Your Passport to Adventure - CA State Fair

California State Fair
July 14-Aug 1
Cal Expo Fairgrounds
Sacramento, California

Here are more sights from the Creative Arts gallery at this year's fair.


Avis Mitchell
1st Place, Large Crocheted Afghan
Hints of Purple Waffle Stitch Afghan


Natalie Raz
1st Place, Knitted Wearing Apparel Youth


Noelia Briones
1st Place, Crocheted Wearing Apparel Adult
Shawl


Laurel Anderson
Honorable Mention, Applique Quilts
Winter Amaryllis


Jay Kent
Honorable Mention, Scale Models
Jay's Whimsey

I'm glad I took a photo of Backyard BBQ scale model because I didn't notice the details while I was viewing it in person. Squirrel!




Ronald Duarte
Honorable Mention, Scale Models
Backyard BBQ


Lisa Sheaffer
Honorable Mention, Any Other Knitted Item
Felted Roses Purse


Gene Kirkendall
Best of Division, Any Other Handicraft
First Place: Leathercraft
Tandy Leather Factory Award
Leather Saddle


Ferrin Call
Honorable Mention, Knitted Wearing Apparel Adult
Autumn Rose in Water and Earth

This next one should look familiar--remember last year's 38,250 Beaded Van Gogh Iris? Maybe we'll see Sunflowers in 2011. What do you say Susie?




Susie Kelly
Best of Show
Best of Division: Bead Art
First Place: Any Other Bead Art
Bead Fetish Award
41,664 Beaded Starry Night


Phyllis Day
3rd Place, Pieced Quilts
Spirals


Renee Schultz-Hein
2nd Place, Group Quilts
Autumn Splendor


Jan Soules
1st Place, Group Quilts
Vence [sic] Remembered