Thank you everyone... I did stop sewing and went to bed and this morning my placemats and table runner look pretty good..LOL go figure,I guess we all pick our things we make apart and look for mistakes ...I'm now going to bind them and then I will be done. Our fair is a fairly big one but I really don't know if they are real picky about things. I'll give it a try and see what happens ...I think it will be fun even if I don't get a ribbon...Thanks so much

[QUOTE= I'm also entering for one big reason: The fair seems to be shrinking each year, with fewer & fewer sewing entries. I figure my quilts & sewn items will help those parts of the fair. They will at least give people something to look at.[/QUOTE]

I agree so with this thought. Our fair judges don't give feedback which I wish they would. But, the more that is entered the more there is for others to look at and get ideas to go home and make!

Just happened to me yesterday - I made a Memorial quilt for a scholarship fund raiser and two friends told me - absolutely enter it - so, after I show it to the friends I made it for I'll ask if they mind if I enter it. Looked better after I hadn't seen it for a few days than it did the night I finished the binding............

Other people may not notice how "terrible" they are if you are being too tough on yourself and expect them to be perfect. Put them in the show and the worst you can hear will be no worse than you have said yourself.

Enter them it should be a great experience for you and all the fair goers. Give someone the opportunity to appreciate your hard work and maybe be inspired to pick up quilting as well. Best wishes and good luck!

Go ahead and enter them. I don't know about you,but I am my worst critic and when I think something is wrong, everyone else tells me what a great job I did. Relax and have fun.

Enter em! I bet they look a lot better than you think they do!

Everyone's encouraging remarks make me want to enter my stuff in some kind of competition. I have only done two quilts, but they are all by hand and I can see considerable improvement in the 2nd one. My confidence level is getting better, so I may just get up enough nerve one of these days.