Skilled Seamstress Has Judges “Hooked” in State Fair Rug Contest
August 15, 2011
West Des Moines resident Maggie Crabb won Best of Show honors in the Fabric and Threads Hooked Rugs contest judged prior to the start of the 2011 Iowa State Fair. Ames’s Marie Schropp won the prestigious Sweepstakes award.
All Fabric and Threads entries will remain on display throughout the Fair on the upper level of the William C. Knapp Varied Industries Building, sponsored by Principal Financial Group, open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Additional results below:
Rug: Mat Size 3 and 4 cut
1) Lois Egenes, Newton
2) Elsie Ulland, Newton
Rug: Mat Size 5 cut or larger
1) Eden Schmitt, Ames
2) Susan Bryan, Newton
3) Marie Schropp, Ames
4) Elsie Ulland, Newton
Rug: Standard Size 5 cut or larger
1) Marie Schropp, Ames
2) Elsie Ulland, Newton
3) Sharon Townsend, Altoona
4) Suzanne Cantrell, Pleasant Hill
Honorable Mention) Becky Slootheer, Altoona
Wall Hangings: Real Life Motifs
1) Judith Yokiel, Newton
2) Marie Schropp, Ames
Wall Hangings: Decorative, Fanciful Motifs
1) Susan Bryan, Newton
2) Shirley J. Cloyd, Ames
3) Elsie Ulland, Newton
Small Pieces
1) Joanne Thomason, Newton
2) Judith Yokiel, Newton
3) Eden Schmitt, Ames
Originals or Adaptations
1) Maggie Crabb, West Des Moines
2) Sharon Townsend, Altoona
3) Joanne Thomason, Newton
4) Suzanne Cantrell, Pleasant Hill
“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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