Winners Announced in Library Needlework Show

Congratulations to the winners to the Friends of the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library’s 39^th Annual Needlework Show!  The show runs through this Sunday.

Show hours are as follows:

Thursday, March 21:  10 – 8

Friday, March 22:  10 – 5

Saturday, March 23:  10 – 5

Sunday, March 24:   1 – 4

And now, the winners:

Best of Show for Needlework: Carol Lynn Stratton of Uniontown

Best of Show for Quilting: Marian Christopher of Stow

Best of Show for Fiber Arts: Betsy Stuyvesant of Uniontown

Winners in all the categories are listed below.

Counted Cross Stitch on Linen/tabby woven fabric

1^st place – JoAnn Hoffman of Uniontown

2^nd place – Dolly Munroe of Stow

3^rd place – JoAnn Hoffman

Honorable Mention – Barbara Schloman of Stow

Counted Cross Stitch on Aida or Aida type fabric (11- to 20-count)

1^st place – Melinda Merz Gabarik of Shaker Heights

2^nd place – John Porter of Garrettsville

3^rd place (tied) – Trisha Gosselin of Stow, Erica Peterson of Shaker Heights and Angie Salisbury of Stow

Honorable Mentions – River Argabright of Akron, Holly Weimer of Stow and Vicki Williamson of Akron

Counted Cross Stitch on Aida or Aida type fabric (32-count and finer)

1^st place – Carmen Heare of Akron

Counted Thread

1^st place – Carmen Heare of Akron

Honorable Mention – Robin Waybright of Cuyahoga Falls

Surface Stitchery: Crewel

Honorable Mention – Joan Brower of Stow

Surface Stitchery: Embroidery

1^st place (tied) – Carol O’Connor of Canton and Carol Lynn Stratton of Uniontown

2^nd place (tied) – Joan Brower of Stow, Carmen Heare of Akron and Betty Jo Scurei of Stow

Surface Stitchery: Combination/Other

1^st place – Betty Jo Scurei of Stow

2^nd place (tied) – The Canton Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America (entered by Sheri Bingham) and Betty Jo Scurei of Stow

Stitching on Canvas

1^st place (tied) – Sheri Bingham of Marshallville and Phyllis Dryer of Stow

2^nd place – Carmen Heare of Akron

3^rd place – Phyllis Dryer of Stow

Quilting: Hand Quilted by Entrant, Not Sized for a Bed

2^nd place – Jacque Leibfried of Akron

Quilting: Machine Quilted by Entrant, Not Sized for a Bed

1^st place (tied) – Sharon Gostlin of Silver Lake, Kim Jasko of Hudson and Carol O'Connor of Canton

2^nd place (tied) – Sharon Gostlin of Silver Lake and Carol Grayshock of Akron

Honorable Mention – Jackie Vogel of Stow

Quilting: Machine Quilted by Entrant, Sized for a Bed

^1st place – Carol O'Connor of Canton

Quilting: Machine Quilted by Other, Not Sized for a Bed

1^st place (tied)

Ruthann Benge of Stow,

Sharon Chase of Kent

Marian Christopher of Stow

Paula Collins of Barberton

Jenny Fowler of Akron

Shirley Heinbuch of Mogadore

Carol O'Connor of Canton

Anita Vitas of Silver Lake

2^nd place (tied)

William Heinbuch of Mogadore

Caroline Sabol of Northfield

Betsy Stuyvesant of Uniontown

Anita Vitas of Silver Lake

Jane Weaver of Uniontown

3^rd place (tied)

Robin Waybright of Cuyahoga Falls

Jane Weaver of Uniontown

Honorable Mentions:  Paula Collins of Barberton, Jane Weaver of Uniontown

Quilting: Machine Quilted by Other, Sized for a Bed

1st place (tied) -- Vicki Coyle of Akron and Ron Dickerhoof of Stow

2nd place (tied) -- Sharon Chase of Kent, Jenny Fowler of Akron and Sandra Lucas of Norton

3rd place -- Mary Kay Milush of Cuyahoga Falls

Honorable Mention -- Carol Grayshock of Akron

Quilting (Quilted but not a flat quilt)

1st place --  Marian Christopher of Stow

Pieced but not Quilted

1st place -- Sandra Phillips of Ravenna

Afghans, Knitted

Honorable Mention -- Robin Waybright of Cuyahoga Falls

Afghans (other)

2nd place and 3rd place -- Betty Jacoby of Stow

Hand Knitting

1st place (tied) -- Kristy Benson of Cuyahoga Falls and Betsy Stuyvesant of Uniontown (for five separate pieces)

2nd place (tied)

Kristy Benson of Cuyahoga Falls

Phyllis Dryer of Stow

Kara Farkas of Cuyahoga Falls

Brigitte Papp of Parma

Kendall Thorman of Stow

3rd place (tied) -- Kristy Benson of Cuyahoga Falls and Kendall Thorman of Stow

Honorable Mention -- Kara Bingham Regan of Marshallville

Crochet

1st place -- Ruby Stevens of Stow

2nd place -- Grace Prindle of Cuyahoga Falls

Miscellaneous

1st place -- Patricia Hill of Akron

Soft Scuplture

1st place and 2nd place -- Vicki Petticord of Chagrin Falls

3rd place (tied) -- Cynthia Miller of Streetsboro and Caroline Sabol of Northfield

Honorable Mention -- Cynthia Miller of Streetsboro

Student Work

2nd place -- Sierra Grazier of Wadsworth

3rd place -- Amelia Sperk of Stow (for three pieces)

Honorable Mentions -- 

Becca Borne of Green

Megan Cvammen of Silver Lake

Sierra Grazier of Wadsworth

Amelia Newberry of Akron

Elaina Reuther of Silver Lake

Thank you to all our participants!