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Marie at
ZQuilts recently posted pictures of many beautiful quilts from their San Juan County Fair. I think you would enjoy seeing them at her blog. Her post reminded me to take my camera to our county fair recently and see what I could find. The quilts were high on my priority, but I was quite disappointed that the viewer was kept so far back that it was a little difficult to see them. Additionally, they were so crowded together in the display that you could only see a portion of each quilt and each quilt was frequently blocked by another quilt displayed on top. Although this was frustrating, it was still a pleasure to view all the work that dedicated quilters put into their award winning quilts. The one above received the Superintendent's Choice Award. The 3-D basket of flowers was especially beautiful.
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The Best of Show awards went to several quilts at the fair this year. This quilt, a picket fence display with beautiful flowers, received one such award. It was especially well done.
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This quilt also received a Best of Show ribbon. Quilted by a man named Alan, it shows great workmanship and a maze of geometry!
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This Best of Show quilt was appliqued in beautiful red's and green's. A stunning and classic quilt, it was a fine example of some one's hours of dedication, hard work, and lovely design!
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As you can see, the quilt corner was crowded. It was difficult to view each quilt and appreciate it for what it had to offer. But, I do think it's wonderful that so many people submited examples of their beautiful work at the county fair this year. I suggest that the aisles for walking become narrower and the space for displaying such beautiful examples of stitchery be expanded!
I came away inspired --- and even found several mini-quilts that I will be posting later for my friend,
Lucy, who loves to create her own
mini's.
Thanks for sharing these--they're beautiful! I can see why that quilt won best of show, and I love that fence with flowers (roses?)!
ReplyDeleteI love quilt shows and seeing all the variety. These pictures are wonderful...now I'm off to see what your friend has posted.
ReplyDeleteWoW ! That is some fabulous craftsmanship. I loved seeing these quilts and the way that your county set them up. Lack of space for proper display must be a "global" issue! I also find it interesting that they awarded more than one Best of Show - which I personally think is a good policy ! Thanks for taking your camera !!
ReplyDeleteI always admire people who do what I can't do. Those quilts are so beautiful. The picket fence one is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed looking at these beautiful quilts. Thanks for sharing them!
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