Home Made

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 Made is the competitive exhibit where cooks, crafters and collectors can shine!

Home Made 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.

Entry Information

QUILTS & COMFORTERS

The art of sewing three layers of fabric together to create functional or decorative quilts, throws, wall hangings and more.

IMPORTANT DATES

Entry Deadline:	Monday, May 8 at 11:59pm
Entry Delivery:	Thursday, May 11 • 10am–4pm
Open House:	Wednesday, June 7 • 6pm–7:30pm
Exhibition:	June 7–July 4, 2023
Entry Pick-Up:	Thursday, July 6 • 10am–6pm

ENTRY MATERIALS

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COLLECTIONS, TABLE SETTINGS, MINIATURES & MODELS

Do you have an impressive collection to display? Can you take a card table and transform it into an impressive ambience for a meal? Or maybe you build midiatures or models with precise workmanship and impressive detail?

IMPORTANT DATES

Entry Deadline:	Monday, May 8 at 11:59pm
Entry Delivery:	Friday, May 19 • 10am–4pm
Open House:	Wednesday, June 7 • 6pm–7:30pm
Exhibition:	June 7–July 4, 2023
Entry Pick-Up:	Thursday, July 6 • 10am–6pm

ENTRY MATERIALS

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decorative arts & crafts, needle art, sewing, weaving & felting,

Needle arts include sewing, crochet, lace, embroidery, knitting and needlepoint, cross-stitch and more. Decorative arts vary from basketry, to toy and doll-making, beading, ceramics, hand-paiting china, paper crafts, costumes and more.

IMPORTANT DATES

Entry Deadline:	Monday, May 8 at 11:59pm
Entry Delivery:	Saturday, May 20 • 10am–6pm
Open House:	Wednesday, June 7 • 6pm–7:30pm
Exhibition:	June 7–July 4, 2023
Entry Pick-Up:	Thursday, July 6 • 10am–6pm

ENTRY MATERIALS

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preserved foods & baked goods

Preserved foods cary from canned fruits to jams and jellies, dried foods to pickles and sauces and more. Baked goods include cakes, cookies, pies, bread, patries and more.

IMPORTANT DATES

Entry Deadline:	Monday, May 8 at 11:59pm
Entry Delivery:	Tuesday, May 30 • 10am–4pm
Open House:	Wednesday, June 7 • 6pm–7:30pm
Exhibition:	June 7–July 4, 2023
Entry Pick-Up:	Thursday, July 6 • 10am–6pm

ENTRY MATERIALS

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ONE-DAY CONTESTS

Crafters have an opportunity to participate in our One-Day Contests. Crafters bring their completed items to the Fair on the day of the contest to be judged on-site for cash awards and ribbons.

GRANOLA BARS

THURSDAY, JUNE 15

Contest Entry Form and Recipe Form must be completed and brought to the Fair between 12noon and 1pm on the contest date for free admission to the Fair.

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Fish made of driftwood and found objects

NATURE FOUND OBJECTS ART

THURSDAY, JUNE 29

Contest Entry Form must be completed and brought to the Fair between 12noon and 1pm on the contest date for free admission to the Fair.

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