I went to the Missouri state fair when I was a kid. I saw the stitcheries and quilts and thought, "I could do that." Since then, I never had the opportunity to enter anything in the fair and if I did, it didn't occur to me.
So last night I got a wild hare and wondered if the deadline was past for entering something into the fair. Lo and behold! It hadn't. So...this morning I gathered up my $5.00 in couch cushion change and sent it off to the MO state fair for 8 pieces.
There is only one piece (a bell pull) I entered that I haven't quite finished yet, but it *will* be done. I still have to embroider the inscription on the back, back stitch the front, bead it, do the cut work and klosters, attach the back, and hang it on the hardware--but I have until August 7 to get that done. By the way, this is the wedding sampler for my friend who got married 5 years ago.
I cannot TELL you all how excited I am to finally be doing something I wanted to do when I was a kid but was not able to at that time.