Photo: #What are they judging? Click the photo to reveal the answer.
Photo: #ANSWER: QUILTS - State Fair Quilt Judge Kate Eelkema takes a close look to whittle down the field of more than 100 competition entries.
Photo: #Very intricate quilt designs can earn more points, but only if executed well.
Photo: #State Fair Quilt Judge Kate Eelkema is one of about 80 quilt judges in the U.S. certified by the National Quilting Association.
Photo: #The binding, or edging material of a quilt, often separates a Blue Ribbon-winner from the rest.

What are they judging?

Day two: What are they judging?


For some, the Minnesota State Fair is all about competition. Every weekday during the fair, All Things Considered is asking: "What are they judging?"

Read or listen to the judge describing what they look for in a winner, and then try and guess what it is. Click on the picture to the right to reveal what they're judging.

What today's judge is looking for:

- Fun,bright colors

- Pieced together well and spaces filled

- Points all match with no thread clumps

- Good contrast in colors

- Good bindings and edging

What are they judging?

(MPR producers Sam Choo and Sarah Boden contributed to this project.)

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