2024 Thurston County Fair Open Class Home Arts Department
Open Class Home Arts Apron Contest
The Home Arts Special Contest for 2024 is Aprons! Aprons can be made using any technique, including Needle Arts, Quilting Arts, Sewing Arts, or Fiber Arts.
Contest Aprons will first be judged according to their Division, Class, and Lot criteria, and receive Blue, Red, or White ribbons. Then, exhibits identified as contest entries will be displayed in the Dining Room area of Heritage Hall, and will be subject to People’s Choice voting, whereby each day’s fair visitors vote for their favorite contest entry. A special ribbon is awarded for each day’s People’s Choice winner.
Entry Time: Monday, July 22, from 12 noon to 6pm at Heritage Hall on the fairgrounds
Pick-up time: Monday, August 5, from 1pm to 7pm at Heritage Hall on the fairgrounds.
Entry Criteria: In addition to criteria for the Division, class, and lot of your exhibit, Apron Contest entries must be wearable but are not required to be practical (e.g., may be merely decorative rather than protective). Entries can be sized for adults, children, or pets.
Entrants must fill out an Exhibitor Information Card, a Home Arts Entry Form, and a three-part Exhibit Card. Specify Division, Class, and Lot on the Entry Form and Exhibit Card and identify this exhibit as an Apron Contest entry.
All forms are available at the Fair office or at Heritage Hall on entry day.
This is not an exclusive list. If you've made an apron that's also an Art Quilt in the Surface Design Embellishment category (Division G, Class 11, Lot E) and it meets the criterion for a contest entry, then by all means enter it!!! A superintendent can help you find the best entry category on entry day.