The skirt I was working on for the Fair is done. Thank the gods. There is no possible way I'll win but it was fun anyway. Remember, my competition? Little old ladies that have been sewing for 50 years and now have nothing better to do. Ha!

My mom, on the other hand, has a great chance with the Christening Gown she made. I think she has the ability to go best in show for sewing.

I have no interest in keeping the Coffee/Tea skirt. It goes a little below my knees and is made for anywhere from a 30-34 waist (elastic waist). If you want it please let me know. If there are more than one interested, I'll randomly choose someone. Just let me know. Found a winner. :)

( Penguin Dress and Coffee/Tea Skirt )

Woo Hoo! This is so exciting for me. Seriously. I entered two of my sewing projects. I entered the new and improved Yule penguin dress. I made it last October so it qualifies for the "made in the last year" clause. I'm also entering one of my patchwork lady's skirts. I haven't put it together but entries aren't due til the 27th of August.

I persuaded my mother to put in one of the Christening gowns she made recently. She does them for family members and such. She was apprehensive but I told her I actually think her gown could get Best of Show...easily. Confidence she lacks. Enter she did. Force her I had to. Her work is freakin' incredible. Fine hand stitching, French seams, silk, lace, etc...

Greg entered his mead. Due to the way the categories were arranged, he could enter two. He is entering a Sac Mead under Honey and he's entering his Cyser under Sweet: Fruit. He listed a bunch of questions for me to ask when I got there (how many bottles of each go in, labels or not, etc...). His final question: "Can I just pick up my blue ribbon now or do we have to go through the formality of judging.". Confidence he has. Hel, his mead was judged best by Heathens. The normals should be blown away...especially since we saw the "Mead" entries last year. I won't get cocky, though. There could always be really good entries.

This is going to be so fun!