you and your quilt. Lots of Love to you ❤❤❤❤
CONGRATULATIONS CATHY! You got me all choked up watching you enjoy seeing your beautiful quilt displayed.❤ I can only imagine the emotions you were feeling! Thanks for taking us with you to QuiltCon 2024. Maybe someday I can join you there...Paul's video helped us enjoy the show and captured the details on the amazing quilts 🙂
Cathy I was there on Thursday but did not see you and Paul. I was very disappointed but I did see.your beautiful quilt up close and I love it even more than before. You are a fantastic quilter with an imagination that is so wonderful. When I read than only 470 quilts of over 2300 were accepted I thought what an honor to even be selected. It is AWESOME. You are winner in every way. I love you and your channel and can't wait to see.what you bring to us in the future.
Knowing how few quilts are chosen for display and competition, Congratulations in getting yours in!! Truly, I appreciate your descriptions and information about the quilts. And no music, so I can actually hear!!!
Thanks so much for sharing the maker's thoughts on these. I won't lie, some of them weren't as visually appealing as others, but when you hear the "why" behind the quilt, it really opens it up and gives you that other perspective. great video!
I feel the same! After reading so many of the artist's statements, I have so much more appreciation for their work--even if it isn't my preferred design style or color palette!
I loved your reaction when you saw yourr quilt hanging there and l cried right along with you!!! Everyone with a quilt hanging there is a winner in my book ❤❤ along with all those who love this craft and produce these labours of love in their own sewing spaces !! Enjoy this experience with all your heart and know that you are loved in the RUclips community.
Paul, your photography is amazing. I have watched several QuiltCon videos and often get frustrated that they don’t show close up shots of the quilts so I can see the stitches. Your thumbnails attracted me to the channel and Cathy’s wonderful personality caused me to subscribe and jump on every video. Love what you two are doing.
I didn't see one quilt that didn't deserve a ribbon. Including the ribbon quilt 😂 They were all so beautiful. I don't know how the judges could do it. I couldn't. I'm glad you are happy and proud. You definitely should be. ❤
Hi Cathy...this was my first experience with you and your channel. You are wonderful at describing what you see and reading the artist statements for the quilts. I have gone on to watch all of your videos and have subscribed to follow you. I wish you had given us more closeups of YOUR quilt. It looked beautiful but I don't feel we got the same view of your quilt as we did of others. Congratulations on being in the show!!
Thank you, Carol Ann! Maybe we'll revisit my quilt, but I've had enough of it for a little while! 😘 Thank you so much for watching and commenting and subscribing! I look forward to having you along with me on my quilt and YT journey! ❤️
Morning all, thought I’d slept for 72hours. It was so lovely to see your quilt hanging proudly. It looked amazing. Congratulations to you and all the participants
Artist, not just quilt makers! Cathy the descriptive words you applied to this multi mixture of color and themes made even more of the life of each of these speak to me! Great speaker quilter and artist you are, I could never put a place on all of these they are all coming alive by the makers hands! What an opportunity to behold each of them up close! You are a very special precious individual,Thank You so much for the reading and light you so gracefully brought to us all, GOD BLESS All, lis
This is how I found you! Your Quiltcon video from last year. I thought you were so likable and lovely! I instantly subscribed without a second thought ☺️. I still get excited every time I see you posted a new video. I hope you get more subscribers this year 😉. When you were standing by your quilt you made me cry too 🥹. I’m SO proud of you! Woo hoo! YOU made it into QUILT CON! Seriously, that’s no small feat. Plus more people get to see it and be inspired by it! That’s winning to me 💕⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Big hugs!
❤🎉❤ While traveling to QuiltCon, I told my friends about thecatbirdquilts and how much I looked forward to meeting you and your beautiful quilt. It was a delight to meet you and Paul. Without a doubt, we quilters have a lot to say about our craft, and you do it so well. Thank you for highlighting those other outstanding quilts with "calm" videos. The best part was seeing you with your quilt and feeling the mixed emotions that bond us as artists. Love, Mary W
Congratulations! I am so proud of you! I think you did great & I am hoping to be brave someday like you. Thank you for bringing us along! Just found out yours is one of 470 quilts that made it out of more than 2300 … 20% made it. That is amazing! You are amazing! Keep quilting…you are doing great! ❤️
You have done SUCH a nice job of taking us along with you at QuiltCon. You say no more than needs to be said, and click right along covering a lot of quilts. Thanks!
Congratulations on your bravery to enter your lovely quilt! What a lovely quilt. Also thank you, thank you, thank you for the excellent video. So great to really show the quilts there. Thank you to the camerawork it was slow and close up to really see the work. So nice and steady. I can only watch most video for a few minutes at a time due to virago this time I was able to watch to the end. So I now I will watch again
Thank you, Shelley! ❤️ My husband, Paul, (cameraman, editor, captioner, sound engineer..etc.) is the skill behind our videos and the reason we have those close-up shots, slow and steady.
Congratulations! I am touched by your humbleness and your sensitive reaction to seeing your quilt on display. Surely, this will be one of many highlights in your quilting journey.
Loved your tour and adored your experience having a quilt entry there among so many other talented quilters. You’re journey has been amazing and I’m so proud of you and happy for you Cathy. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and your heart with us. ❤️🥰
I had a rough day, so coming across an unexpected CatBird Quilts video was just what I needed! Love your commentary. Thank you for sharing your QuiltCon observations with us!
Phoenix 2025? (Kind of like asking if you want more kids while you’re holding a newborn, I realize.) Thank you for the nicest QuiltCon video I’ve seen - close ups on the quilts, reading us the maker’s statements, and pausing enough for us to take it in.❤ So nice.
ABSOLUTELY agree that it’s the pace and allowing us to LOOK at them unlike the quick walk through pans trying to pause the video. SO ENJOY the artist statements being read
Thank you for this wonderful video! Congratulations for your quilt being chosen! It is beautiful and showcases your artistic talent. I love the way you are sharing your experience at the show with us in this video. It feels like we were there walking around with you. Your focus on the quilts and the designs is much appreciated. You have the best QuiltCon videos I have seen. Your genuine love for quilting and sharing with others shines through.
Thank you for taking the time to give us such excellent looks at these amazing quilts. I appreciate you identifying the quilters and their explanations. Wow.
Absolutely LOVE the way you filmed this, holding still! And that you read the entry info to us, it's so hard to see them, even when I watch on TV. I find other channels that just walk around and twirl in circles, SO hard to watch. Thanks Cathy!
I was at QuiltCon and saw your quilt. it was beautiful. Great job! I’m sorry I didn’t see you there, so I could tell you how much I enjoy your channel in person.
Congratulations Cathy on your stunning quilt! You are a winner to us all, merely by the fact that you even chose to put yourself through the process. And to be represented at QuiltCon, is the icing on the cake. Well done! 💖. All of the quilts you have chosen to show us, are providing such inspirations for future projects. The off centre flower burst quilt, has just now made me change my idea on a current project, to off centre mine. Brilliant! Creativity is our happy place. 😊❤
I’m so glad you got some inspiration, Kylie, from some of the amazing quilts in the videos! I know I was blown away by the creativity and skill in all the quilts at QC2024! It was like drinking from the fire hydrant of creativity!!
Thank you for sharing the show with us. Your quilt was fabulous. Your video skills were great, Paul, i did not feel dizzy, and your closeups were appreciated. Cathy, thank you for reading the cards to us, it made the quilts more meaningful. What fabulous art. This is not so simple as it may appear as an art form. Love to you.
Have thoroughly enjoyed watching your quilt con videos - thank you. It is great that you have read out the quilters' statements - I feel I've visited the show with you. It's a proud & emotional time when you stand by your quilt in a large quilt show & lovely you shared it with your viewers. Such a lot of lovely & diverse quilts how do you pick a single winner - they are all winner worthy! Looking forward to seeing your entry for next year!
Thank you, Linda! ❤️ It is such a proud and emotional time! As for picking a winner---I don't know how they do it either! And oh my goodness--not sure I'll be up for a QC2025 entry!😱
Wonderful job of capturing the look and feel of QuiltCon 2024. I was thrilled to meet you and Paul at the show. Thank you for the gift. I’ll be thinking of something special to do with my CatBird shirt fabric. You are a delight.
Your quilt is so lovely. We saw you filming at QuiltCon. Wasn’t it such an amazing experience? So many beautiful quilts. And we met so many wonderful people ❤
Thank you, Paula! ❤️ It WAS amazing but also very overwhelming!! I wish you had come up and spoken to me---I had gifts for people who came to say "hello!" Next time come up to me and say "Hi!"
Thank you for sharing this experience with us. They are all amazing. Yours is so different. What a variety of scrappy quilting! So much creative expression! Congratulations!
Sooooo lovely Cathy!! Thank you for sharing! 🥰 That must have been so amazing and somewhat surreal seeing your work hanging there….you did such a wonderful job on your quilt!! 👏🏻🫶🏻❤️
Emmely, I saw your quilt on IG in advance of the show and loved it as soon as I saw it! You did beautiful work and I loved the "story" behind your quilt as well!❤️
Thank you for sharing all these wonderful creations! I think it’s notable that two of you used the work of the abstract expressionists as your inspiration!
I choked up right along with you! What an amazing thing it must have been to see your quilt in the show! Enjoyed your tour of some of the other quilts too. Thank you for sharing.
Wow, what a treat to see fabric celebrated by utilising scaps on such diverse colourways and designs. With such variety of methods for quilting too. Your presented piece certainly didn't look out of place as a quilt of both quality, design and execution. Bravo! Your emotional response was heartwarming. That's because you make quilts for people you love for them to use and put your heart and soul into them. Your presented piece contains not just hard work, thought and toil but a little piece if Cathy too. I so admire you for having a go. Thanks for taking us to Quiltcon 24 xx
It’s beautiful, you put your heart and soul into it, thanks for sharing, thanks for your enthusiasm, sharing your skills and your motivational video clips. Much love from Auckland, New Zealand ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for showing all of these stunning quilts. Your quilt and all the ones you showed here are extraordinary. Gorgeous!! It must be very difficult for the judges to vote on these quilts.
I am always AMAZED at what people create. Thank you for sharing it with me and your quilt is stunning and I considar you a winner for being able to hang your quilt there!OX
Your Rothko quilt definitely held its own in good company! I was so glad o see it in person! It had the impact of color blocking that showed up from a distance and then, the closer you got, the more detail you saw. I really loved that! Fabric details and placement and stitching/quilting are like the brush strokes of a great painting -- they reveal the gifts and skills of the maker. The show as a whole was stunning. I was impressed with the variety of quilts. And it was so lovely to meet you and Paul! ❤
Thank you for the tour of Quilt Con. Not really understanding the elements that the judges were using to come up with their decisions, I am stunned by the amazing results the quilters achieved. I was glad to get another glimpse of your Rothco quilt. I am so proud that you put yourself out there by creating and entering this quilt. I hope you came away buoyed up for more challenges and submissions. Enjoyable video!
I’m so proud of your quilt!!!such an honor & emotional moment to see you see your quilt in such an amazing event!! It’s just stunning. It rivals the winners for sure. Thank you for sharing these awesome quilts & the stories behind the inspiration! I needed to see this this morning- to give me inspiration since I’m bent on making 23 quilts by April 15th!! My granddaughter won the opportunity to travel from Tx to Florida to compete in the ALLSTAR WORLD CHEER COMPETITION where she will compete against elite teams from around the world!! She is 9 years old 😊. Thank you!! Congratulations to you for marking this off your bucket list!! I’m so so PROUD OF YOU!! Side note- my husband is a pharmacist- so I get how busy you are & to make this in a certain time frame is to be commended!! Go girl! It’s nothing but UP from here. I’m so proud to “know” you!! - 🎉🎉🎉🎉
I am so so happy for you!!! I was there when you were filming a couple of things and for I just felt so happy for you just getting in!! Congratulations!!!! So glad I almost met you!!
Congratulations on displaying your quilt. I admire you for that. All those tiny pieces in all those quilts, well that's overwhelming. Amazing me how people have their vision, and then make those masterpieces. Thanks for sharing
Oh Cathy, your quilt is so beautiful! Even on screen it draws me in to want to get really close and look at all the little piecing and the quilting lines. Congratulations on making the cut for the show, that’s a win in itself 🎉
Thank you for the up close view of your quilt along with the others you included for your video. Each one is so wonderful. Congrats on having your quilt in the exhibit.
Congratulations that you did it. Proud of you. So many beautiful quilts. Meditations (not sure of the quilt name) by the American Jewish women is so moving. Thank you for taking us along.
Another RUclipsr showed your quilt on a walk around at Quilt Con 24. I recognized it from watching Catbird! I think it was Cathy Dillion’s video. It looked awesome, wish she had read the card to identify it. I was rooting for you. You provide great inspiration! Thank you for your videos!
Wow!! Thanks for bringing us along Cathy!! So exciting to see your quilt displayed along with so many other fabulous quilts! Congratulations! Wish I was there to see them in person myself!! Have fun and can’t wait to see what else you have to show us!!
The first video I watched of you was QuiltCon 2023 and it was so exciting to see your quilt on the wall in 2024 (even though it wasn’t in person). So lovely, I shed a little tear with you. Congratulations, what a fabulous year. ❤👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
✨Welcome to the first (of hopefully a few!) of our QuiltCon 2024 videos! ✨We did our best to includedthe names of the quilters and their social media links, but if we missed yours, let me know and I'll add it to the description! Also, please accept my apologies for name mispronunciations and especially to "Nightlife" maker Laurice Earl, for whom I assigned wrong pronouns. I appreciate your kindness regarding these mistakes.
❤And a BIG "THANKS!" to American Patchwork and Quilting (www.allpeoplequilt.com)(IG: @allpeoplequilt) for sponsoring the Super Scrappy Challenge!!❤
Thank you so much for the reading what the maker said for each quilt, no one else I've watched has done that. I ALWAYS read those thoughts by the maker at any quilt show I go to. It will give us insights to what the maker was thinking when the quilt was made.
I didn’t immediately click on this because, this is the wrong day!!!! I’m so happy that you were able to enjoy your quilt hanging with the others! You deserve to be proud! You and your husband always do such great videos like this one. No jerky camera moves (thanks Paul!!!!). Your enthusiasm is contagious. XOX
Oh Cathy, just seeing you there at your quilt made me want to cry. Im sure you were full of all types of emotions. I too am so glad that you entered. It is a once in a lifetime thing. From all of us (your fans) it was wonderful to see you and your quilt. Lots of Love to you ❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much, Dianne! Love right back to you! ❤️
CONGRATULATIONS CATHY! You got me all choked up watching you enjoy seeing your beautiful quilt displayed.❤ I can only imagine the emotions you were feeling! Thanks for taking us with you to QuiltCon 2024. Maybe someday I can join you there...Paul's video helped us enjoy the show and captured the details on the amazing quilts 🙂
Cathy I was there on Thursday but did not see you and Paul. I was very disappointed but I did see.your beautiful quilt up close and I love it even more than before. You are a fantastic quilter with an imagination that is so wonderful. When I read than only 470 quilts of over 2300 were accepted I thought what an honor to even be selected. It is AWESOME. You are winner in every way. I love you and your channel and can't wait to see.what you bring to us in the future.
Oh bless your heart Cathy, sharing that emotional moment with us. Even though you didn’t win, congratulations are definitely in order.
Thanks, Julie! ❤️
Knowing how few quilts are chosen for display and competition, Congratulations in getting yours in!! Truly, I appreciate your descriptions and information about the quilts. And no music, so I can actually hear!!!
Thank you, Janet! ❤️
Thanks so much for sharing the maker's thoughts on these. I won't lie, some of them weren't as visually appealing as others, but when you hear the "why" behind the quilt, it really opens it up and gives you that other perspective. great video!
I feel the same! After reading so many of the artist's statements, I have so much more appreciation for their work--even if it isn't my preferred design style or color palette!
I loved your reaction when you saw yourr quilt hanging there and l cried right along with you!!! Everyone with a quilt hanging there is a winner in my book ❤❤ along with all those who love this craft and produce these labours of love in their own sewing spaces !! Enjoy this experience with all your heart and know that you are loved in the RUclips community.
Thank you, Giselle! That means so much to me! 😘
Paul, your photography is amazing. I have watched several QuiltCon videos and often get frustrated that they don’t show close up shots of the quilts so I can see the stitches. Your thumbnails attracted me to the channel and Cathy’s wonderful personality caused me to subscribe and jump on every video. Love what you two are doing.
Thank you so much!!
I didn't see one quilt that didn't deserve a ribbon. Including the ribbon quilt 😂 They were all so beautiful. I don't know how the judges could do it. I couldn't. I'm glad you are happy and proud. You definitely should be. ❤
Thank you, Theresa! ❤️ I agree--even the ribbon quilt! YES!😂
Love your quilt! Thank you for sharing this.
Hi Cathy...this was my first experience with you and your channel. You are wonderful at describing what you see and reading the artist statements for the quilts. I have gone on to watch all of your videos and have subscribed to follow you. I wish you had given us more closeups of YOUR quilt. It looked beautiful but I don't feel we got the same view of your quilt as we did of others. Congratulations on being in the show!!
Thank you, Carol Ann! Maybe we'll revisit my quilt, but I've had enough of it for a little while! 😘 Thank you so much for watching and commenting and subscribing! I look forward to having you along with me on my quilt and YT journey! ❤️
Morning all, thought I’d slept for 72hours. It was so lovely to see your quilt hanging proudly. It looked amazing. Congratulations to you and all the participants
Artist, not just quilt makers! Cathy the descriptive words you applied to this multi mixture of color and themes made even more of the life of each of these speak to me! Great speaker quilter and artist you are, I could never put a place on all of these they are all coming alive by the makers hands! What an opportunity to behold each of them up close! You are a very special precious individual,Thank You so much for the reading and light you so gracefully brought to us all, GOD BLESS All, lis
Oh my goodness, thank you for these kind words! ❤️
❤ congratulations! Your quilt being accepted is a BIG deal and you deserve it!
Thank you so much! ❤️
This is how I found you! Your Quiltcon video from last year. I thought you were so likable and lovely! I instantly subscribed without a second thought ☺️. I still get excited every time I see you posted a new video. I hope you get more subscribers this year 😉.
When you were standing by your quilt you made me cry too 🥹. I’m SO proud of you! Woo hoo! YOU made it into QUILT CON! Seriously, that’s no small feat. Plus more people get to see it and be inspired by it! That’s winning to me 💕⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Big hugs!
Aww, Angie! ❤️ Thank you so much for being here and supporting me and the channel! I'm lucky to have you along with me!
You made me cry!!! So proud of you!! Beautiful quilt and beautiful quilter!!! Well done!!
You should be proud of yourself! 🎉Very happy for you!
❤🎉❤ While traveling to QuiltCon, I told my friends about thecatbirdquilts and how much I looked forward to meeting you and your beautiful quilt. It was a delight to meet you and Paul. Without a doubt, we quilters have a lot to say about our craft, and you do it so well. Thank you for highlighting those other outstanding quilts with "calm" videos. The best part was seeing you with your quilt and feeling the mixed emotions that bond us as artists. Love, Mary W
Thank you for taking the time to review each quilt and credit the maker❣️ I enjoyed this video much more than if you just panned through!
Thank you so much, Mary!! It was a pleasure meeting you as well! ❤️
Thank you for taking your time to explain and show elements of these quilts.....just like l was there.
You're so welcome, Barbara! ❤️
Congratulations! I am so proud of you! I think you did great & I am hoping to be brave someday like you. Thank you for bringing us along! Just found out yours is one of 470 quilts that made it out of more than 2300 … 20% made it. That is amazing! You are amazing! Keep quilting…you are doing great! ❤️
Thank you so much, Suzy!❤️
The creativity on display is mind blowing. Many kudos to you for having the courage to submit your quilt. It was lovely.
Beautiful work of art, every one of them, thank you 🎉
Awesome! Your enthusiastic presentation was delightful. And the quilts and craftsmanship are perfection. Kudos to all.
You have done SUCH a nice job of taking us along with you at QuiltCon. You say no more than needs to be said, and click right along covering a lot of quilts. Thanks!
Thank you, Jane! But as for "no more than needs to be said"---that's the MAGIC of editing!! Because you KNOW I have a lot to say!! 😂😘
@@TheCatBirdQuiltsOkay, I know you have a lot to say, but then I still HAVE to give you credit for a nice job editing.
Congratulations on your bravery to enter your lovely quilt! What a lovely quilt. Also thank you, thank you, thank you for the excellent video. So great to really show the quilts there. Thank you to the camerawork it was slow and close up to really see the work. So nice and steady. I can only watch most video for a few minutes at a time due to virago this time I was able to watch to the end. So I now I will watch again
Thank you, Shelley! ❤️ My husband, Paul, (cameraman, editor, captioner, sound engineer..etc.) is the skill behind our videos and the reason we have those close-up shots, slow and steady.
Congratulations! I am touched by your humbleness and your sensitive reaction to seeing your quilt on display. Surely, this will be one of many highlights in your quilting journey.
Thank you, Nora!
👍I think this is the best quiltcon video I viewed.
I love love how you give you take on each quilt. And give us viewers time to enjoy the quilt with you! Thank you!
You're welcome, Joan! ❤️Thank you for watching!
What a wonderful, exciting honor to hang at the convection. I simply LOVE your quilt! Thanks for sharing this experience with us!
Thank you so much, Betty! ❤️
Loved your entry…so modern and fresh…a winner in my mind.
Thank you, Denise! ❤️
Loved your tour and adored your experience having a quilt entry there among so many other talented quilters. You’re journey has been amazing and I’m so proud of you and happy for you Cathy. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and your heart with us. ❤️🥰
Thank you, Shannon! I'm blessed to have you along this journey with me! ❤️
I had a rough day, so coming across an unexpected CatBird Quilts video was just what I needed! Love your commentary. Thank you for sharing your QuiltCon observations with us!
Angela, I've had a few of those days here lately---so glad this video could be a bright spot! ❤️
Phoenix 2025? (Kind of like asking if you want more kids while you’re holding a newborn, I realize.) Thank you for the nicest QuiltCon video I’ve seen - close ups on the quilts, reading us the maker’s statements, and pausing enough for us to take it in.❤ So nice.
ABSOLUTELY agree that it’s the pace and allowing us to LOOK at them unlike the quick walk through pans trying to pause the video. SO ENJOY the artist statements being read
Cassandra, I can't even THINK about Phoenix 2025, much less talk about it!! 😂
Beautifully done. Thank you for sharing these lovely quilts. All inspirational winners!
Thank you for this wonderful video! Congratulations for your quilt being chosen! It is beautiful and showcases your artistic talent. I love the way you are sharing your experience at the show with us in this video. It feels like we were there walking around with you. Your focus on the quilts and the designs is much appreciated. You have the best QuiltCon videos I have seen. Your genuine love for quilting and sharing with others shines through.
Thank you for taking the time to give us such excellent looks at these amazing quilts. I appreciate you identifying the quilters and their explanations. Wow.
Absolutely LOVE the way you filmed this, holding still! And that you read the entry info to us, it's so hard to see them, even when I watch on TV.
I find other channels that just walk around and twirl in circles, SO hard to watch.
Thanks Cathy!
All credit goes to my husband, Paul, for the great camerawork!
Congratulations to you and everyone who submitted… such an accomplishment!!
Thank you, Sonya! ❤️
I was at QuiltCon and saw your quilt. it was beautiful. Great job! I’m sorry I didn’t see you there, so I could tell you how much I enjoy your channel in person.
Congratulations Cathy on your stunning quilt! You are a winner to us all, merely by the fact that you even chose to put yourself through the process. And to be represented at QuiltCon, is the icing on the cake. Well done! 💖.
All of the quilts you have chosen to show us, are providing such inspirations for future projects. The off centre flower burst quilt, has just now made me change my idea on a current project, to off centre mine. Brilliant! Creativity is our happy place. 😊❤
I’m so glad you got some inspiration, Kylie, from some of the amazing quilts in the videos! I know I was blown away by the creativity and skill in all the quilts at QC2024! It was like drinking from the fire hydrant of creativity!!
@@TheCatBirdQuilts And a few were from Aus as well!! Now you will have to come here.😉😀
Thank you for sharing the show with us. Your quilt was fabulous. Your video skills were great, Paul, i did not feel dizzy, and your closeups were appreciated. Cathy, thank you for reading the cards to us, it made the quilts more meaningful. What fabulous art. This is not so simple as it may appear as an art form. Love to you.
Thank you, Jennifer! Paul really did outdo himself with the filming of these (and the editing!) All our love back to you! ❤️
Have thoroughly enjoyed watching your quilt con videos - thank you. It is great that you have read out the quilters' statements - I feel I've visited the show with you. It's a proud & emotional time when you stand by your quilt in a large quilt show & lovely you shared it with your viewers. Such a lot of lovely & diverse quilts how do you pick a single winner - they are all winner worthy! Looking forward to seeing your entry for next year!
Thank you, Linda! ❤️ It is such a proud and emotional time! As for picking a winner---I don't know how they do it either! And oh my goodness--not sure I'll be up for a QC2025 entry!😱
I am proud for you. Congratulations🎉. I think you’ve found you people❤
Thank you, Karen!❤️ And yes ma'am, I think so!
Your quilt is gorgeous! Congratulations and thank for all the Quiltcon videos 😘😘😘
Thank you so much, Michelle! ❤️
Thank you for taking us travelling and exploring with you! Congratulations on participation!
Thanks for posting the category videos. There was so much to see, and I'm now able to enjoy and learn about some quilts that I missed.
Wonderful job of capturing the look and feel of QuiltCon 2024. I was thrilled to meet you and Paul at the show. Thank you for the gift. I’ll be thinking of something special to do with my CatBird shirt fabric. You are a delight.
Aww, thank you so much! ❤️
Your quilt is so lovely. We saw you filming at QuiltCon. Wasn’t it such an amazing experience? So many beautiful quilts. And we met so many wonderful people ❤
Thank you, Paula! ❤️ It WAS amazing but also very overwhelming!! I wish you had come up and spoken to me---I had gifts for people who came to say "hello!" Next time come up to me and say "Hi!"
That’s so sweet. I will! I saw so many “RUclipsrs” at QuiltCon. It felt a bit like seeing “quilty movie stars” 😅
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It looks stellar!!
Thank you for this tour of quilts! And your quilt is beautiful! I love bright colors!
Thank you for giving us a film today., I was so excited to see you on a Wednesday. Loved all the pieces you showed us. Hugs from Tampa.
Thanks, Laura! ❤️
Thank you for sharing this experience with us. They are all amazing. Yours is so different. What a variety of scrappy quilting! So much creative expression! Congratulations!
Our big Sewing & Stitchery Expo starts tomorrow. I wish it had a quilt show with it.
Sooooo lovely Cathy!! Thank you for sharing! 🥰 That must have been so amazing and somewhat surreal seeing your work hanging there….you did such a wonderful job on your quilt!! 👏🏻🫶🏻❤️
Thank you, Charity! ❤️
Thank you for including my quilt and really lovely to see so many others from the same category since I wasn't able to attend this year!
Emmely, I saw your quilt on IG in advance of the show and loved it as soon as I saw it! You did beautiful work and I loved the "story" behind your quilt as well!❤️
Beautiful video and I truly appreciate your take on the pieces.
Aww, thank you Megan! It was such a pleasure to meet you---thank you for introducing yourself and sharing some of your story! What a blessing.❤️
Great video! Your quilt is beautiful, in great company.
Thank you for sharing all these wonderful creations!
I think it’s notable that two of you used the work of the abstract expressionists as your inspiration!
Thank you, Lisa! ❤️ And yes, that IS notable! (abstract expressionists for the win!😘)
Quilt Con was awesome and your quilt was beautiful! Wish I could have met you.
It was so good to see this in person! It is very bright in person - your values pop, Cathy!
I choked up right along with you! What an amazing thing it must have been to see your quilt in the show! Enjoyed your tour of some of the other quilts too. Thank you for sharing.
Wonderful video. Thank you so much for taking the time to share this awesome experience and amazing quilts!
Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for sharing QuiltCon! I liked your format a lot.
Thank you, Kit! ❤️
Wow, what a treat to see fabric celebrated by utilising scaps on such diverse colourways and designs. With such variety of methods for quilting too.
Your presented piece certainly didn't look out of place as a quilt of both quality, design and execution. Bravo!
Your emotional response was heartwarming. That's because you make quilts for people you love for them to use and put your heart and soul into them. Your presented piece contains not just hard work, thought and toil but a little piece if Cathy too. I so admire you for having a go.
Thanks for taking us to Quiltcon 24 xx
Thank you so much, Maggie.❤️
Those are simply spectacular quilts! I enjoyed this so much.
Thanks for the Quiltcon tour. These are inspirational works…and TA DAAA! Your quilt is one of them. Congratulations.
I took a class by Jackie years ago..lovely display of her talent!!
Thank you so much!
It’s beautiful, you put your heart and soul into it, thanks for sharing, thanks for your enthusiasm, sharing your skills and your motivational video clips. Much love from Auckland, New Zealand ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for showing all the entries. I do like Night Life almost as much as yours.
I saw you at the show and recognized you, but I didn’t know you had a quilt in the show. How exciting!
Next time come over and introduce yourself! ❤️
@@TheCatBirdQuilts You were recording, so i just winked and kept moving. 😉 Next time!
OMG - they are all winners to me. Thank you for a great video and the time you took to make this video.
You are such an inspiration Kathy! Be proud❤
Thank you, Denise! ❤️
You did a WONDERFUL job!!! So happy you did it!!!
Thank you for showing all of these stunning quilts. Your quilt and all the ones you showed here are extraordinary. Gorgeous!! It must be very difficult for the judges to vote on these quilts.
I am always AMAZED at what people create. Thank you for sharing it with me and your quilt is stunning and I considar you a winner for being able to hang your quilt there!OX
Your Rothko quilt definitely held its own in good company! I was so glad o see it in person! It had the impact of color blocking that showed up from a distance and then, the closer you got, the more detail you saw. I really loved that! Fabric details and placement and stitching/quilting are like the brush strokes of a great painting -- they reveal the gifts and skills of the maker. The show as a whole was stunning. I was impressed with the variety of quilts. And it was so lovely to meet you and Paul! ❤
The fact it was made from shirts makes it amazing
Wow, that scrappy weather!
Thank you for the tour of Quilt Con. Not really understanding the elements that the judges were using to come up with their decisions, I am stunned by the amazing results the quilters achieved. I was glad to get another glimpse of your Rothco quilt. I am so proud that you put yourself out there by creating and entering this quilt. I hope you came away buoyed up for more challenges and submissions. Enjoyable video!
Congratulations! Amazing quilts!!❤❤❤
I’m so proud of your quilt!!!such an honor & emotional moment to see you see your quilt in such an amazing event!! It’s just stunning. It rivals the winners for sure. Thank you for sharing these awesome quilts & the stories behind the inspiration! I needed to see this this morning- to give me inspiration since I’m bent on making 23 quilts by April 15th!! My granddaughter won the opportunity to travel from Tx to Florida to compete in the ALLSTAR WORLD CHEER COMPETITION where she will compete against elite teams from around the world!! She is 9 years old 😊. Thank you!! Congratulations to you for marking this off your bucket list!! I’m so so PROUD OF YOU!!
Side note- my husband is a pharmacist- so I get how busy you are & to make this in a certain time frame is to be commended!! Go girl! It’s nothing but UP from here. I’m so proud to “know” you!! - 🎉🎉🎉🎉
I am so so happy for you!!! I was there when you were filming a couple of things and for I just felt so happy for you just getting in!! Congratulations!!!! So glad I almost met you!!
Thank you so much! ❤️ I wish we had met---next time come up and say "Hi!"
Congratulations on displaying your quilt. I admire you for that. All those tiny pieces in all those quilts, well that's overwhelming. Amazing me how people have their vision, and then make those masterpieces. Thanks for sharing
Congratulations Cathy!
Thank you for taking us along! 😮
Thank you, Joanne!
Oh Cathy, your quilt is so beautiful! Even on screen it draws me in to want to get really close and look at all the little piecing and the quilting lines. Congratulations on making the cut for the show, that’s a win in itself 🎉
Personally, I like your quilt the best! Congratulations on being accepted into the show.
Congratulations! I’m so pleased for you. 🎉
Thank you for the up close view of your quilt along with the others you included for your video. Each one is so wonderful. Congrats on having your quilt in the exhibit.
Wow❤ congratulations on having you quilt shown and having the courage to do it 🎉 beautiful! Thank you for the tour of quilts❤
Congratulations that you did it. Proud of you. So many beautiful quilts. Meditations (not sure of the quilt name) by the American Jewish women is so moving. Thank you for taking us along.
Another RUclipsr showed your quilt on a walk around at Quilt Con 24. I recognized it from watching Catbird! I think it was Cathy Dillion’s video. It looked awesome, wish she had read the card to identify it. I was rooting for you. You provide great inspiration! Thank you for your videos!
Thank you, Dot! ❤️
Wow!! Thanks for bringing us along Cathy!! So exciting to see your quilt displayed along with so many other fabulous quilts! Congratulations! Wish I was there to see them in person myself!! Have fun and can’t wait to see what else you have to show us!!
It was so lovely to meet you, and thank you for including my quilt!
How could I not?!? It was beautiful and calm and meaningful to me in every way. ❤️
The first video I watched of you was QuiltCon 2023 and it was so exciting to see your quilt on the wall in 2024 (even though it wasn’t in person). So lovely, I shed a little tear with you. Congratulations, what a fabulous year. ❤👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
It is lovely to see your quilt among so many other gorgeous quilts. Congratulations.
Cathy, I’m sending you a big hug and a pat on the back. You can be so proud of your wonderful quilt hanging there at QuiltCon. 😊