Quilters Sew Their Way to the Top in Iowa State Fair Contest
DES MOINES, IA (08/13/2014)(readMedia)-- Vicki Swensen of Nevada earned Best of Show honors in the Quilting division of the Fabric and Threads contest judged prior to the start of the 2014 Iowa State Fair.
Debra A. Kimball of Clive claimed the Sweepstakes award.
Additional results below:
TEAM OR GROUP
Hand Appliqué (300+ inches)
1) Mary V. Shotwell, Des Moines
2) Julie Hanel, Ankeny
Pieced from a Traditional Pattern (300+ inches)
1) Wayne Bradfield, Ottumwa
2) Diane Lehman, Badger
3) Kelli Belden, Madrid
4) Marilyn Sudduth, Mount Ayr
Honorable Mention) Erin Zehm, Ames
Honorable Mention) Barbara Aldeman, North Liberty
Honorable Mention) Connie Hansen, Audubon
Pieced, Any Other Pattern (300+ inches)
1) Vicki Swensen, Nevada
2) Mary Thompson, Williamsburg
3) Gail Maddy, Albia
4) Diane Lehman, Badger
Honorable Mention) Tamara Watts-McPhail, Ankeny
Honorable Mention) Paula Ray, Jewell
Honorable Mention) Karla Pickhinke, Storm Lake
Honorable Mention) Patricia Gragg, Moravia
Mixed Technique (300+ inches)
1) Joan Kerns, Edgewood
2) Debra A. Kimball, Clive
3) Dee Van Zee, Otley
4) Bonnabelle Rayner, Lone Tree
Honorable Mention) Mary V. Shotwell, Des Moines
Honorable Mention) Lynn Johnson, West Des Moines
Hand Appliqué (¬<300 inches)
1) Debra A. Kimball, Clive
2) Leigh Lussie, Windsor Heights
3) Erin Zehm, Ames
4) Linda Arndt, West Des Moines
Machine Appliqué (¬¬<300 inches)
1) Doloris Culpepper, Des Moines
2) Mary V. Shotwell, Des Moines
3) Diana Brown, Indianola
4) Margaret Simons, Des Moines
Pieced (<300 inches)
1) Sheryl Phipps, Story City
2) Janet Westberg, Harvey
3) Margaret Beal, Adel
4) Laurie Tufford, Nevada
Honorable Mention) Dana Neumann, Ankeny
Honorable Mention) Carol Bertram, Storm Lake
Mixed Technique (<300 inches)
1) Bonnabelle Rayner, Lone Tree
2) Debra A. Kimball, Clive
3) Diana Brown, Indianola
4) Carol Bertram, Storm Lake
Honorable Mention) Margaret Beal, Adel
Honorable Mention) Karla Pickhinke, Storm Lake
Honorable Mention) Judie Herzog, Fairfield
COMBINATION
First Quilt
1) Anne Stoner, Logan
2) None Awarded
3) None Awarded
4) Kristal Beyer, Sully
Honorable Mention) Carol Bertram, Storm Lake
Memory Quilt
1) Gretta Wilkinson, Johnston
2) Valerie Funk, Osceola
3) Michelle And Tim Juhl, Greene
4) Becky Larson, Ankeny
Honorable Mention) Betty Westercamp, Grinnell
Embroidered by Hand
1) Janet Strouse, Storm Lake
2) Anita Gogerty, Norwalk
3) Renee McPhee, Grimes
4) Carol Bertram, Storm Lake
Embroidered by Machine
1) None Awarded
2) None Awarded
3) Junellyn Ellis, Tracy
4) Susan Body, Polk City
Honorable Mention) Pam Nelson, Ankeny
Whole Cloth
1) None Awarded
2) Martha Klatt, Adel
3) None Awarded
4) Michelle and Tim Juhl, Greene
Honorable Mention) Carol Kemme, Long Grove
Found & Finished
1) Linda Fritchen, Sigourney
2) Martha Klatt, Adel
3) Gretta Wilkinson, Johnston
4) Anita Gogerty, Norwalk
T-shirt
1) Diane Lehman, Badger
2) Leann Baumhover, Storm Lake
3) Becky Larson, Ankeny
4) Sheryl DeMouth, Johnston
Honorable Mention) Theresa Proctor, Pocahontas
Honorable Mention) Joann Olson, Ankeny
Art/Innovative
1) Kathy Lindquist, Panora
2) Becky Larson, Ankeny
3) Connie Remetch, Des Moines
4) Delores Dorland, Missouri Valley
Honorable Mention) Bonnabelle Rayner, Lone Tree
Modern
1) Janeen Pearson, Altoona
2) Martha Klatt, Adel
3) Linda McGhee, Mitchellville
4) Diane Lehman, Badger
Honorable Mention) Katheryn Russi, Johnston
Honorable Mention) Jennifer Bernard, Webster City
Appliqué Crib Quilt
1) Katheryn Russi, Johnston
2) Diana Brown, Indianola
Pieced Crib Quilt
1) None Awarded
2) None Awarded
3) Tamara Watts-McPhail, Ankeny
Honorable Mention) Debbie Wordehoff, Cedar Rapids
Honorable Mention) Joyce Brown, West Des Moines
Mixed Technique Crib Quilt
1) Linda Weber, Johnston
2) Becky Larson, Ankeny
3) Erin Zehm, Ames
Honorable Mention) Vicki Swensen, Nevada
Honorable Mention) Fern Stewart, West Des Moines
Appliqué Small Quilt
1) None Awarded
2) Mary V. Shotwell, Des Moines
3) Karen Thompson, Pleasantville
Honorable Mention) Diana Weirich, Des Moines
Pieced Small Quilt
1) None Awarded
2) Kelli Belden, Madrid
3) None Awarded
4) Renee McPhee, Grimes
Honorable Mention) Nancy Kiley, Perry
Honorable Mention) Aileen Taylor, Pella
Appliqué Miniature Quilt
1) Leigh Lussie, Windsor Heights
2) Erin Zehm, Ames
3) Diana Weirich, Des Moines
4) Julie McNair, Conrad
Pieced Miniature Quilt
1) Linda McGhee, Mitchellville
2) Carol Moellers, Greene
3) Karla Pickhinke, Storm Lake
4) Margaret Karr, Knoxville
Honorable Mention) Rebecca Roush, Cedar Rapids
INDIVIDUAL
Hand or Machine Appliqué (300+ inches)
1) Lucille Keeling, Cedar Falls
2) Delores Dorland, Missouri Valley
3) Erma Moore, Oskaloosa
Pieced from a Traditional Pattern (300+ inches)
1) Karen Thompson, Pleasantville
2) Joni Bruner, Marshalltown
3) Kerrie Rosheim, Ames
Pieced (300+ inches)
1) Joni Bruner, Marshalltown
2) Mary Holubar, Solon
3) Abbie Allen, Grimes
Honorable Mention) Vicki Swensen, Nevada
Mixed Technique (300+ inches)
1) Susan Collier, Grimes
2) Peggy Vespestad, Maxwell
Honorable Mention) Pamela Poppe, Des Moines
Hand or Machine Appliqué (-300 inches)
1) Martha Henrichs, Des Moines
2) Patty Barrett, Clive
3) Becky Larson, Ankeny
Honorable Mention) Erma Moore, Oskaloosa
Honorable Mention) Susan Collier, Grimes
Pieced (144-300 inches)
1) Janet Rabe, Ottumwa
2) Joni Bruner, Marshalltown
3) Susan Body, Polk City
Honorable Mention) Anita Gogerty, Norwalk
Honorable Mention) Ellen Kelly Smith, Des Moines
Pieced (<144 inches)
1) Diana Weirich, Des Moines
2) Teri Dorn, Ames
3) Liz Meimann, Nevada
Honorable Mention) Gayle Kauzlarich, Des Moines
Honorable Mention) Betty Whitson, Ottumwa
Mixed Technique (144-300 inches)
1) Patty Barrett, Clive
2) Bonnabelle Rayner, Lone Tree
3) Barbara Zelhart, Albia
4) Joan Kerns, Edgewood
Honorable Mention) Sharon Meisenheimer, Johnston
Honorable Mention) Julie McNair, Conrad
Mixed Technique (<144 inches)
1) Kerrie Rosheim, Ames
2) Judy Diapico, Altoona
3) Martha Klatt, Adel
4) Carolyn Link, Maxwell
OTHER
Home Accessories, Pieced
1) Debra A. Kimball, Clive
2) Martha Klatt, Adel
3) Janet Westberg, Harvey
Home Accessories, Appliqué
1) Sherrie Davis, Pleasant Hill
2) Jan Jome, Ogden
Honorable Mention) Tamara Watts-McPhail, Ankeny
Honorable Mention) Sherry Von Fumetti, Johnston
Pillow
1) Lynn Koester, Ankeny
2) Veronica Koh Eischeid, Des Moines
3) Anita Gogerty, Norwalk
Honorable Mention) Kenda Headley, Ankeny
Bag / Tote
1) Catherine Russell, Underwood
2) Patricia Gragg, Moravia
3) Leann Baumhover, Storm Lake
Quilt Block
1) Julie McMichael, Truro
2) Denise Conoan, Winterset
3) Linda Fritchen, Sigourney
4) Katheryn Russi, Johnston
Honorable Mention) Christina Yana, Miles
Fabric and Threads exhibits are on display every day of the Fair from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the second floor of the William C. Knapp Varied Industries Building sponsored by Principal Financial Group.
Brooklyn Woman Wins Esteemed Prize in Iowa State Fair Contest
DES MOINES, IA (08/13/2014)(readMedia)-- Lillian Davidson of Brooklyn was awarded the prestigious Ruth Van Den Baard Award in the Senior Citizens division of the Fabric and Threads contest judged prior to the start of the 2014 Iowa State Fair.
The Ruth Van Den Baard Award is given to exhibitors who are at least 80 years of age when the item they submitted was completed. Exhibitors may enter any item using any technique eligible in the Fabric and Threads Department.
Complete results below:
Crochet - Afghan
1) Anna Mae Oline, Des Moines
2) Barbara DeWit, Tracy
3) Sue McKinley, Ankeny
Crochet - Baby Afghan
1) Shirley J. Leonard, West Des Moines
2) Judy Larsen, Ankeny
3) Barbara DeWit, Tracy
Crochet - Doily
1) Kathryn Hollingsworth, Pleasantville
2) Barbara DeWit, Tracy
3) Delores McClugage, Ankeny
Knit Baby Afghan
1) Judith Lewison, Marshalltown
Knit Sweater
1) Judith Hainaut, Des Moines
2) Evelyn Mintzer, West Des Moines
3) Donna Grote, Council Bluffs
4) Eleanor Verwers, Altoona
Honorable Mention) Betty Jo Staudt, Marble Rock
Honorable Mention) Shirley J. Leonard, West Des Moines
Knit Shawl
1) Linda Shelley, Des Moines
2) Janet Luing, Panora
Tatted Item
1) Serena Linn, Des Moines
2) None Awarded
3) Louise Whitlow, Johnston
Honorable Mention) Esther Miller, Des Moines
Embroidered Towel - Hand Embroidery
1) Diane Olson Sanders, Ellsworth
2) Betty Jo Staudt, Marble Rock
3) Wilma Brouwer, Pella
4) Lois Aldridge, Kellogg
Honorable Mention) Norma J. Hill, Des Moines
Machine Embroidered Item
1) Norene Bruxvoort, Leighton
2) Diane Lehman, Badger
3) Miriam Armintrout, Des Moines
4) Mary Dustin, Albia
Honorable Mention) Dorothy Cowlen, Des Moines
Honorable Mention) Lois Friday, Iowa City
Embroidered Pillowcases
1) Betty Jo Staudt, Marble Rock
2) Kathryn Hollingsworth, Pleasantville
3) Linda Town, Wellsburg
4) Lois Aldridge, Kellogg
Honorable Mention) Norma J. Hill, Des Moines
Honorable Mention) Marcella R. Huff, West Des Moines
Needlepoint Item - Plastic Canvas
1) Colette Wortman, Urbandale
2) Marie Stuber, Des Moines
Needlepoint Item - No Plastic Canvas
1) Berniece Quint, Cedar Rapids
2) Phyllis Olson, Cedar Rapids
3) Glenda Millard, Des Moines
Cross Stitched Item
1) Betty Jo Staudt, Marble Rock
2) Linda Town, Wellsburg
Counted Cross Stitch
1) Robert Malake, Davenport
2) Lois Avitt, Des Moines
3) Mary P. Sullivan, West Des Moines
4) Karen Cody, Colo
Honorable Mention) Lillian Davidson, Brooklyn
Honorable Mention) Susan Andrew, Carlisle
Honorable Mention) Mary Jo Wolf, Cedar Rapids
Honorable Mention) Verrill Dayton, Ankeny
Hardanger Embroidery
1) Doris Evans, Pella
Pieced Wall Quilt
1) Wayne Bradfield, Ottumwa
2) Connie Remetch, Des Moines
Honorable Mention) Nancy DeLay, Indianola
Mixed Technique Wall Quilt
1) Becky Larson, Ankeny
2) Sharon Meisenheimer, Johnston
3) Delores Dorland, Missouri Valley
4) Marge Bledsoe, Des Moines
Honorable Mention) Bonnabelle Rayner, Lone Tree
Pieced Quilt - Individual or Team
1) Suzanne Halley, Marion
2) Diane Lehman, Badger
3) Marla Reedholm, Ames
4) Wayne Bradfield, Ottumwa
Honorable Mention) Janet Westberg, Harvey
Honorable Mention) Nancy DeLay, Indianola
Honorable Mention) Ellen Kelly Smith, Des Moines
Honorable Mention) Vicki Swensen, Nevada
Appliqué Quilt - Individual or Team
1) Leigh Lussie, Windsor Heights
2) Jan Jome, Ogden
3) Carol Bertram, Storm Lake
Honorable Mention) Linda Arndt, West Des Moines
Honorable Mention) Mary Martin, Clive
Scrap Quilt - Individual or Team
1) Nancy DeLay, Indianola
2) Diane Lehman, Badger
3) Sheryl Harvey, Van Meter
Honorable Mention) Karen McBeth, Oskaloosa
Any Item - Ruth Van Den Baard Award
1) Lillian Davidson, Brooklyn
2) Jackie Trevillyan, Winterset
3) Margaret Beal, Adel
4) Berniece Schumacher, Readlyn
Honorable Mention) Esther Miller, Des Moines
Fabric and Threads exhibits are on display every day of the Fair from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the William C. Knapp Varied Industries Building sponsored by Principal Financial Group.
"Nothing Compares" to the 2014 Iowa State Fair, August 7-17. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University Avenue, just 10 minutes east of downtown Des Moines, and are open 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. each day of the Fair. Exhibit hours may vary. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.
