Time to Fly to the Fair

This little red bird is waiting to take flight and head for the fair. R is putting all her finishing touches on everything. To quote the kid, "If it weren't for deadlines, I'd never get anything done." Well, we have a heck of a deadline looming over us and she's not done! It's 4:05 and everything has to be entered by 6:00 p.m. Yes, that is less than two hours and the fairgrounds are about 20 minutes away when we are not dealing with rush hour traffic. Wish us luck! At least this year we are not stopping at the craft store so she can pick up items to 'start' a craft in the car on the way! Oh yes, we have done that. And this year we aren't baking any items, so that is a huge relief as well. Thank heaven for small miracles!

This little crocheted bag was next to impossible to get a good picture of. She did a great job on it and really took her time. She's not a crocheter as her first choice, but she really did a great job on the items she did crochet. This bag is from an Interweave Pieceworks magazine. I think the issue was on re-enacting and this was from the Civil War era.

This is her rug entry. I can't remember if I have shown it before or not, but here it is. She finished it several months ago. It was knit following the directions in the Mason-Dixon knitting book. However, the potholder loops it called for made it a very expensive rug for our budget. R went to the Hanes outlet and bought the longest tube socks she could find. We took turns cutting them into one inch loops with a rotary cutter that soon died afterward. Moment of silence, please. Then she dyed the loops in red and pink RIT dyes. It was a fast knit and she did a great job. I think the whole thing was under $30 as opposed to $200 for the loops the book called for.

I would show you the other entries, but she is still sewing on the skirt and I don't have time to prod her along and have a photo shoot too! As soon as the fair is over, we'll take pictures of the rest and share them with you.

Looks like the little red bird is ready to go, so I guess we better fly! Wish us luck!