Fun in the Judging Arena

May 5th was a great day in the foothills of Northern California.  Helen and I judged the Pine Tree Quilt Guild show.  (show dates: May 6 & 7, 2012 at the Nevada County Fairgrounds 11228 McCourtney Road, Grass Valley, CA) The quilts were well constructed, imaginative and full of color. It was very difficult to select the ribbon placement - really got down to fine details.  If you have free time this weekend I strongly recommend seeing this show.  

The Judging Arena was well organized. Aides and Scribes knew their responsibilities, facilitators kept everything moving smoothly and the open judging audience was very interested in the judging process.

Judging started at 9:00 a.m. and ended around 3:00 p.m.  We judged independently and then jointly narrowed down the first place quilts to the final decision of Best of Show.  Again, a difficult task.  If you want to see the spectacular Best of Show you'll have to go to the show!!! I can't divulge the winner because the show hasn't opened yet.  Sure hope the quiltmaker is as excited as we were to award the ribbon.

All in all it was a wonderful day.   

Jody