This is a display that consisted mostly of Amy's Tri-State Fair and Rodeo entries (but only a small portion of her total submissions this year). The top row is entirely hers as well as the sailboat dress on the second row and a scripture case on the bottom. Out of her entries she received 9 first place ribbons, 7 seconds and 2 thirds. There's about nothing she can't do!
This picture is of a doll dress Amy did that won a first place ribbon. The doll is belongs to a lady in our church ward and the dress is one of two she won first place ribbons for (the second was also for a doll owned by the same lady).
As usual, the judging was interesting. Some items Amy entered received only an honorable mention though they were the only entries in their categories. A couple of the items were understandable but a couple were not. One example is the scripture case she made from scratch. The problem with that one is, the scripture case looks so good they probably thought it was just embroidered (which it was - with our son's name). A couple of other pieces were very well done with patterns she put together herself but for some reason didn't even warrant a third place in an uncontested contest. It is puzzling but typical.
The best in show for textiles was a poorly done jacket. It would be nice to know justifications for the judges' decisions but that will probably never happen. One just has to be grateful for what did receive proper recognition.
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