Minnesota State Fair

On By Erickson's HeirloomsIn Minnesota State Fair, Quilting

1It’s Fair time in Minnesota.  Most people who post fair pictures on social media that show the many foods eaten at the fair.  Today, when I went to the fair, I actually didn’t eat anything, although the food did smell really good! But, I did spend a couple hours looking at the projects in the Creative Activities Building.  Lots of wonderful craftsmanship on display.

Here are my quilts:

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“Bounce” – hung upside down, even though I had put a note on the quilt to designate the bottom of the quilt.  Placed first in the scrap quilt category.

 

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“Window on My World” – kinda hidden in the back of the display case.  No ribbon for this quilt.
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“Overlapping Triangles”  – placed third in the pieced bed quilt category.  I will post more pictures of this one once I get it back from the fair.

I took lots of pictures of other quilts as well:

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Sweepstakes Winner – Zeeda Magnuson
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Best Use of Color – Patricia Henseler
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Best Machine Quilting – Mary Alsop
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Best Hand Quilting – Laura Sahlberg
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Best Child/Crib Quilt – Paige Peterson
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Best Hand Applique – Judi Betz

And other crafts that caught my eye:

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Dog House – Greg Aamodt – he’s actually the dad of my husband’s business partner
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Milano Cathedral – Not sure who the craftsperson was, but this was awesome.

2 thoughts on “Minnesota State Fair”

  1. Marty Hamilton

    Congrats on your 1st place. We were there today also. I was so impressed with the cathedral also. I can’t imagine how much time it took to construct it.

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  2. Sarah Aamodt

    Beautiful work on the quilts Pam! I think it’s comical that they hung your “Bounce” quilt upside down, even with a note. If we get back over there I’m going to take another look for your work, the detail is amazing! I’m glad you saw the dog house. I think it’s almost too nice to put a dog in it now! 😊

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