{"id":105,"date":"2017-06-28T20:10:22","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T20:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beansproutadventures.com\/?p=105"},"modified":"2017-07-20T18:58:00","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T18:58:00","slug":"san-mateo-county-fair-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beansproutadventures.com\/index.php\/2017\/06\/28\/san-mateo-county-fair-2\/","title":{"rendered":"San Mateo County Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"

J and I went to the county fair last weekend. J already wrote his review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I was mostly interested in going for the crafts and animals. Of course I’ve gone to county fairs before when I was growing up, but I haven’t been since I’ve gotten more into crafts and heritage stuff (which includes livestock breeds!).<\/p>\n

There was the requisite quilt competition, along with homemade clothing (not much), and crocheted and knitted items. I was excited to see a group of spinners (the Elkus Ranch Spinners) and a sustainable living section!<\/p>\n

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A quilt I especially liked. The quilting actually follows the piecing pattern, unlike most of the others.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the best items I saw was a quilted coat:<\/p>\n

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Best-in-show quilted jacket (and huge lace thing in the back).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Another piece of scrapwork clothing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It looks so cozy. I love the piecing pattern (I believe it was quilted in-the-ditch), and the red accent. Because my family sews, we have a ton of fabric scraps around, and quilting is of course a great way to use up scraps! My sibling and I were thinking of making a quilted garment in collaboration, maybe a jacket.<\/p>\n

There were animals at the fair: rabbits, chickens, turkeys, sheep, goats, pigs, cattle. Because of my interest in wool crafts, I know the most about sheep. Unfortunately, all but two of the sheep were some sort of common meat breed. The last two were Olde English Babydoll<\/a> sheep, which are known for being miniature and having really soft, bouncy, airy wool. There were no really weird sheep there. I was hoping for some conservation breeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To avoid expensive fair food and limited vegetarian options, I brought leftovers in a mason jar. J got Filipino-Mexican fusion.<\/p>\n

Now I’m excited about going to other county fairs in the Bay Area!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

J and I went to the county fair last weekend. J already wrote his review. I was mostly interested in going for the crafts and animals. Of course I’ve gone to county fairs before when I was growing up, but I haven’t been since I’ve gotten more into crafts and heritage stuff (which includes livestock … <\/p>\n

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