Our state fair has many different categories:
Hand pieced hand quilted, hand pieced machine quilted, machined pieced hand quilted, machine pieced machine quilted, hand appliqued, machine appliqued, quilted by a group, machine quilted by professional, etc. You get the picture. Only complaint I have heard around here is that the quilts are hung from thick wires and out of close view so we cannot see the work up close.
I will have to ask about judging and what they look for. Also, who are the judges and what is their experience with quilting? This is something I have alway's wondered.
Still the best quilts are the ones made with love and prayer and ones you can snuggle under on a cold winter night or throw down at a picnic and take a nap on. One that gets used and loved through the years is the one for me. And if you throw one in that I can put on the wall to admire, that's ok too.
Thanks for bringing it to our attention.