— doesn’t begin till August, but I got to start early by entering some knitted items. I really enjoy that behind-the-scenes look, in a room full of happy people with amazing projects to show.
Highlights of today included:
- The two teenage girlswho each had a basket full of homemade clothing and an (apparently) identical red pillow. What is this ‘red pillow’ category? I’m presuming I will see the best red pillow in one of the display cases.
- The lady who had made a picture out of ribbon embroidery. She was explaining to us that it was a landscape because of category requirement that it had to do with travel, but just then somebody walked through my knitting and I had to rush away.
- The elderly man carrying a really unattractive old polyester quilt. When he was called up people yelled ‘He BOUGHT that quilt!’ upon which he removed it from the fantastic carved mirror frame it had been protecting.
In just a few days I get to go back for the judging, a longer event. Bringing lunch and bottled drinks is a good idea. I really wanted to sketch people today, but this is the kind of event where people pay attention to what you are making.
Fox Paws stash-buster
beaded lace shawl (pattern from Boo Knits)
