Skagit County Fair 2021 - August 11-14

We were able to have a county fair this year!  With lots of COVID protocols in place and the county health department on site for advice and counsel. 

So here are my entries - ribbons all around! 

This is all scrappy Christmas fabric in the Garlic Knots pattern 

from Bonnie Hunter at Quiltville. 

I named this quilt "I Yust go Knots at Christmas" but you have to be in my generation and raised on Seattle children's TV shows to understand that reference!

Red ribbon.

This is all 2" squares!  Pattern is Lucettia by Rebecca Mae Designs. 

I fussy cut some cat fabric into it...no surprise there...so the name of this quilt is

"Lucettia con i Gatti". 

Blue ribbon.

I love this quilted bolster pillow made with artwork from a little friend, Gracie,

who was (I think) 6 at the time she drew these great cats for me. 

The judge loved it, too.  Best of Class. 

No pattern. 

This is a Swedish-style "peg bag"! 

Conical in shape, it also has a nice flat bottom (reinforced with Timtex)

to hold clothespins and a swivel clip on top to attach it to the clothesline. 

The sides and bottom are quilted, too. 

Blue ribbon and "Merit" ribbon. 

Original pattern based on traditional concept. 

These happy little walking cats are walking towards dinner!

Great use of jelly roll strips with a solid background insert

to highlight the kitties. 

No pattern. 

Red ribbon.

Thanks for taking a look at my fair entries.  After a year at home in isolation, I had lots of pieces to choose from for the fair and these were the ones I wanted people to see!

 

Skagit County Fair 2019!

I was on vacation during the Skagit County Fair this year, so my friend (and excellent quilter) Dianne Lowe entered my pieces and delivered them back to me!

I entered:

"Skagit Valley Honeybees" from a pattern by Elizabeth Hartman.  I used a blue-gray background fabric to represent the perennial gray skies of the Skagit Valley!  We have an active beekeeper's association group and I appreciate all they do to keep bees safe and buzzing.  Blue ribbon.

"Scrap Basket Cats" from a pattern by Kathy Love.  This was a UFO for me and I am so glad I completed it this year!  The original pattern uses four kitties - I wanted nine!  Red ribbon. But no photo of the ribbon...

Here's a secret:  I inked in the eyes and nose with a fabric marker.  No satin stitch for me!

"Christmas Angel Table Runner" from a pattern by Letitia Hutchings.  I had some Russian reproduction fabric that I had been hoarding, and got it out for this special runner.  It is always fun to use different threads for the different sections.  Table runners are a great place to experiment with threads!  Blue ribbon and Best of Class.

Oops, forgot to take a photo of the whole runner with the binding on...

Enter quilts in your local fair!  It's fun and you get good feedback from the judge.  And volunteer to help for a few hours or a day.  It's a great experience.  I usually do it but this year I was out of the country...

And THANKS to my friend, David Bricka, for the photos of the ribbons.