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.

I hope I have this done by July 4th!

Remember the letter "S" in my April post?  That little experiment has grown out of control.  I told Bonnie that I blame it on her.  What this means is, yet again, she has caused me to test my creativity.  The "S" grew into "USA", and then it was surrounded by a red border, then one inch half-square triangles, then I had to decide on a blue border . . . deciding .. .

which blue, from my stash, to choose?

I think I like this dark blue best.



Yup! This one is perfect!

Stay tuned to see how this turns out.  I am having so much fun with my red, white, and blue scraps!  I am making some liberated stars to use as corner stones, and I had to use some left over doggie fabric, too! I am pretty excited about it so far!