Nevada Resident Takes Two Titles in Tatting Contest at State Fair

DES MOINES, IA (08/15/2011)(readMedia)-- Annmarie Kurtenback of Nevada earned Best of Show and Sweepstakes honors in the Fabric and Threads Tatting contest judged prior to the start of the 2011 Iowa State 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:

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1) Annmarie Kurtenbach, Nevada

2) Kristy Lane, Boone

3) I Pour-el, Ames

4) Serena Linn, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Kristen Fink, Oskaloosa

Honorable Mention) Doris Pecinovsky, Altoona

Honorable Mention) Esther Miller, Des Moines

Fashion Accessory

1) None Awarded

2) Kristy Lane, Boone

3) Doris Pecinovsky, Altoona

Honorable Mention) Annmarie Kurtenbach, Nevada

Ornaments

1) Annmarie Kurtenbach, Nevada

2) Doris Pecinovsky, Altoona

Honorable Mention) I Pour-el, Ames

Honorable Mention) Peggy Bruns, Nevada

Home Accessory (under 12 inches)

1) Serena Linn, Des Moines

2) Sarah Meyers, Volga

3) Peggy Bruns, Nevada

Honorable Mention) Breanna Goodman, Hampton

Honorable Mention) Susan Farrell, Sioux City

Honorable Mention) Annmarie Kurtenbach, Nevada

Home Accessory (over 12 inches)

1) Susan Farrell, Sioux City

2) Peggy Bruns, Nevada

Tatted Trim

1) Esther Miller, Des Moines

2) None Awarded

3) Serena Linn, Des Moines

4) Breanna Goodman, Hampton

Tatted Jewelry

1) Annmarie Kurtenbach, Nevada

2) None Awarded

3) Kristy Lane, Boone

Honorable Mention) Esther Miller, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Sherry Murtle, Des Moines

Needle Tatting

1) None Awarded

2) None Awarded

3) Sherry Murtle, 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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