Originally Posted by dsb38327
Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
I got a really strange complaint on one of my wall hangings from a judge at the county fair. She complained that you could see thru the fabric on the chimney of an oil lamp. Duh, it's supposed to be glass. I *wanted* the viewer to be able to see the background thru that fabric!!
It does make you wonder doesn't it?
It really irritated me because I had spent a couple of weeks searching for just the right fabric for that lamp chimney and finally found a cotton lame that had the right sheen and that you could still see the background through. Besides, how good of a lamp would it be if the chimney was solid?
For the most part quilt judging can be pretty "to the judges taste" at local shows and county fairs. I saw a quilt not even get a ribbon at a local quilt show and then get Grand Champion at the state fair.