Every year since 2007 the Utah State Fair has issued a
challenge to use a particular fabric in a wall hanging quilt. I’ve submitted
entries every year, and two have won blue ribbons. (For my UK friends, a blue
ribbon in the US is a first place award. Red ribbons are for second place; the
opposite of what you’re used to.) The quilts must be the work of one person,
from the design and piecing of the top to the quilting and finish work. Making
a challenge quilt every year has pushed me to improve my skills at those
aspects of quilt making I would normally leave to someone else. The quilt
pictured here was my entry for 2010. You can also see it at the far right of
the photo below, from the archives of the Salt Lake Tribune. I’ll submit this
year’s quilt next Thursday, and I’ll also post a photo of it here on that day.
Wish me luck!
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