Catching up

I am playing catch up with Real Life after getting back from the Minnesota show. My Spring was jam packed from beginning to end and now it’s time to start conquering the more mundane things around the house and my studio like mending quilt sleeves that have been damaged. I do have a few things to catch up about:

I didn’t write about judging the San Mateo County Fair late May. I don’t know how many quilts there were in total, but there were 6 quilt judges and I judged about 50. I’m guessing then that there were around 300 quilts!  There were many lovely quilts and it was fun to judge with such a fun group of experienced quilt judges. I was the Junior. Any judging experience I have will be light on photos, as the judging room is off limits for photos; rightly so. If you know the maker’s name of either of the following quilts, please write and I will amend my post to include their name.

I can now share my pick for Judge’s Choice. Unfortunately I don’t have the maker’s name since I was judging it:

My Judge’s Choice from the San Mateo Fair. This quilt was just a delight! It was raw edge collaged with lots of fussy cut pieces that were very thoughtfully placed to create this fabulous image. There is so much whimsy and fun details. It is very well designed and every time I looked I found a new detail. So. Cool!

This detail shot is from the back and is the quilt label (maker’s name covered up). It shows just one of the fun things the maker added to this quilt; it was even big stitched onto the quilt back! Doesn’t it just make you smile? The more you look, the more you see.

This was the Best of Show. Again, I do not know the maker’s name.

This magnificent quilt had so much detail, a variety of techniques, careful planning, and fabulous use of color and prints. There were just so many things to marvel over. The judges get together as a group to decide the Best of Category and Show. There was some great dialogue about the various quilts, their merits, and their details. It is a structured and thoughtful process.

You hear about the Big Bad Quilt Police? Well, here are some of them:

Pretty intimidating group, no?😊

I am working on a bed quilt for my son and DIL who married in October. I have dithered back and forth on this. After choosing maybe 5 different patterns, I decided I wanted to make one similar to what I already have hanging in my home:

I bought this at a local show years ago and have always loved it. I don’t know who the maker is. But I love it and I think it would be great for my son and DIL, in softer colors.

I made progress last week, did a paper mock up:

I was just figuring out how to piece and cut it. Now I just need to MAKE it!! There just may be some fabric purchases in the process.

And lastly, I got this in the mail this week:

Whew, my quilt made it back in good shape. The Minnesota Quilt Show people did a fabulous job of packing it up so it arrived with nary a wrinkle! I don’t get ribbons often, so this is kind of fun to get. This chapter will close when I receive a check which is forthcoming. This ribbon thing is kind of fun!

I have done a LOT of other things this week, mundane household and cooking stuff. You know what it’s like after having been away for a while….

I’ll be linking up:
Nina-Marie’s Off the Wall Friday