Judges Point to Rossignol in Needlepoint Competition
August 15, 2011
Robin Rossignol of North Liberty was awarded Best of Show and Sweepstakes honors at the Iowa State Fair Fabric and Threads Needlepoint competition judged prior to the start of the 2011 Fair.
Winning entries in the Fabric and Threads department are on display in the William C. Knapp Varied Industries Building sponsored by Principal Financial Group from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day of the Fair.
Additional results below:
Pillow
1) Robin Rossignol, North Liberty
2) Jamie Vander Eide, Cedar Rapids
Picture (wool yarn on canvas)
1) Colleen R. Anderson, Bondurant
Picture (fiber other than wool)
1) Martha Lawrence, Cedar Rapids
2) Liese VanderBroek, Webster City
3) Pat Edwards, Urbandale
4) Dee Hill, Coralville
Honorable Mention) Kareen Strumpel, Coralville
Mixed Techniques or Sampler
1) Robin Rossignol, North Liberty
2) Kareen Strumpel, Coralville
3) Dee Hill, Coralville
4) Linda Lee Miller, Cedar Rapids
Picture Made with Mixed Fibers
1) Sheri Ekstrom, Cedar Rapids
2) Robin Rossignol, North Liberty
3) Sally Olsen, Cedar Rapids
4) Linda Lee Miller, Cedar Rapids
Honorable Mention) Cindy Baldwin, Coralville
Honorable Mention) Deborah Collins, Urbandale
Item Other Than Picture Made with Mixed Fibers
1) Rebecca Beach, Des Moines
2) Anne Hanson, Cedar Rapids
3) Gail Friest-Blink, Rhodes
Silk Gauze
1) Shirley Zylstra, Pella
2) Robin Rossignol, North Liberty
3) Denise M. Baustian, Malcom
Three-Dimensional Item
1) Robin Rossignol, North Liberty
Holiday Decoration, Stocking, Ornaments
1) Rebecca Beach, Des Moines
2) Jeri Skram, Windsor Heights
3) Jean Burke Boyle, Conrad
4) Robin Rossignol, North Liberty
Needlepoint on Plastic Grid
1) None Awarded
2) Patty Mills, Des Moines
3) Marie Stuber, Des Moines
“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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