MY NAME IS DORTHY FADELY.
I'M THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FABRICS AND THREADS AT THE IOWA
STATE FAIR.
WE START WITH AN EMPTY ROOM AND PEOPLE BRING US BEAUTIFUL THINGS
AND WE GET TO EVALUATE THEM AND PUT THEM UP HOPEFULLY IN A
PLEASING ARRANGEMENT.
AND THEN WE SEE PEOPLE COME AND SEE THEM AND THEY GO "WOW" THIS
IS SO NICE.
WE HAVE UPWARD OF SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 1,500 AND 2,000 ENTRIES
AND I KNOW THAT 684 OF THOSE ARE QUILTS.
THIS IS A BIG JOB.
OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE PRICELESS.
WE COULDN'T FUNCTION WITHOUT THEM.
WE NEED THEM.
AND THEY'RE A WELL-OILED MACHINE.
I'M MARCELLE MILLER.
I'M A JUDGE HERE AT THE IOWA STATE FAIR IN THE FABRIC AND
THREADS DIVISION, AND I SPECIFICALLY JUDGE QUILTS.
WELL, A WINNING QUILT HAS A GOOD COMBINATION OF THINGS.
AND GENERALLY IT'S EXCELLENCE IN WORKMANSHIP, A STRONG VISUAL
IMPACT, AND WE'RE LOOKING TO SEE IF THE TECHNIQUES THE QUILTMAKER
CHOSE, HOW WELL THEY DID THAT.
WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR A PARTICULAR TECHNIQUE.
WE JUST WANT TO KNOW WHATEVER THEY CHOSE, THEY'VE DONE TO THE
BEST OF THEIR ABILTY.
AND THAT TOTAL PACKAGE IS WHAT ENDS UP GETTING AN AWARD.
THAT'S VERY PRETTY.
I'M HEIDI KAISAND.
I'M ONE OF THE JUDGES TODAY AT THE IOWA STATE FAIR.
IT TAKES A LOT OF COURAGE TO PUT YOUR QUILT OUT IN FRONT OF US TO
BE VERY CRITICAL.
AND I ALWAYS THINK THAT WE MAKE QUILTS SO THAT SOMEBODY CAN
ENJOY THEM.
THE CRITIQUING IS OF COURSE IMPORTANT IN THE JUDGING
PROCESS.
IT'S NOT IMPORTANT IN THE END RESULT BECAUSE I THINK MOST
PEOPLE ARE MAKING THOSE QUILTS TO BE LOVED BY SOMEBODY,
AND THERE ARE A LOT OF QUILTS WE'VE SEEN THAT ARE GOING TO BE
TRULY LOVED.
A QUILT IS SOMETHING THAT GIVES WARMTH.
IT GIVES - IT GIVES WARMTH NOT ONLY TO YOUR BODY BUT ALSO TO
YOUR HEART.