Fabric and Threads - Needlepoint

Needlepoint Artists Work Hard to Gain Iowa State Fair Honors

Creative artists from around Iowa competed in the Needlepoint division of the Fabric and Threads Competition judged before the start of the 2023 Iowa State Fair. Each piece is judged upon design, workmanship and finishing.

Robin Rossignol of North Liberty was awarded Best of Show and the Sweepstakes honor in the Needlepoint Fabric and Threads Contest.

The Fabric and Threads exhibits are on display every day of the Fair from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the William C. Knapp Varied Industries Building sponsored by Principal.

Complete results follow:

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Pillow

2) Lorraine Barton, Cedar Rapids

Picture (up to 25 inches)

1) Cindy Baldwin, Coralville

2) Anne Long, Boone

3) Jean Strable, Saint Charles

Honorable Mention) Connie Rosene, Cedar Rapids

Picture (over 25 inches)

Honorable Mention) Delores Dorland, Missouri Valley

Mixed Techniques or Sampler

1) Solveig Walstrom, Cedar Rapids

2) Janet King, Marion

3) Sheri Ekstrom, Cedar Rapids

Item Made with Mixed Fibers

1) Robin Rossignol, North Liberty

2) Cindy Baldwin, Coralville

3) Martha Lawrence, Cedar Rapids

Honorable Mention) Emily Barton, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Siobhan Harman, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Anne Long, Boone

Holiday Decoration / Stocking / Ornaments

1) Robin Rossignol, North Liberty

2) Mary O'Brien, Des Moines

3) Connie Rosene, Cedar Rapids

Honorable Mention) Siobhan Harman, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Solveig Walstrom, Cedar Rapids

40 Count Silk Gauze

1) Robin Rossignol, North Liberty

3 Dimensional

1) Cindy Baldwin, Coralville

2) Robin Rossignol, North Liberty

Needlepoint on Plastic Grid

1) Danne Dzon, West Des Moines

2) Patty Mills, Des Moines

Ribbon Embroidery

1) Anne Hanson, Cedar Rapids

Sweepstakes - Needlepoint

1) Robin Rossignol, North Liberty

Best of Show - Needlepoint

1) Robin Rossignol, North Liberty