Nice Surprise...Two State Fair Ribbons!

We went to our cabin in the North Carolina mountains again this weekend.  Beautiful weather and beautiful foliage, although it was a bit colder this time.  Our son Bryson and two little grandkids were with us- so much fun.

Tonight I was going through all the e-mail that had piled up since Friday, since we do not have Internet up there.  I got some good news from my friend Donna Sontag that she spotted ribbons hanging on both of my N.C. State Fair entries!

Japanese Garden won a blue ribbon in the Other Techniques category.  It is a quilted, painted, and beaded wholecloth quilt made from a piece of Oriental-looking batik.

 I think this is the first time that one of my State Fair quilts has been hung up on the wall surrounding the quilt exhibits.  Here is Japanese Garden in a better picture, and you can read my post about it here.

The other quilt I entered was the recently revised Maggy Trees a Coon.  It appears to be hanging sideways in this display.  Now why would they do that?  Anyway, it got a third place ribbon in Wall Hangings.

 Here it is, right-side up, for those who have not seen it before.  The night before I turned it in at the fair, I decided to paint the tree trunks, branches, and foliage that I had quilted in the background.  I think that made a big difference. You can read about this quilt here and here.

Donna also got recognition at the fair for her entries.  She did not enter any quilts, but got a blue ribbon on a hand-knitted sweater, and a second place for this beautiful Christening gown that she made for her granddaughter.

I have some great mountain photos to share, as well as some pretty customer quilts, which I will get to next time.