Our local County Fair....

...is now over and at the last minute I decided to enter a couple of items.
This was last years entry.  I felt very blessed when I was awarded all the top honors.  Sooooo this year I wasn't sure I would even enter anything .... how could I top that huh?  ;-)
But then I was asked if I would be willing to help the judge again this year by writing down her comments.   Of course I said "Yes!"   That's a lot of fun and I learn a lot.
And ...... if I'm going to be there anyway..... might as well enter something.  
This is how my Bento Box did:  

 Yes I did win a clean sweep again this year.  WooHoo!!
Blue ribbon: Machine pieced/prof quilted
Best Pieced Quilt:  no ribbon
Best Quilt:  no ribbon

And for the second year in a row the award for the Best Quilt
was ..... a pair of Gingher scissors. (???)
Wow!  That makes TWO gingher's that I have now won.
And I'm not even a seamstress.  I'm a quilter!  hahaha
I definitely appreciate the Shopping Voucher.  That will be put to very good use.

And just for fun I grabbed this table topper to enter.
It did manage to place second even though it is not my best work.
The pinwheels in the corners were cut off by the binding and I missed the 'ditch' in a few places when quilting but.... I'm still very pleased with the ribbon.  

I will, however rethink about entering anything again next year.  I just feel that the object of entering something in a county fair is to hopefully come home with a ribbon or two or three that you can hang up and enjoy.  It definitely isn't for the prize money for sure.   Nor is it for a piece of paper.  It's about the ribbons.
I think our local fair board could do a better job for everyone who takes the time to place an entry....no matter the category.   :-(

I hope you're having a great day. Glad you stopped by.....Linda

I have a finish to cross off my Hope List for our Leisurely Race to Christmas!!

My "Deck The Halls" is now a completed table topper.

Sorry about the sun glare but I was in a hurry to get the picture taken so I could dish up my dinner.   Later when I saw the pic I realized I didn't do a very good job of smoothing out the ripples.  

Size approximately 37" x 40".  

 Here's more pictures to show you closeups.

I hope you're having a great day. Glad you stopped by.....Linda

Deck The Halls {again}

The last border is finished and attached.  I know it's a little hard to see the outside white border.  Sorry.

I'll be binding it with the dark fabric after I quilt it.
Here's just a couple more pictures.....

Now I'm going to head over to Judy's Patchwork Times and link up to her Design Wall Monday.  Come along and check out some of the projects other quilters are working on.  

I hope you're having a great day. Glad you stopped by.....Linda

Deck the Halls....

 I've been working on my next Christmas project.  A table topper made from one of the panels I have.  

This is what I started with and I've decided to call it Deck The Halls.
After squaring it up I took the measurements (23" X 20") and started playing in EQ7.

I knew for sure I wanted to utilize the red & white candy stripe.  Sooooo this is what I came up with....... First the cornerstones for the first borders.

And then the candy cane stripe.....all paper-pieced (38 candy stripe squares)

One more border to go but this is what I've gotten done so far.  

Now I'm heading to Judy's Design Wall Monday to link up.

I hope you're having a great day. Glad you stopped by.....Linda