This is the quilt to be raffled off.

It’s time for the Tanana Valley State Fair, and I’ve been going almost every day. Summer is drawing to an end, here in Alaska, and we’ve already had one frost warning. Fair food — well, I don’t dare try things like elephant ears or funnel cakes, but I love the gyros, the crepes, roast corn, pork chops on a stick – in fact, I generally plan to have lunch at the fair. I’m a wimp as far as the rides are concerned, except for the Ferris wheel. I’ll probably take my annual ride on that Wednesday (if it isn’t raining) or Thursday.

The Grand Champion. This was a huge quilt.

Probably the worst aspect of the fair is parking. I’m not badly handicapped – I use a cane on rough ground as my balance is terrible, but I can get from here to there eventually. I do have handicapped plates and I use them, but the handicapped spaces at the fairgrounds are pretty limited.

I usually manage to watch the horse shows, though it’s hard finding out when the classes are held, and I’ve taken photos of horses with unusual colors. I’m planning to go back and add photos to the posts I did last winter about horse color genetics, and link them from my author website.

One of my favorites. Isn't the center star beautiful?

But my main interest yesterday was the quilt show. I don’t have the patience for quilting myself, but I certainly enjoy seeing what other people have done, and the rest of this blog will be some examples. Enjoy and be envious of the skill and patience of the makers.

How can you choose?