Turn-in day for entries into the Mountain Regional State Fair is Monday, and I am getting all my entries ready. I have decided to enter 14 crafting, quilting and photography competitions this year. This means getting hanging sleeves on the larger quilts, and labels on all the entries. Scrap Dance Two Step is finished up with a permanent sleeve, in black to coordinate with the backing.
Having this blog is really helpful to remember what I made in the time frame eligible for entry. I didn’t think I had that many quilts and wall hangings to enter, then I remembered Autumn Jubilee from last year! Here is the mini-quilt from that event.
I am working hard on the autumn inspired quilt along for this year, look for the fun to begin in October. There are already some fantastic prizes committed by some fabulous sponsors. Click on the Autumn Jubilee category on the sidebar to see all the fun from last year. (Smart phone users, the sidebar is at the bottom below the comments.) The table topper can go into the Table Linens category.
So I gave it a label. This is my handwork focus this weekend, labels and sleeves.
The ‘Be My Carolina Neighbor’ quilt will be entered too, in the Mixed Techniques Quilt category as it has both piecing and applique along with the button embellishments.
So, it gets a label and a temporary sleeve.
I have a tutorial on doing temporary sleeves HERE. I hand whip them on with a large stitch that is easy to take out, and arrange them so there are no raw edges of seams showing. Folding back the overage makes the sleeve useful for almost any size finished quilt.
More labels are sewn on for my Patriotic Scrap Dance Tango, (patriotic pattern is a free bonus with the Scrap Dance Tango pattern) and Scrap Dance Two Step.
I decided to show Magnolia Attic Windows too, so it also needed a temporary sleeve.
I’ll be entering five photography categories, plus Scrap Dance Waltz will be in the quilting competition. Find the pattern for Waltz in my Etsy store, link on the sidebar.
My wool penny rug from Autumn Jubilee 2016 will be entered into a needlework category. Yes, there will be another design for this year’s event.
Competition is fierce at this fair! I really enjoy seeing all the entries.
I have a fall wreath for that craft competition, and this year for the first time, I am entering two cooking contests. I have to make the recipe and deliver the food on the assigned days for evening judging. I’ll be there in the evening on Tuesday September 12 and Thursday September 14 with my efforts. I am entering the Egg contest and the Blueberry contest. Yes, I will share the results with you! This is going to be fun, and I cannot wait!
Do you enter competitions at your local or state fair?
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They really hang the quilts up high, don’t they? Best wishes! I usually enter the county fair and state fair. One of those fancy ribbons is worth a good pat on the back!
Can’t wait to see all the ribbons you’re going to win. Love that magnolia attic!
I see that creative hands have been busy readying for the competition.
WOW – 14 categories…you go gal!!! Can’t wait to hear how you doing with the cooking….GOOD LUCK!
14 entries wow good luck I entered a quilt a couple years in a row – years ago and got a best of show and a first place – never did again after I found out a quilt had been stolen and that they had very little security and the prize money was so pitiful it wasn’t even worth the drive to the show to enter
I hope you win!
Wow! That’s a lot of entries! I’d be so scared dropping them all off. Good luck!
I have entered a few entries to a local fair. None this year – I’m really gunning for a blue ribbon, and nothing I’ve done this year is up to par.
Good luck!!!!! I hope you have a great time at the fair, and win something, too! It’s cool here today and I just saw a leaf that has already turned red and yellow outside on the patio this morning (at first I thought a squirrel had dropped part of a ripe tomato until I put my glasses on, LOL!) and that autumn penny rug has me inspired!
Wishing you the best of luck for your ingenuity and all your hard work!
I admire your energy! Have fun and good luck!!
What a great showing you are contributing to your fair!
I love fall fairs and usually enter three small fairs and this year am judging at four fairs.
Such an exciting time of year!
Wow. Your hard work shows. Your art is gorgeous.
How exciting, Carole!! I would *love* to be able to attend. Fall can’t come soon enough for me. Our temperature is expected to reach 109 today (Southern California).
Good luck with all your competitions ! I love your little quilt with the pumpkin, so cute!
Hello Carole; Best of Luck in all of your entries! I would give you the highest honors I could. All of your projects always turn out so beautiful. No, I have not put anything in our fair. They wait until the last moment to let us know if they are even going to have one. Plus, they charge such large amounts of money for everything, including entering. Again best of luck!
I enter the Texas State Fair but this year i was in Tryon when my entry was due and completely forgot! What are the dates for the fair in Hendersonville?
wow you have some great entries! Have fun and good luck to you
How fun! It will be fun for your to see all your entries in the fair. GOOD LUCK!! (I’m sure you’ll win….and I’m happy to see the turkeys made it in!)
Your Carolina Home quilt definitely belongs…excited to hear the results.
All of the things you are entering are going to be right there at the top of the fierce competition stage. Good luck.
Have a great fair! Best of luck with some gorgeous entries!
I love fairs. Used to enter every year, but the heat is a factor to me now as the buildings have no A/C and I don’t think security is up to par. Such a wimp anymore. Love all your entries and wish you much success in the competitions
Wishing you success in your regional State fair.
Good afternoon Carole,
Goodness, do you ever sleep? You have so many catagories to enter into , do they over lap and cause any problems getting things entered on time? Haven’t entered anything in a long time but have put away things I would like to but things happen and don’t get to participate, my someday will come when I can again. Hoping you will lots of blue ribbons on all the areas you entered, you have worked so hard on all your projects. Thought of you at once when I seen a wall hanging a lady had made of her travels and thought that would be a great idea for you to make of some of the places you have been, especially the quilt garden you shared with all of us. You have been to so many interesting places and that would be a special reminder of happy times together with your friends. Seen is on a Fave craft quilting project if you are familiar with them, it was on this past week. Smile and have a wonderful week of getting prepared for the fair. Phyllis
You are SO talented / I am sure that you are going to win something! Good luck and enjoy the fair !
Best of luck. That’s a wonderful collection of entries. I look forward to seeing how you do with the cooking, particularly, as it’s a new contest for you.
Good luck with the competition! Your quilts look awesome.
So many beautiful quilts for the show. What a great excuse to get everything labelled
Wow, you have a whole lot of beautiful entries. I had to laugh when you said that competition is fierce as our fair seems to be lacking that completely to the point where some of the categories have very few entries. Then again, while ribbons are awarded, the largest monetary reward is $5. Best of luck.