2011 Pend Oreille County Fair

CLOTHING

Department M - Adult
Department MY - Youth
Department MSP - Special Needs Persons

Section I - Open Class

1. Items must have been completed since last Fair using fabric, thread or yarn. Glued items should be entered in crafts.
2. Check to see that garments you are entering are clean, pressed, threads clipped, etc. Any items in any division showing obvious wear will NOT be accepted.
3. Points allowed are listed for each division.
4. Exhibitors may make only one entry in each class. No duplicate items.
5. The “other” classes are only to be used for items not listed.
6. Fairs are about education so we want your stories. Why did you choose the material you used? How did you come up with the design? Did anything happen during the construction that posed a problem? How did you solve it? Stories are required for Oops! Disaster Struck, My Buddy and Me and Recycling.
7. There are three cross-department awards. Eligibility for the Beth O’Neil Murphy Award: a blue ribbon in both Clothing and Needle Arts. Eligibilty for a Homemaker’s Award: a blue ribbon in Clothing, Needle Arts, Baking and Food Preservation.

CLOTHING AWARDS
$50.00 gift certificate for best knit or crochet item - Ben Franklin
$25.00 gift certificate for best overall sewn garment by youth - Sweet Creek Creations
$20.00 and Rosette Best Sewn Item - Anon E. Mouse
$25.00 Best of Show - Adult Department - Cal and Mary Myers
$15.00 Best of Show - Youth Department - Cal and Mary Myers
$10.00 Most Creative Clothing - Cindy Hoisington
$10.00 Best Recycled - Anon E. Mouse
$25.00 Superintendent's Choice - Owen's Grocery and Deli
$20.00 Judge’s Choice - Anon E Mouse Too

MOUNTAIN WEST BANK
$6.00 Best Garment Made by Youth

$40.00 Homemaker's Award by
Sponsored by Jim & Linda Mathis and the Forgotten Corner Quilt Guild

$20.00 YOUTH HOMEMAKER’S AWARD
Sponsored by Jeff & Sheila Reed

Awarded to one exhibitor overall in each of the four departments in the
Home Economics building: Needle Arts, Clothing, Baking and Food Preservation
Overall in Needle Arts, Clothing, Baking and Food Preservation

$35.00 Beh O'Neil Murphy Award
Overall knittig in Clothing & Needle Arts

CLOTHING ROSETTES
Adult Garment - Delores Krabbenhoft
Youth Garment - Pat Voss
Child Garment - Pat Voss
Infant Garment - Pat Voss
Hand Knit Item - Pat Voss
Crocheted Item - Pat Voss

DIVISION 2401. ADULT GARMENTS

DIVISION 2402. CHILDREN'S GARMENTS

DIVISION 2403. NIGHTWEAR and LINGERIE

DIVISION 2404. CLOTHING ACCESSORIES

Class No.          Blue 20, Red 15, White 10                      

1. Fabric
2. Knit
3. Crochet
4. Tatted
5. Embroidered
6. Needlepoint
7. Purse
8. Scarf
9. Belt
10. Hair Accessories
11. Other

DIVISION 2405. KNIT
DIVISION 2406. CROCHET

DIVISION 2407. MACHINE KNIT

Class No.          Blue 20, Red 15, White 10

1. Sweater
2. Socks
3. Vest
4. Scarf
5. Hat or Cap
6. Slippers
7. Gloves
8. Mittens
9. Other

DIVISION 2408. USE YOUR IMAGINATION

Class No.          Blue 20, Red 15, White 10

1. Shirt, Sweatshirt, Jacket: decorative stitch
2. Shirt, Sweatshirt, Jacket: appliquéd
3. Shirt, Sweatshirt, Jacket: painted
4. Shirt, Sweatshirt, Jacket: Tie Dyed
5. Shirt, Sweatshirt, Jacket: batik
6. Shirt, Sweatshirt, Jacket: embellished (jeweled, etc.)
7. Pants, Skirt: decorative stitch
8. Pants, Skirt: appliquéd
9. Pants, Skirt: painted
10. Pants, Skirt: Tie Dyed
11. Pants, Skirt: batik
12. Pants, Skirt: embellished (jeweled, etc.)
13. Dressed Figure (scarecrow, mannequin, etc.)
14. Other

DIVISION 2409. RECYCLED

Items are to be made from recycled materials, or materials lying around your house. Include the story: where you got the materials, how much money you spent, problems you had to solve, etc. Judging will include creativity, usefulness of the project and efficient use of available materials..

DIVISION 2410. OOPS! DISASTER STRUCK

Something happened! (The material accidently ripped, the dog made a stain that won't come out, a new technique didn't work, the plaids don't match.)
Include your story: what happened, the steps you took to try and solve the problem.
Judging will be on workmanship other than the disaster and some on your explanation. The judge and the public will be invited to make suggestions on how to avoid the problem or how to solve it.

DIVISION 2411. MY BUDDY AND ME

This is a division for two or more people, adult and child, team, friends, deceased person’s project and you, etc. Include your story indicating ages (“Grandma” is an age), who did what and what each person learned.

DIVISION 2412. EDUCATIONAL POSTER

Class No.          Blue 20, Red 15, White 10

1. Adult
2. Youth

COUNTY FAIR FASHION REVUE
Held in conjunction with 4-H and open to any interested home seamstress or tailor in Pend Oreille County. Modeling practice will be scheduled before fair date for all entrants. Entry blanks available from the Cooperative Extension Office in Newport.

RULES

1. There is no limit on age of entrant.
2. Men and women entrants are welcome.
3. Garments must be shown on the seamstress or tailor or on an appropriate model (garments do not have to be modeled by the person who made them).
4. Categories include children's clothing; men's wear, women's wear; teen wear.
5. Grange participants should follow Grange Contest rules.
6. Only home sewn garments will be accepted.
7. Garments must have been made between September and August of the current fair year.
8. Registration deadline for entries is July 31.