County Fair Entries 2018

Check-in for the Cass County (MI) Fair is tomorrow. I'll be helping in the canning department again. I missed last year and I'll be happy to be able to say hi to my judges again. It's the same ones each year and we get friendly in that I-only-see-you-once-a-year way.

Without any further ado, here are the entries I'll be submitting this year: (Click the link in the description if you want more information on any of the projects.)

1. Knitting: Socks

These are my "Jeans Socks", knit with yarn harvested from a sweater and then dyed. I have not worn them since they were finished (end of October) so that they would be in tip top shape.

2. Knitting: Vest - Child

This is the vest I knit for Wool-Aid.

3. Knitting: Doily or Table Topper

Because there is no shawl category (I know!), I am putting my Celestarium shawl in the Table Topper category. It's round like a doily, I guess. And I have thought that I may spread it out on a bed sometimes, so I guess that's almost the same thing.

4. Knitting - Hat, Scarf and/or Glove/Mitten Set

I've had this set done since last fall (and really enjoyed it over the winter), but never got to a photo shoot and so it hasn't been on the blog yet.

The cowl looks a little funny, but I really like how it wears. Here is a post about a similar set that I made a couple years ago so you can see how it looks.

5. Knitting - Any Other Not Listed

I'm submitting my skowl, but I'm just labeling it as a skirt because I really don't think I could explain a skowl.

6. Quilts: Full, Queen, King Size - Machine Quilted, Pieced

I am submitting my Cardinal Nine Patch. The size for this category is anything over a 320 inch perimeter. This quilt is 384" around.

7. Quilts: Twin Size, Pieced

This category is for quilts 181" to 320". My red and yellow Kaffe Fassett quilt fits in at 288" around (72" square).

8. Quilts: Wall Hanging, Appliqued (180" & smaller)

This is the "Homecoming" wall hanging I could have submitted last year. I think I had it done just in time, but decided to take home to our family campout to show it off to them instead.

There's a chance it may not gain any points with the judges because all of the applique is done just with adhesive - none of the pieces are actually sewn down! But once again, I make it how I like and submit what I have; I don't make pieces just to do well with the judges.

9. Quilts: Mini Quilts (96" & smaller)

This is another project I haven't shown on the blog yet; and apparently I don't even have a picture of it finished. (Which it is, with a blue binding.)

This is a little mugrug for a swap that was organized in the Quilters Knitting group on Ravelry. I'm planning to write about it after the recipient has received it. It's a semi-secret swap.

I will tell you that it was English paper pieced (surprise, surprise!), hand sewn, and hand quilted.

10. Quilts: Table Topper/Runner

I'm turning in my Watercolour Roses quilt for this category.

11. Quilts: Quilt Block Contest

I wrote about this recently. This isn't an updated picture, but yes it is 12.5" now.

12. Color Photography, Head or Figure

I'm submitting one photo this year - a cropped version of this self-portrait.

You can no longer submit a picture in each class - you have to choose only one colour and one b&w - so the number of entries is very limited. Gone are the days when I bring in a bunch of pictures! (I think nine was my highest number.)


This was the first year that I went to the fair office ahead of time and pre-registered. I've always been kind of curious about how that works, but it's never been easy to get in while I was working. I think it makes it easier on the fair organizers, but I don't even really know.

I hope you get a chance to check out the fair. It's open July 30 through August 4. Check out their website for information and click here to buy tickets online.

My coworkers used to make a game of trying to find all of my entries. Good luck on picking out my dozen! :)