It's County Fair time - for us USA'ns

Posted by Magic Mood Jeep on July 13, 2007, 8:32 am

Anyone have any items they're entering in the fair? Liz & Dianna coerced me
into entering some of the stuff I've done into the open-class needle work
category(they have all the stuff, it's been tagged, and they will be setting
up all of it next week, since they are in charge of this-they aren't the
judges, but the organizers).

So - I decided to enter 7 things:

-set of 3 'ornaments' from the beyond cross stitch series from Victoria
Sampler (can enter up to six as a set)
-the Basic Bargello
-a tote bag I decorated with a free-bee chart, & some el-cheapo plastic
themed (to match the design) buttons from Michael's
-a punch needle design
-a pillow with a cross-stitch heart that is made up of cat themed designs
(pattern was from France, with all the -instructions in French), the only
seam is on the back, fabric was large, so I have it just wrapped around the
pillow form, with the top & bottom opening being just folded in and held
closed with cat-themed button
-a pillow that has on it a USA 'flag' design, that states in it "Land of the
free, because of the Brave"
(http://www.ericamichaels.com/becauseofthebrave.html) - The pillow does not
look like the one pictured, I made the pillow out of a blue denim-like
material, with a red-grey-ecru cording around it, and used red-white-blue
star buttons to hold the stichwork fabric to the pillow (the stitched fabric
is of a pale grey - it and the red stitching match the red & grey in the
cording).
-a cross-stitch and beaded 'pin' (this one is the only one not entered in
the needlework category - I got that one in the jewelry-making category)
-3 "Britty Kitty" designs, finished & hung in an unusual way

I was too busy finishing these things to take pictures of them (besides the
ones that are already on by Webshots page), so pictures will follow later.

Fair starts Saturday, June 21, and I will be there every day manning the
booth for the local Humane Association.
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Posted by Karen C - California on July 13, 2007, 8:47 am

Magic Mood Jeep wrote:

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As usual, the large picture that would stand a chance of winning has to
be somewhere else before the fair, and since, as usual, that "somewhere
else" is another state, I'm not asking the recipient to spend the money
to ship it back.

I am starting to do some stuff for me, so one of these years, I'll have
something large and impressive that I can simply take off my own wall
and walk over to the fair.

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WIP: Winnie the Pooh & crew for the next baby,
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Posted by LizardGumbo on July 13, 2007, 11:38 am

Magic Mood Jeep wrote:

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Good luck and please be sure to post pics afterward.

I decided not to enter this year; too much to do and that mystical event
has already been demystified.

I am thinking about making my son a quilt and hand-quilting it, then
entering it next year. When I entered 2 years ago, I only saw one
hand-quilted quilt and it also was embroidered. Hand quilting is an art
that's being lost, even amongst quilters.

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aka Elizabeth

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Posted by Cheryl Isaak on July 13, 2007, 2:35 pm

On 7/13/07 8:32 AM, in article 5fp9thF3d1boaU1@mid.individual.net, "Magic

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We are all so proud of you! Bet you win lots of ribbons.
Cheryl

Posted by Magic Mood Jeep on July 13, 2007, 3:07 pm

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I dunno about that. This is the first time I've entered ANYTHING.... just
doing that is accomplishment enough for me...... *if* I win anything, I will
be ecstatic!

But on the other hand, I was perusing the entrants last year, and I saw
things I could do way better when I was 7 years old - and this was the ADULT
category (and I have seen things done better BY 7 year olds!).

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