I have entered 3 quilts in the Mohave Co Fair in Arizona , won 2 blue ribbons, but the third one had a mishap, I sent in my entry by mail and they could not find it so it was not judged, My husband loves it , the quilt is a large king size for our bed, tans , reds, tourquoise and browns, The others are 30's and 50's materials, I just won peoples second choice at our local quilt show here in Lake Havasu, I have had no lessons and do not take anything local, I just plod along by myself and do what ever I think is right, but I have a friend that takes classes and all that , has her own big sewing room with several really nice sewing machinesI, I have a new sewing machine and sew in the kitchen, dining room area, feel like I need to give her some competition at the fair and the quilt show, :mrgreen: