Blues Medallion Quilt and Update on The Fair

Last spring I had my blues and greens out and these bright blues caught my eye.  I decided to make some random liberated churn dash blocks.  I have had them up on my design wall for months.  Just after I returned from my cross-country travels, I relaxed in my quilt room and sewed all nine together, finally.  Then I reasoned, I should probably just keep going, get a quilt top done, and move on.  So, I did. 

I keep doing these improvisational quilts, and I do not get the quilts done that are on my "to-do-this-year" list.  

I did put it in the fair.  It is not that big, so I was hoping they would not hang it from the ceiling where it's beauty cannot be appreciated.  Yesterday, they hung it from the ceiling.  Oh well, nothing can be done about it.  For the first time ever, I am working at The Fair in the Home Arts Department.  The real benefit of working at The Fair, in the Home Arts Department, is:  I get to touch all the exhibits!!!  I got to touch the ones I handled at 'in-take".  I got to touch all the ones that needed relocating.  On judging day, I got to touch all the ones I placed for my judges.  My main judge pointed out some details on the embroidery that I never would have taken the time to notice.  She has opened my eyes.  Also, on judging day (Wednesday), I got to place ribbons on tons of knitting and crocheting, so I got to touch a whole bunch of those, and I am amazed at how wonderful the workwoman ship is on these projects/exhibits.  Yesterday, we placed all the exhibits on display.  It took us 9.5 hours.  Today The Fair opens.  I got to sleep in this morning, and I don't have to go in until 4:30.  Yeah!  The hard work is done.

She Loaned Me Her Rail Fence

Prior to my RV odyssey, I got this quilt back from my amazing long-arm quilter.  I made the binding, then I hit the road.  It was waiting when I returned in mid-June.  I had some company, so I did not hop right on getting the binding sewed on.  I got it completed in early July, but it took me some time to get it photographed.  I picked up another quilt from my amazing long-arm quilter, last week.  While there, I photographed a couple of quilts, but especially the beautiful one with the 'granny fabrics.'  She loaned me her rail fence.

I admit, I love making these scrappy type quilts.  It is a good way to use up some fabrics that you wish to get out of your quilt room, but just cannot part with them.  Meanwhile, months ago I showed the quilt top to my cousin, who just loved it.  She said some of the fabrics remind her of wallpaper in the houses of her childhood.  So, guess who is getting this one?!