This past weekend I spent a very stormy day helping judge the needlework section at the local fair. I was not judging quilts, and let me share with you an insight. No matter what the specific category, finishing details that are well attended to, and good presentation matter. No yarn or thread ends hanging loose, make joins or stops and starts as invisible as possible, and please be sure that there are no pins left in, pet hair, or odors. As a judge facing the need to choose a first place ribbon from a category of up to 20 or more entries, any of the things mentioned above can remove the piece from ribbon contention almost immediately, especially in a show that is weighted to the technical side of things. In an Art Show, a hanging thread on the back may not cause elimination if the aesthetic is strong, but at a traditional quilt show, or the fair, work those ends in and make them disappear.
Having said that, the work submitted was generally really stunning. If you can, go check it out at the fair, or after the fair, The Village Fabric Shoppe will have its annual "Get a Closer Look" show for anyone who had work entered and would like to display it. There is a viewers choice award this year, so check it all out.
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