I have entered a lot of stuff in our Minnesota State Fair. Some I didn't get a ribbon on, some I did. I have never entered a quilt yet, but over the years I have entered Crewel work, jams, jellies, pickles, chutneys, ceramic and porcelain work. I have won blue, red, white, pink ribbons. It has never deterred me and it has always encouraged me. Either you have the guts to enter or you don't. But you will never know unless you do! Just because you don't get a ribbon doesn't mean that you can't quilt. It just means that someone can quilt a little better and there is still some more learning to do. That's how I look at it. Most everyone forgets the exhibits at a fair or show, so who would ever even care except for you. There is the vanity, too. I love to look through the glass display cases and see my work, even if I didn't get a ribbon. That rush is unbelievable. So go ahead - enter it - have it judged. The judges do not know whose quilt it is. So you don't have to worry about that. Just do it and enjoy the moment. I think it is a real hoot to enter something, whatever, for judging. It is also a real education. You will find that some judges like one design over the other. Just because you prefer one over the other does not mean that it is not good. It means that they just have their own opinions and that is what judging is all about, isn't it? One person's opinion? GO FOR IT. Edie