Quilting Artists Patch Up Work to Catch the Eye of the Judges

DES MOINES, IA (08/17/2023) (readMedia)-- Skilled artists around Iowa competed in the Quilting 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.

Debra Freese of West Des Moines was awarded Best of Show and Theresa McFarling of Boone won the Sweepstake award for the Quilting division.

Fabric and Threads exhibits will be 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 below:

QUILTING

Team or Group (300+) - Hand Applique

1) Gwen Blass, Casey

2) Tamara Watts-McPhail, Ankeny

Team or Group (300+) - Machine Applique

1) Joey Elliott, Riverside

Team or Group (300+) - Pieced, Traditional Pattern (pre1935)

1) Bonnie Nelsen, Adel

2) Mary Thompson, Williamsburg

3) Joyce Brown, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Linda Northwick, Ankeny

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

1) Susan Ferguson, Polk City

2) Marge Pearson, Van Meter

3) Patricia Potter, Cedar Rapids

Honorable Mention) Leslie Schmidt, Cedar Rapids

Honorable Mention) Jessica Rundlett, Ankeny

Team or Group (300+) - Mixed Technique

1) Bonnie Nelsen, Adel

2) Donna Albright, Guthrie Center

3) Eva Marie Evans, Clive

Honorable Mention) Vicki Swensen, Nevada

Team or Group (300+) - Scrap Quilt

1) Debora Simpson, Norwalk

2) Vicki Swensen, Nevada

3) Kathryn Arndt, Norwalk

Honorable Mention) Debra Kimball, Clive

Team or Group (<300) - Hand Applique

1) Mary Shotwell, Des Moines

2) Debra Kimball, Clive

3) Gwen Blass, Casey

Honorable Mention) Julie Hanel, Johnston

Honorable Mention) Laurie Tufford, Nevada

Team or Group (<300) - Machine Applique

1) Carol Kirkbride, Ankeny

2) Ann Miller, Council Bluffs

Team or Group (<300) - Pieced (144-300 inches)

1) Joyce Lien, Ames

2) Chelsey Blum, Martelle

3) Sheryl DeMouth, Johnston

4) Patricia Potter, Cedar Rapids

Honorable Mention) Roseanna Frisch, Ankeny

Honorable Mention) Carol Kirkbride, Ankeny

Honorable Mention) Quilt With Us At Cedar Bow Ranch, Lucas

Honorable Mention) Mary Shotwell, Des Moines

Team or Group (<300) - Pieced (less than 144 inches)

1) Karen Steggerda, Urbandale

2) Janet Schuessler, Huxley

3) Virginia Berger, Adel

Honorable Mention) Jami Willett, Conrad

Team or Group (<300) - Scrap Quilt

1) Sheila Williams, Cedar Rapids

2) Sheryl Phipps, Story City

3) Sandra Potter, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) John Wilcox, Osceola

Honorable Mention) Debra Kimball, Clive

Team or Group (<300) - Mixed Technique

1) Bonnie Nelsen, Adel

2) Sheila Williams, Cedar Rapids

3) Vicki Swensen, Nevada

Honorable Mention) Carol Kirkbride, Ankeny

Combination - Memory Quilt

1) Debra Wykert, Muscatine

2) Mary Martin, Pleasant Hill

3) Keri Crowley, Indianola

Honorable Mention) Jennifer Bernard, Webster City

Combination - Embroidered by Hand

1) Linda McGhee, Mitchellville

2) Diane Crawford, Clive

3) Vicki Swensen, Nevada

Combination - Embroidered by Machine

2) Catherine Russell, Cedar Rapids

3) Janice Felthous, Ely

Honorable Mention) Abbie Allen, Grimes

Combination - Whole Cloth (less than 200 inches)

1) Janet Rabe, Ottumwa

2) Tamara Watts-McPhail, Ankeny

3) Eva Marie Evans, Clive

Combination - Found and Finished

1) Judy Rohret, Oxford

2) Roderick C. Ferry, West Des Moines

3) Tammie Jens, Lewis

Combination - Paper Pieced Quilt

1) Patricia Potter, Cedar Rapids

2) Kay Lund, Iowa City

3) Judy Rohret, Oxford

Honorable Mention) Kim Keller, Fairfield

Honorable Mention) Stephanie Bracelin, Des Moines

Combination - T-shirt Quilt

1) Mary Martin, Pleasant Hill

2) Delores Dorland, Missouri Valley

3) Deb York, Adel

Combination - Made from panel and additional piecing

1) Keri Crowley, Indianola

2) Debbie Marmon, Norwalk

3) Beverly Williams, Waukee

Honorable Mention) Gwen Blass, Casey

Honorable Mention) Twyla E Van Wyk, Monroe

Combination - Art/Innovative

1) Christine Hobbs, Story City

2) Betty Whitson, Ottumwa

3) Stephanie Bracelin, Des Moines

Combination - Modern

1) Debra Freese, West Des Moines

2) Debra Wykert, Muscatine

3) Elizabeth Kalish, Clive

Honorable Mention) Debra Kimball, Clive

Honorable Mention) Eva Marie Evans, Clive

Combination - Collage Quilt

1) Sheryl Schultz, Macedonia

2) Judy Rohret, Oxford

3) Betty Whitson, Ottumwa

Combination - Applique Crib Quilt

1) Theresa McFarling, Boone

2) Tamara Watts-McPhail, Ankeny

Combination - Pieced Crib Quilt

1) Karen Steggerda, Urbandale

2) Myra Houser, Ankeny

3) Tammie Jens, Lewis

Honorable Mention) Debra Kimball, Clive

Honorable Mention) Mary Bagatti, Madrid

Combination - Mixed Technique Crib Quilt

1) Bonnie Nelsen, Adel

2) Theresa McFarling, Boone

3) Janet Schuessler, Huxley

Honorable Mention) Bonnabelle Rayner, Lone Tree

Combination - Applique Small Quilt

1) Debra Kimball, Clive

2) Betty Whitson, Ottumwa

3) Tamara Watts-McPhail, Ankeny

Combination - Pieced Small Quilt

1) Stephanie Bracelin, Des Moines

2) Karen Steggerda, Urbandale

3) Laurie Tufford, Nevada

Honorable Mention) Teri Dorn, Ames

Combination - Applique Miniature Quilt

1) Betty Whitson, Ottumwa

Honorable Mention) Linda Gilpin, Des Moines

Combination - Pieced Miniature Quilt

1) Betty Whitson, Ottumwa

2) Diana Weirich, Des Moines

3) Peggy Bruns, Nevada

Honorable Mention) Becky Larson, Ankeny

Combination - Hand Stitched

1) Mary Shotwell, Des Moines

2) Eunice Fowler, Ryan

3) Cindy Hills, Swisher

Individual (300+) - Hand Applique

1) Theresa McFarling, Boone

2) Mary Boswell, Lamoni

Individual (300+) - Machine Applique

1) Jackie Livingston, Nashua

Individual (300+) - Pieced, Traditional Pattern (pre 1935)

1) Kelli Belden, Madrid

2) Roderick C. Ferry, West Des Moines

Individual (300+) - Pieced

1) Joyce Romick, Alleman

2) Peggy Bruns, Nevada

3) Karen Bullard, Central City

Honorable Mention) Mary Maurer, Wilton

Honorable Mention) Ann Bigger, Woodburn

Individual (300+) - Scrap Quilt

1) Linda McGhee, Mitchellville

2) Sandra Bolin-townes, Ankeny

3) Debora Simpson, Norwalk

Honorable Mention) Janet Rabe, Ottumwa

Individual (300+) - Mixed Technique

1) Debra Freese, West Des Moines

2) Judy Rohret, Oxford

3) Theresa McFarling, Boone

Honorable Mention) Sharon Meadowcroft, Mitchellville

Individual (<300) - Hand Applique

1) Marybeth Pusillo, Marshalltown

2) Jean Taft, Des Moines

3) Eva Marie Evans, Clive

Individual (<300) - Machine Applique

1) Judy Rohret, Oxford

2) Marybeth Pusillo, Marshalltown

3) Laurie Tufford, Nevada

Individual (<300) - Machine Embroidery Applique

1) Gloria DeBower, Marshalltown

2) Catherine Russell, Cedar Rapids

3) Theresa Welch, Bedford

Individual (<300) - Pieced (144-300 inches)

1) Sandra Bolin-townes, Ankeny

2) LeAnn Hindman, Granger

3) Keri Crowley, Indianola

Honorable Mention) April West, Ames

Honorable Mention) Bonnie Nelsen, Adel

Honorable Mention) Renae Bullis, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Nannette Fowler, Cedar Rapids

Individual (<300) - Pieced (less than 144 inches)

1) Nannette Fowler, Cedar Rapids

2) Debbie Wordehoff, Cedar Rapids

3) Peggy Bruns, Nevada

Individual (<300) - Scrap Quilt

1) Nannette Fowler, Cedar Rapids

2) Beverly Williams, Waukee

3) Bonnabelle Rayner, Lone Tree

Honorable Mention) Eva Marie Evans, Clive

Honorable Mention) Miriam Titus, Collins

Individual (<300) - Mixed Technique(greater than 144 inches)

1) Linda McGhee, Mitchellville

2) Becky Larson, Ankeny

3) Judy Rohret, Oxford

Honorable Mention) Debra Freese, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Bonnie Nelsen, Adel

Individual (<300) - Mixed Technique (less than 144 inches)

1) Cynthia Bortell, Winterset

2) Janet Rabe, Ottumwa

3) Debra Freese, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Teri Dorn, Ames

Other - Home Accessories, Pieced

1) Diana Weirich, Des Moines

2) Kathy Rathe, Ames

3) Jami Willett, Conrad

Other - Home Accessories, Applique

1) Kathleen Trail, New Virginia

2) Theresa McFarling, Boone

3) Julie McNair, Conrad

Honorable Mention) Bee Wild Studio, Earlham

Other - Pillow

1) Debra Freese, West Des Moines

2) Connie Boldt, Pella

3) Emily Deahr, Cedar Rapids

Honorable Mention) Beth Freeman, Urbandale

Other - Bag/Tote/Purse

1) Diane Crawford, Clive

2) Sandi Guely, Urbandale

3) Mary Maurer, Wilton

Honorable Mention) Gloria DeBower, Marshalltown

Other - Table Top Runner

1) Theresa McFarling, Boone

2) Ann Bigger, Woodburn

3) Debra Kimball, Clive

Honorable Mention) Peggy Bruns, Nevada

Other - Quilt Block on a Stick

1) Theresa McFarling, Boone

2) Linda Gilpin, Des Moines

3) Emily Deahr, Cedar Rapids

Quilt Blocks of the Iowa State Fair

1) Brenda Gill, Altoona

Quilt Block Contest

1) Theresa McFarling, Boone

2) Michelle Melchers, Cedar Rapids

3) Debbie Brant, Saint Charles

Honorable Mention) Amy Eckrich, Iowa City

Honorable Mention) Dayle Jensen, Marengo

Quilt of Valor

1) Karen Brockelsby, Ankeny

2) Lynn Koester, Ankeny

3) Tamara Watts-McPhail, Ankeny

Honorable Mention) Danyell Klein, Ankeny

Sweepstakes - Quilting

1) Theresa McFarling, Boone

Best of Show - Quilting

1) Debra Freese, West Des Moines

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The Iowa State Fair is one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country and the single largest event in the state. The Fair began over 160 years ago and is now considered one of the best events in the nation, attracting more than one million Fairgoers every year from all over the world. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University, just off the interstate and minutes from Downtown Des Moines. Best Days Ever at the Iowa State Fair, August 10-20, 2023. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.