Stop the presses! Or...re-do all the planning!

Have I ever got myself into a pickle. I finished a queen size quilt top that I had designed, with the intent of entering into our local fall fair last September. I never got it quilted - and put forward the idea for this year. So now I've taken the quilt out of its storage, taken a good look at - great! I still love it! - pulled out the batting I had put away for it, I've already made the backing, *then* I go to take a look the rules for the fair competition, to review them.

Get up the web address - start reading - oh oh - good and bad news - they've changed the requirements for the different classes - first time in years they've been changed. Good news - I don't have to try to quilt this humongous quilt on my regular size sewing machine (the longer arm sewing machine is having fits, so while its in service, I wanted to get this quilt started to be sure to meet the deadline). They've changed the size of the machine quilted quilt, for the provincial class, to a minimum of 48" x 48". That gives me more options on what to enter - but, do I have one ready enough to consider? Hmmmm...

There's a new "tied quilt" entry - I have tied one quilt before, and I could do that with the queen size pieced top I have - it would mean being awfully warm this summer with a quilt on my lap, as I don't have a hoop, but likely much easier than trying to machine quilt it.

There are three new machine quilted classes - again, I'd have to think if I have any I could consider entering.

So I think there goes my applique and hexagon plans - instead I'll be spending lots of time tying a quilt :)