The Pennsylvania Farm Show celebrated its 100 year last week with a packed house of visitors. Although it meant squeezing through crowds, and walking what seemed like miles, I managed to find my way to the clothing and textiles exhibits. Below are pictures of the top prize winners.
Quilts:
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| This hand-sewn quilt is truly remarkable. I don’t even want to think about how many hours Ms. Koontz needed to make it. What an achievement! |
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| Each entry had an identification. This is Ms. Koontz’s. |
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| Ms. Jennifer Feicht’s quilt |
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| Ms. Feicht machine quilted the quilt on the right. |
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| Isn’t Ms. Courtney Hess’ quilt adorable? |
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| Note that Ms. Hess is entered in the youth class. |
Clothing:
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| Ms. Katie Kreider’s dress won in the 4-H Senior Textile Science division. Ms. Kreider is from Lebanon County, PA. |
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| Ms. Natalie Sensening won in the Fashions With a Flair, Youth & 4-H division. Ms. Sensening is from from Lancaster County. |
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| Ms. Sensening’s placard |
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| Beautifully knitted, it’s no wonder Ms. Joan Demko won the top prize for her hand knitted sweater. |
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| Ms. Demko’s placard |
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| Ms. Warden’s pretty handbag looks very practical. |
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| Ms. Warden’s placard |
Children’s clothing
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| Ms. Murray’s placard |
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| Ms. Delores Murray won, with good reason, for this child’s dress and matching American Girl doll dress. |
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| Ms. Brubaker made this adorable little girl’s dress. |
The show also had demonstrations.
Here Janet demonstrates spinning at the Fiber Arts and Education exhibit. To see her in action, hit this link.
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