Our Minnesota State Fair (the best 10 days of summer) starts next week, and I’ve been busy as a bee trying to finish as many projects as humanly possible to enter in Creative Activities. Â Yesterday was the last day to bring your entries in, and last night I slept. Â Like a baby.
So here are my finishes:
Swoon’s adorable “Brooklyn” handbag. Â I quilted the gray Essex linen and paired it with a black pebble vinyl.
Swoon “Alice Shopper Tote” bag. Â Free pattern at the Swoon Patterns site. Â It’s a great pattern to try if you’re interested in purchasing any of the Swoon patterns, as it gives you a feel for her directions. Â Plus this is a great bag!
A little wool framed art, pattern by Becky Delsman, published in the 2012 issue of Primitive Quilts and Projects. Â Can’t wait for fall so I can hang this one up!
This is great-nephew Peter’s bee quilt. Â (The family’s last name starts with “B”.) Â Wanted to do a woven type design with these fabrics, and figured out how easy it is to put together. Â This will go in the fair’s Bee & Honey department.
Here is an embarassing one…DH Jim’s socks. Â This photo is from spring of 2014. Â 2014!!! Â I pulled them out to finish this summer, and all I needed to do was about an inch of the toe and close the toe. Â AND I forgot to take a photo of the finished pair, so I have to show DH’s naked toes. Â Hope he doesn’t read this…
I’m working backwards in time, so you perhaps have seen this one already: Â the Cane Bay Wrap. Â Here it is being blocked. Â One of my most favorite things I’ve every made. Â Love it so much, I went back to Jenny’s shop (The Twisted Loop in Prior Lake) and bought this fabulous yarn in another color for wrap #2.
It took me a while to finish this one this spring, but I ADORE this Swoon “Charlotte City Tote, done up in green glitter vinyl and Tula Pink Bumblebees. Â Charlotte is also entered in Bee & Honey, so if you go in the Ag-Hort building, check out the Bee & Honey items…and I always buy some sort of honey or honey products while I’m there.
This is Swoon’s “Dollie Mini Cross-Body” bag.  With its cross-body strap, it would be perfect to carry at the fair.  If it wasn’t IN the fair…
This is the “L is for Lattice” wallhanging I did for my part in our guild’s Alphabet Challenge in 2015. Â Yummy batiks in Lemon, Lime, Latte’, Lava, and Licorice. Â I know…you’re thinking, “What the “L” is she talking about?” Â Twenty-six of our guild members each made a 26″ x 26″ wall quilt. Â We drew for letters, and I drew the letter “L”. Â A 27th guild member did a wall quilt depicting the letters from A-Z.
So there you have it — my nine items I brought to the fair this year. Â It’s always more fun when you have some of your items to look for. Â Thank you, both of you, who read this all the way to the end!
— Sue
Impressive entries! My fave is the pumpkin and crow.
Those are beautiful finishes! Cane Bay Wrap is stunning! I hope you have a wonderful time at the fair.
-Soma
I read it! Now we’ll know what to look for when we head to the fair – god luck with all the entries!!