The Yamhill County Fair was last week and I entered some quilts and won 3 blue ribbons. Two of them were for baby quilts, Half and Half designed by our blogging friend, Joanne Kerton (Canuck Quilter) and a Peter Rabbit quilt from a book about Beatrix Potter.
One ribbon was for this doll, Mary Pickford Hill Colonial Doll, pattern from Etsy. The reason I could enter 2 baby quilts is that the Peter Rabbit quilt has hand embroidery, and therefore is in a different category.
I live in Yamhill County and this fair is the oldest one in the state of Oregon. In the mean time, I have been working on some Christmas table runners and lap quilts that have finished tops. And I am working on the Double Duty quilt (pattern from the American Patchwork & Quilting, October 2017 magazine). I'm not sure how big I will make it, but it is fun to piece. I have tons of 2 1/2" squares cut to make this.
My pictures aren't very big because I couldn't get the pictures to load the regular way, so I had to drag them onto the blog and couldn't make them any bigger.
I had a birthday and went shopping at my favorite quilt shop, Boersma's, which is only a mile from my house! They give 25% off any regular priced items for your birthday, so I spent some $$ there. It is always fun. It doesn't look like a lot though. Remember when fabric was $1.00 per yard? If not, you are too young. I am OLD!!
Soon the weather will be changing and that usually happens around September 1 here and the rains start. We don't get much rain in the summer (if any). We are tired of the heat and looking forward to fall. Where does the time go? It goes too fast now it seems.
Happy quilting!
Congrats on the ribbons! And how fun that Joanne was the designer of one of your winning entries! Also happy birthday! (It's been a good month for you!) I don't remember fabric being $1 per yard, but I do remember $2.99, so I guess I'm not as old as I thought?? I'd be happy any more for $1 fat quarters... I'm not looking forward to winter, but the weather here has been hot and muggy and I'm ready for a break from that. I love fall l. I'd take it all year round - well, the temps at least. Good quilting weather.
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