Highest Honors Awarded in Fabric and Threads Competition at State Fair
August 15, 2011
Jane Adams of West Des Moines 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 2011 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.
Fabric and Threads exhibits are on display on the second floor of the William C. Knapp Varied Industries Building sponsored by Principal Financial Group every day of the Fair from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m..
Additional results below:
Crochet - Afghan
1) Alvin March, Dyersville
2) None awarded
3) Shirley J. Leonard, West Des Moines
4) Barbara De Wit, Tracy
Crochet - Baby Afghan
1) Marva Tolson, State Center
2) Shirley J. Leonard, West Des Moines
3) Arlene Fineran, Odebolt
4) Dorothy Martin, Altoona
Crochet - Doily
1) Janet Mapel, Lone Tree
2) Kathy Hollingsworth, Pleasantville
3) Geri Nordyke, Agency
4) Lois Stein, Bancroft
Honorable Mention) Faye L. Adamson, Des Moines
Knit Baby Afghan
1) Shirley J. Leonard, West Des Moines
2) Donna Grote, Council Bluffs
3) Carolyn Hurley, Des Moines
Knit Sweater
1) Nancy Ambrose, Urbandale
2) Karen Hatfield, West Des Moines
3) Shirley J. Leonard, West Des Moines
4) Barb McDaniel, Nevada
Knit Shawl
1) Nancy Ambrose, Urbandale
Tatted Doily
1) None Awarded
2) Rachel Tolles, Sioux City
Tatted Item
1) Esther Miller, Des Moines
2) Rachel Tolles, Sioux City
3) None Awarded
4) Serena Linn, Des Moines
Embroidered Towels - Hand
1) Norma J. Hill, Des Moines
2) Kathy Hollingsworth, Pleasantville
3) Carolyn Brown, Prole
4) Marcella R. Huff, West Des Moines
Machine Embroidered Item
1) Mary Dustin, Albia
2) Norene Bruxvoort, Leighton
3) Patricia Gragg, Albia
Embroidered Pillowcases
1) Carolyn Brown, Prole
2) Linda Town, Wellsburg
3) Marva Tolson, State Center
4) Karen Cody, Colo
Needlepoint Item - plastic canvas
1) Marie Stuber, Des Moines
Needlepoint Item - no plastic canvas
1) Kareen Strumpel, Coralville
2) Deborah Collins, Urbandale
3) Kathyrn Savel, Cedar Rapids
4) Jeri Skram, Windsor Heights
Honorable Mention) Marva Tolson, State Center
Cross Stitched Item
1) Linda Town, Wellsburg
2) Bonnie Lijewski, Nevada
3) Marva Tolson, State Center
Counted Cross Stitch
1) Linda Bowden, Altoona
2) William C. Mixdorf, Cedar Falls
3) Robert Malake, Davenport
4) Dorothy Martin, Altoona
Honorable Mention) Judy Gardner, Clive
Honorable Mention) Evelyn Weuve, Marshalltown
Hardanger Embroidery
1) Beverly Luke, Ottumwa
2) Kathyrn Savel, Cedar Rapids
3) Janet Strouse, Storm Lake
Pieced Wall Quilt
1) Gail Holz, Urbandale
2) Mary Dustin, Albia
Honorable Mention) Connie Hansen, Audubon
Honorable Mention) Jeralyn Mace, Nevada
Honorable Mention) Karen Cody, Colo
Mixed Technique Wall Quilt
1) Leigh Lussie, Windsor Heights
2) Pat Cudworth, Ottumwa
3) Bonnie Nelsen, Adel
4) Bonnie Neiderheiser, Des Moines
Honorable Mention) Jan Jome, Ogden
Honorable Mention) Judy Sellers, Council Bluffs
Honorable Mention) Janet Strouse, Storm Lake
Pieced Quilt - individual or team
1) Nancy DeLay, Indianola
2) Bonnie Nelsen, Adel
3) Linda Binns, Oskaloosa
4) Elsie Weaver, Indianola
Honorable Mention) Sheryl Harvey, Van Meter
Honorable Mention) Martha Ouart, Ankeny
Honorable Mention) Connie Hansen, Audubon
Honorable Mention) Vicki Swensen, Nevada
Appliqué Quilt - individual or team
1) Leigh Lussie, Windsor Heights
2) Mary Boswell, Lamoni
3) Marjorie Kramer, Lynnville
Scrap Quilt - individual or team
1) Betty Shutters, Urbandale
2) Vicki Swensen, Nevada
3) Jan Cunningham, Ames
4) Pat Cudworth, Ottumwa
Honorable Mention) Connie Hansen, Audubon
Pieced Quilt - individual or team (pattern prior to 1935)
1) Connie Hansen, Audubon
2) Jan Cunningham, Ames
Honorable Mention) Jeralyn Mace, Nevada
Ruth Van Den Baard Award
1) Jane Adams, West Des Moines
2) Kathyrn Savel, Cedar Rapids
3) Rollin Daly, Osceola
4) Maggie Reed, Ankeny
“Nothing Compares” to the 2011 Iowa State Fair, celebrating 100 years of the Butter Cow August 11-21. 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.
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