Have you ever wondered just how a massive show like the Festival of Quilts at the NEC in Birmingham, UK comes about? Wondered just how they decide who wins and who gets placed – after all have you always agreed with the judges’ choices? This year I found out a lot of answers to those questions. My journey to seeing behind the scenes at the festival really started in 2019 when I completed a short course at that year’s festival. The course? A Taste of Judging. Which took us thr