State Fair Winners From Apple Valley: Baking, Needlecraft

Congratulations to the Apple Valley residents whose creative activities entries placed in competition at the Minnesota State Fair this year:

Baking

Lisa Anderson

• second place, gluten-free cookies or bars

Mary Johnson

• first place, raisin bread
• third place, herb bread
• fourth place, whole-grain bread
• fifth place, dinner rolls

Jenna Klein

• fourth place, cookies (light, drop)
• fifth place, chocolate chip cookies

Fay Peterson

• first place, whole-grain dinner rolls
• first place, Fleischmann's Yeast "Bake for the Cure" whole grain
• third place, Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crust Championship
• third place, dinner rolls
• fifth place, coffee cake

Catherine Tornabene

• fifth place, oatmeal cookies

Canning

Mary Johnson

• third place, apricot jam

Laurie Mako

• fourth place, mild salsa

Debra Raines

• third place, other jelly
• fourth place, mint jelly
• fourth place, fresh fruit combination jelly

Brenton Schultz

• fourth place, beet pickles

Garment Making

Amy Jabas

• first place, bonnet or cap for infant or toddler
• first place, crocheted afghan for infant or toddler
• second place, knit afghan for infant or toddler

Charity Thurston

• second place, knit afghan for infant or toddler

Handcrafts

Barbara Copeland

• second place, original ceramic sculpture

Michelle Frank

• second place, wheel-thrown ceramics

Janet Pederson

• fourth place, decorative wreath

Needlecraft

Barbara Copeland

• first place, crocheted adult sweater
• first place, crocheted articles sweepstakes
• first place, hand-knitted adult jacket/coat
• first place, A Sheepy Yarn Shop adult outerwear contest

Pat Current

• first place, mixed technique quilt
• fourth place, pieced quilting

• first place, crib/youth quilt

Cheryl Kruman

• first place, felted hand-knitted item
• second place, plain hand-knitted mittens
• second place, textured hand-knitted mittens
• second place, hand-knitted adult color pattern pullover sweater
• third place, crocheted afghan made with afghan stitch/hook
• fourth place, hand-knitted textured pullover sweater
• fifth place, hand-knitted adult cardigan sweater

Jeanne Potter

• fourth place, picture with beading or buttons (furnishings, counted cross stitch)
• second place, original design (furnishings, counted cross stitch)

Krisit Paulsen

• first place, crocheted rug

Charity Thurston

• first place, crocheted afghan with one or more textures
• first place, machine-knitted crocheted afghan sweepstakes

Emily Tremain

• third place, hand-knitted hat

See full results on the Minnesota State Fair's competition results page.