The County Fair came to town a bit ago, and Trev and I both entered our handiwork/produce. We didn't break the bank, but both came away with a little premium money and a few ribbons to show for our work.
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| Trev's 3 warty pumpkins each earned a blue ribbon. His 3 wood carvings took a red each, and his origami rose (far right, hard to tell), was awarded a white. |
I entered the above quilts. The Grinch quilt took 1st and the Sunflower quilt took 2nd.
Its always an interesting experience to find out what "experts" think about your projects. I always learn a lot when I get to help during the judging of quilts. This year I didn't get the call to help, but I would have really loved to hear what the judges said as they evaluated each of my quilts. Watching them judge one of your quilts while you are standing there is also an interesting thing. (They have no idea who the quilter is, no names are visible). Its very tempting to try to explain why you did something when they point out a weird thing, or wonder why something turned out the way it did. The quilter usually knows exactly what they are talking about. When I was a less-experienced seamstress, there was no way I would have entered anything to be scrutinized and possibly criticized. NO WAY!! I'm glad I have a little more confidence and a lot thicker skin now that I have a little more wisdom! :)
