One of my favorite events, the Wisconsin State Fair, wrapped this weekend. It sounds corny, but it’s a great time for the whole family β€” good eats, animals of all shapes and sizes, and the best people watching of the year.

I love to poke around the 4-H exhibits, and I was especially hot on the quilts, probably because I recently finished my first quilt.

Feast your eyes on these beauties!


The rainbow colors pop against the black background.


Love the turquoise and purple colorway.


I am deeply in love with the backing fabric here. I am pretty much a goner when it comes to a combo of pink-red-blue-turquoise. I think that’s Amy Butler?


Dat colorway. And I love how the floral display matches the quilt. The white lattice is a great touch. The onlooker looks like she’s part of the display. #performanceart


I also am deeply in love with this orange-hot pink-purple colorway. It reminds me of Spree candies.


Harvest colors.


Color, color everywhere!


This makes me have Tetris feelings, and that’s a good thing.


Each square is different, but the whole quilt is harmonious.

I also was enamored of the hooked rugs. I don’t know how they’re made, but I intend to find out!


I hope this is an original design. A circus fat lady?? WUT?

Gah, the texture of the rugs kills me! Maybe I need to take up another textile-related hobby?

And here are some just-for-fun pics:

Clockwise from top left: Checking out the award-winning dahlias; admiring a rabbit-shaped cake; chowing down on New Berlin Lions Club corn; and examining edible treasures from the garden.

See ya next year, State Fair! You’ve given me extreme quilt goals.

P.S. If you like this post, you might be interested in these sewing field trip posts:

5 Sew Pro convention takeaways for every sewist
Recap: Field trip to the Original Sewing and Quilt Expo 2016