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Home Arts & Hobbies

HAND-CRAFTED WARES & TREATS

Ever since county fairs began, a blue ribbon for the best cake or the prettiest quilt was a shining achievement. Home Arts & Hobbies is the competitive exhibit where cooks, crafters and collectors can shine!

Home Arts & Hobbies celebrates home arts, and includes hand-crafted quilts, collections, table settings, miniatures & models, decorative arts & crafts, needle art, sewing, weaving & felting, preserved foods, and baked goods.

The variety of competitions offered are numerous, so we've broken them down as follows:

BAKED GOODS & CONFECTIONS

  • Cookies and Confections
  • Cakes and Cupcakes
  • Pies and Pastries
  • Bread, Rolls and Quick Breads
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COLLECTIONS & HOBBIES

  • Collections
  • Tablescapes and Table Settings
  • Miniatures, Models, and LEGO
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CLOTHING & FASHION

  • Costumes and Cosplay
  • Garments from patterns or original design
  • Wearable Art
  • Traditional Clothing from Around the World
  • Handbags, Accessories and Shoes
  • Fair-themed Fashion
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DECORATED FOOD & LIQUEURS

  • Decorated Cakes, Cupcakes, Cookies
  • Edible Sculpture
  • Liqueurs
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DECORATIVE ARTS & CRAFTS

  • China and Glassware Painting
  • Stained Glass and Mosaics
  • Tole Painting and Folk Art
  • Cards, Scrapbooking, Origami
  • Polymer Clay and Ceramics
  • Jewelry and Beading
  • Handmade Dolls, Plush and Toys
  • Upcycled Crafts
  • Special Needs Arts and Crafts
  • ...and more!
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NEEDLE & FIBER ARTS

  • Crochet
  • Hand and Machine Knitting
  • Lace
  • Needlework
  • Fiber Arts
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PRESERVED FOODS

  • Jams, Jellies and Soft Spreads
  • Canned Fruit and Sauces
  • Pickles and Relishes
  • Dried Food—Dried Fruit or Fruit Leather, Jerky, Herbs
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QUILTS

  • My First Quilt (any style)
  • Patchwork/Pieced Quilt
  • Appliqué (Stitched) Quilt
  • Embroidery or Cross Stitch
  • Art or Crazy Quilt
  • Any Style Design (professionally quilted)
  • Fair Theme Inspired Quilt
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CREATIVE YOUTH

  • Sewing & Needlework
  • Crafts of all kinds
  • Collections & Table Settings
  • Models, Miniatures & LEGO
  • Food items
  • ...and more!
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Home Arts Contests

Looking for a way to participate in Home Arts & Hobbies real-time while attending the Fair? Participate in one of our Home Arts contests!

CONTEST NAME ENTRY DEADLINE CONTEST DATE LINK
Diorama-Making Contest
On-the-Spot Contest
No pre-registration required. Wednesday, June 10 • 1pm Learn More
Once Upon a...Costume Contest
One-Day Contest
Thursday, June 18 • 11:59pm Saturday, June 20 • 1:30pm Learn More
Re-Imagined Books Contest
One-Day Contest
Youth (age 5+) and Adult Divisions
Thursday, June 25 • 11:59pm Saturday, June 27 • 1:30pm-2:30pm Learn More
American Heritage Quilt Block Contest
One-Day Contest
Youth (age 5+) and Adult Divisions
Tuesday, June 9 • 11:59pm Friday, June 12 • 11am–4pm Learn More
Enchanted Workshop
On-the-Spot Contest
Youth (age 5+) and Adult participation
No pre-registration required. Friday, June 12 • 1pm
Friday, June 19 • 1pm
Friday, June 26 • 1pm
Friday, July 3 • 1pm
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