Who loves going to the fair? If today’s attendees are representative, I would say everybody! There’s a lot to see and a lot to do. Our county fair focuses on all things agriculture, but also includes some things that city folk enjoy, like growing flowers and taking photographs. Here is what I did at the fair today.
I checked out all the Fiber Providers:
Alpaca buddies 
Eager Sheep 
Furry Rabbit, petted by kids while curled up to an ice block
Some chickens managed to get into the picture.
And I got a good look at the various needle arts entries.
4H kids garments 
Raw-edged applique quilt winner 
Grand Champion modern quilt 
Grand Champion hand embroidered and hand quilted quilt
Sadly, there were not near as many needle arts entries as there were in past years. Achieving a couple of blue ribbons for my two was not that gratifying.
But I was very pleased to see that some of my fiber arts kids had entered items that they made during our class last year. Here is Gianna’s Blue-Ribbon strip quilt.
Going to the fair felt so nostalgic to me. It made me wonder: How many more years can the county fair tradition continue into the 21st century? Are needle arts as a craft doomed to die out? Or can they be revived in a brave new world?
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