Des Moines Woman Takes Top Quilting Honors at Iowa State Fair

DES MOINES, IA (08/14/2017) (readMedia)-- Bonnie Nelson of Adel claimed Best of Show honors in the Quilting division of the Fabric and Threads contest judged prior to the start of the 2017 Iowa State Fair.

Jill Fisher of Iowa City won Kimball won the Sweepstakes award.

Additional results below:

Team or Group - Applique (300+)

1) Deb Kimball, Clive

2) Linda Snavely, Nevada

3) Jill Reber, Granger

Team or Group - Machine Embroidery Applique (300+)

Honorable Mention) Dorothy Cowlen, Des Moines

Team or Group - Pieced from a Traditional Pattern (300+)

1) Colleen Henrichs, Osceola

Honorable Mention) Shirley Peterman, Elkader

Team or Group - Pieced, Any Other Pattern (300+)

1) Joan Kerns, Edgewood

2) Angie Milligan, Des Moines

3) Angela Bartleman, Altoona

4) Mary Ann Mumm, Waterloo

Honorable Mention) Jodi Kraft, Goldfield

Honorable Mention) Shirley Peterman, Elkader

Honorable Mention) Wayne Bradfield, Ottumwa

Honorable Mention) Cindy OLSON, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Chelsey Blum, Martelle

Honorable Mention) Sharyll Walkup, Runnells

Honorable Mention) Nancy DeLay, Indianola

Team or Group - Mixed Technique (300+)

1) Bonnie Nelsen, Adel

2) Des Moines Area Quilters Guild, West Des Moines

3) Julie Mcnair, Conrad

4) Nancy DeLay, Indianola

Honorable Mention) Martha Klatt, Adel

Honorable Mention) Nathan White, Bloomfield

Honorable Mention) Janet Strouse, Storm Lake

Honorable Mention) Paul Ostrem, Iowa City

Team or Group - Scrap (300+)

1) Diane Lehman, Badger

2) Gansta Quilters, West Des Moines

3) Tamara Watts-McPhail, Ankeny

4) Martha Henrichs, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Peggy Gilmore, Johnston

Honorable Mention) Jill Reber, Granger

Team or Group - Hand Applique (<300)

1) Leigh Lussie, Windsor Heights

2) Mary Martin, Pleasant Hill

3) Jeri Pieper, Dexter

4) Kathryn Fitzgerald, Stuart

Honorable Mention) Erin Zehm, Ames

Team or Group - Machine Appliqué (<300)

2) Marcia Handsaker, Nevada

3) Christy Drake, Clive

Team or Group - Machine Embroidery Appliqué (<300)

2) Karen Underhill, Ankeny

Team or Group - Pieced (144-300)

1) Sheryl DeMouth, Johnston

2) Joyce Lien, Ames

3) Erin Zehm, Ames

4) Anna Pilcher, Norwalk

Honorable Mention) Diane Lehman, Badger

Honorable Mention) Sheryl Phipps, Story City

Honorable Mention) Mriam Titus, Collins

Honorable Mention) Doloris Culpepper, Des Moines

Team or Group - Pieced (<144)

2) Margaret Simons, Des Moines

3) Nancy DeLay, Indianola

4) Mary Bagatti, Madrid

Honorable Mention) Mary Dreeszen, Cushing

Team or Group - Mixed Technique (<300)

1) Sharon Meisenheimer, Johnston

2) Cynthia Bortell, Winterset

3) Bonnabelle Rayner, Lone Tree

4) Leigh Lussie, Windsor Heights

Combination - Memory Quilt

1) Helene Viall, Des Moines

2) Shirley Sprague, Berwick

3) Cindy Swanson, Clive

4) Jill Fisher, Iowa City

Honorable Mention) Shirley Blair, Ankeny

Honorable Mention) Betty Whitson, Ottumwa

Combination - Embroidered by Hand

1) Peggy Vespestad, Maxwell

2) Peggy Bruns, Nevada

3) Jodi Kraft, Goldfield

4) Gloria Ross, Ankeny

Combination - Embroidered by Machine

1) Abbie Allen, Grimes

2) Doloris Culpepper, Des Moines

3) Marybeth Pusillo, Marshalltown

4) Mary Dustin, Albia

Combination - Whole Cloth (200+)

1) Erin Zehm, Ames

2) Teresa M Chickering, Agency

3) Barb Wirth, Ames

4) Martha Klatt, Adel

Combination - Whole Cloth (<200)

1) Gail Maddy, Albia

2) Betty Whitson, Ottumwa

Combination - Found & Finished

1) Serena Linn, Des Moines

2) Linda Arndt, West Des Moines

3) Shirley Van Donselaar, Oskaloosa

4) Margaret Karr, Knoxville

Honorable Mention) Linda Anderson, Urbandale

Honorable Mention) Jackie White, Bloomfield

Honorable Mention) Linda McGhee, Mitchellville

Combination - T-shirt

1) Abbie Allen, Grimes

2) Judy Diapico, Altoona

3) Sharon Cummings, Colfax

4) Shelley Mitchell, Des Moines

Combination - Art/Innovative

1) Shelly Weeks, Adel

2) Jill Fisher, Iowa City

3) Jennifer Rodriguez, Ames

4) Janet Rabe, Ottumwa

Honorable Mention) Martha Henrichs, Des Moines

Combination - Modern

1) Martha Klatt, Adel

2) Jill Fisher, Iowa City

3) Betty Whitson, Ottumwa

4) Julie Miller, Indianola

Honorable Mention) Mary E. Booth, Urbandale

Combination - Other Techniques

1) Peggy Bruns, Nevada

2) Jill Fisher, Iowa City

3) Carole Livingston, Fairfax

Combination - Appliqué Crib Quilt

1) Joyce Lien, Ames

2) Theresa McFarling, West Des Moines

3) Christine Hobbs, Story City

Combination - Pieced Crib Quilt

1) Pat Wyckoff, Des Moines

2) Jill Fisher, Iowa City

3) Christy Drake, Clive

Honorable Mention) Joan Kerns, Edgewood

Combination - Mixed Technique Crib Quilt

1) Erin Zehm, Ames

2) Gretta Wilkinson, Johnston

Honorable Mention) Mary Pepper, Ames

Honorable Mention) Bonnie Hamling, Des Moines

Combination - Appliqué Small Quilt

1) Gloria House, Ankeny

2) Beverly Williams, Waukee

Honorable Mention) Betty Whitson, Ottumwa

Combination - Pieced Small Quilt

1) Jill Fisher, Iowa City

2) Jane Hummel, Pleasant Hill

3) Martha Henrichs, Des Moines

4) Beverly Williams, Waukee

Combination - Appliqué Miniature Quilt

1) Helen Nielsen, Johnston

2) Jill Fisher, Iowa City

3) Diana Weirich, Des Moines

Combination - Pieced Miniature Quilt

1) Sheryl Phipps, Story City

2) Linda McGhee, Mitchellville

3) Deb Kimball, Clive

4) Sherrie Davis, Pleasant Hill

Honorable Mention) Carole Livingston, Fairfax

Individual - Hand or Machine Appliqué (300+)

1) Lucille Keeling, Cedar Falls

2) Theresa McFarling, West Des Moines

Individual - Pieced from a Traditional Pattern (300+)

1) Linda Schminke, Otley

2) Leticia Beukema, Mitchellville

3) Laura Anspach, Des Moines

4) Laura Hoover, Swisher

Honorable Mention) Debra Mundell, Kirksville

Individual - Pieced (300+)

1) Julie Miller, Indianola

2) Joni Bruner, Marshalltown

3) Cindy VanDonselaar, Oskaloosa

4) Ana Blickenderfer, Charles City

Honorable Mention) Susan Body, Polk City

Honorable Mention) Patricia Strait, Preston

Individual - Mixed Technique (300+)

1) Martha Klatt, Adel

2) Carolyn Link, Maxwell

3) Janice Juchems, Conrad

4) Lisa Beeson, Correctionville

Honorable Mention) Brenda Shine, Conrad

Individual - Hand or Machine Appliqué (<300)

1) Gloria House, Ankeny

2) Bonnabelle Rayner, Lone Tree

3) Janet Rabe, Ottumwa

4) Gloria Ross, Ankeny

Honorable Mention) Debbie Wordehoff, Cedar Rapids

Individual - Pieced (144-300)

1) Ana Blickenderfer, Charles City

2) Jill Fisher, Iowa City

3) Carol Moellers, Greene

4) Carole Livingston, Fairfax

Honorable Mention) Linda Schminke, Otley

Honorable Mention) Sue Collier, Grimes

Honorable Mention) Gloria Ross, Ankeny

Individual - Pieced (<144)

1) Jill Fisher, Iowa City

2) Colleen R. Anderson, Bondurant

3) Betty Whitson, Ottumwa

4) Peggy Bruns, Nevada

Honorable Mention) Debbie Wordehoff, Cedar Rapids

Individual - Mixed Technique (>144)

1) Linda Schminke, Otley

2) Bonnie Nelsen, Adel

3) Gloria House, Ankeny

4) Carole Livingston, Fairfax

Honorable Mention) Lisa Beeson, Correctionville

Honorable Mention) Janice Juchems, Conrad

Individual - Mixed Technique (<144)

1) Colleen R. Anderson, Bondurant

2) Janice Juchems, Conrad

3) Deb Kimball, Clive

4) Delores Dorland, Missouri Valley

Honorable Mention) Gloria Ross, Ankeny

Honorable Mention) Carolyn Link, Maxwell

Other - Home Accessories, Pieced

1) Peggy Bruns, Nevada

2) Mriam Titus, Collins

3) Diane Lehman, Badger

4) Julie Mcnair, Conrad

Honorable Mention) Mary Bagatti, Madrid

Other - Home Accessories, Applique

1) Joan Kerns, Edgewood

2) Bonnie Nelsen, Adel

3) Tamara Watts-McPhail, Ankeny

4) Theresa McFarling, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Mary Pepper, Ames

Other - Pillow

1) Jill Fisher, Iowa City

2) Cynthia Bortell, Winterset

3) Sheryl DeMouth, Johnston

4) Diane Killam, Cedar Rapids

Honorable Mention) Sherri Zeller, Bode

Other - Bag / Tote

1) Catherine Russell, Underwood

2) Linda Weber, Johnston

3) Micky Thynne, Davenport

Quilt Block

1) Jackie Orton, Lorimor

2) Carol Moellers, Greene

3) Suzi Sobaski, Ollie

4) Aleta Gustavson, Pella

Honorable Mention) Mary Pepper, Ames

Honorable Mention) Gloria DeBower, Marshalltown

Honorable Mention) Stephanie Houlson, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Marcia Wing, Runnells

Honorable Mention) Mary Bagatti, Madrid

Quilt of Valor

1) Julie Mcnair, Conrad

2) Debra Husak, Toledo

3) Linda Schminke, Otley

4) Susan Body, Polk City

Honorable Mention) Dawn Tallman, Marshalltown

Honorable Mention) Marilyn Samson, Prairie City

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Frequently ranked as one of the top events in the country, the Iowa State Fair is the single largest event in the state of Iowa and one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country. Annually attracting more than a million people from all over the world, the Iowa State Fair located at East 30th and East University, just 10 minutes from downtown Des Moines is Iowa's greatest celebration with a salute to the best in agriculture, industry, entertainment and achievement. "Nothing Compares" to State Fair Thrills, August 10-20, 2017. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.