Kutztown Folk Festival

Hello to all. Have to admit this isn't much of a "rant" but more like a "rump". I just returned from my first visit to the Kutztown Fold Festival. One word can describe the trip - HOT! But VERY enjoyable. I do so envy the creativity of the craftsman and the quilters. There were over 2500 quilts on display. The worse one of them was just plain beautiful. They were all for sale and the one I would have bought cost $1150.00. Of course I left it there for someone else to buy. Also in the "quilt barn" was an area set up where up to 8 quilters were busy hand quilting the raffle quilt. I was amazed at the tiny hand stitching, and again the talent of these people. Speaking of people, everyone single one I came in contact with, whether visitors or staff, were just the nicest folks one could ever meet. They had the foresight to set up some misting stations and a couple places with large fans with seats in some shade. The quilt barn was air conditioned so as you can imagine, I spent a great deal of time there. The food reflected the heritage with funnel cakes, ox roasts, potato pancakes, corn fritters, etc. As with any of these types of thing, food wasn't all that cheap. But water was only $2.00 for a large "sport" bottle, which I thought was fairly reasonable, especially considering the 100 degree temps. My friends got an ox roast sandwich, where wasn't very big at all and it was $8.00. My funnel cake was $5.00. We were fortunate in that we attended on a Tuesday and it wasn't terribly crowded which made getting around in the wheelchair much easier. I finally found the fabric I'd been looking high and low for. It's to make a quilt called "Crossings". It is rather a monochromatic type pattern. I wanted to use burgundy's and rose colors. I was always able to fine 3 or 4 colors but not the total 7 different small prints that I needed. There was a fabric place at the fair where I found just the perfect fabric, so that excited me. If you ever have an opportunity to attend I would highly recommend it. But hope you have cooler weather than I did. It's a very pleasant way to spend the day. Keep happy :).