Monday, September 3, 2012

Minnesota State Fair


Sometimes I need to have a deadline. . . 
and the Minnesota State Fair creative activities entry deadline was exactly what I needed to get my Retro Flowers Quilt finished!
I absolutely love it!
I used some of my favorite prints in this quilt -- lots of AMH Good Folks, with some FMF and others thrown in, too.
I quilted diagonal lines, 3 parallel lines through the centers of each block, and 1 line through the other squares.
And while it didn't ultimately win a State Fair Ribbon, it was at least "displayed!"


And much to my delight, these projects DID WIN RIBBONS!
I won 3rd place in the kids coat category for my little red riding hood cape!


And 2nd place in the crib/toddler quilt category for my Tangerine Scallops quilt!

What fun to see my projects on display,
and with winning ribbons attached!
I've been smiling ever since.

Linking up to:
Plum and June

Fresh Poppy Design
Sew Happy Geek

16 comments:

  1. Awesome wins and even the quilt that didn't win at the fair is definitely a winner! (random - my kids joined up to go to the MN fair & I got was pictures of red velvet funnel cakes...haha)

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  2. Congratulations - how wonderful!

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  3. Well isn't that awesome! Congratulations, that's so fun.

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  4. Congrats, that's so exciting! And I love the retro flowers!

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  5. Congratulations on the ribbons! And on the finish! Woot!

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  6. I LOVE your quilt, I saw it at the fair last night and called my boyfriend over to take a peek..he loved it too!

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  7. Congrats! Everything looks fantastic! Oh, and I thoughtt that was a great book (Cutting for Stone.)

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  8. Well that's fantastic! Love the quilt.

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  9. Congratulations! I love the retro flowers!

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  10. Yay! So exciting, those are great quilts (and capes!) so its no wonder they won ribbons!!

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  11. Congrats on your ribbons!! Both the quilts are lovely and that cape is so adorable!!

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  12. Wonderful quilts - how fun to share them with your community at the Fair. Display those ribbons proudly in your sewing room.

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  13. your retro flowers immediately captured my attention in the Fabric Tuesday thumbnail... now I know why-- great job and i love the fabrics you used! i also took Rachel's curves class and loved seeing your scallop quilt. mine is still just a quilt top, but you have motivated me to finish it.

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  14. Congrats on the ribbons. I love the quilt that was on display, just beautiful

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  15. Congratulations on your wins, I love your scallops quilt!

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  16. Stopping by from Plum and June:). Look forward to following your blog. Cutting for Stone is one of my recent faves!

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