Needlecraft (Class 31)

Committee Contacts

  • Homecraft Director, June Gilchrist: 519-395-2851
  • Alice Ritchie
  • Marilynne Gilchrist
  • Sherry Alton
  • Suzanne Alton
  • Gladys Johnston
  • Lois Chaput
  • Sylvia Pewtress
  • Mary Ellen Farrish
  • Betty Anne Elphick

Rules and Directions

O.A.A.S. Annual Hand Quilt Championship Competition Eligibility

  • Entries must be solely made & hand quilted by an individual & exhibited and judged at a local Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies (O.A.A.S.) Fair to be eligible for this competition
  • Entry quilts must be a minimum of 324″ measured on the perimeter (smaller quilts will not be eligible to proceed to the next level of competition)
  • Judging will occur at local fairs & district levels, and a Provincial Grand Champion Quilt will be selected at the Annual O.A.A.S. Convention
  • Upon making an entry into the O.A.A.S. Hand Quilt Competition, the Exhibitor agrees to participate in any promotional activities related to the competition.
  • The winning O.A.A.S. Champion Quilt will not be eligible to compete in any future District and/or Convention O.A.A.S. Competition.
  • The Winner’s name and pattern to be displayed at the Fair on signage provided by the O.A.A.S.
  • The entry judged Best of Show at the February Convention will be declared the O.A.A.S. Championship Quilt, where a $500.00 Grand Prize will be awarded and the Exhibitor will retain ownership of the quilt

O.A.A.S. Annual Machine-quilted Quilt/Wall Hanging Competition Eligibility

  • Quilt/Wall Hanging must be solely made and machine quilted by the exhibitor and exhibited at a local O.A.A.S. fair to be eligible for this competition
  • Quilt/Wall Hanging to be measured on the perimeter. Total perimeter measurement to be a minimum of 192 inches or 480 cm. The article can be square, rectangular etc.
  • Judging will occur at local fairs and district levels. A Provincial Grand Champion Machine Quilted Quilt/Wall Hanging will be selected at the Annual O.A.A.S. Convention.
  • Upon making entry into the O.A.A.S. Machine Quilting Competition, the Exhibitor agrees to participate in any promotional activities related to the competition.
  • The winning OAAS Machine Quilted/Wall Hanging will not be eligible to compete in any future District and/or OAAS Provincial competition.
  • The winner’s name to be displayed at the Fair on sign provided by OAAS.
  • Quilt/Wall Hanging must have visible machine quilting.
  • Entry judged BEST OF SHOW at the February Convention will be declared the OAAS Champion Machine Quilted Quilt/Wall Hanging

Local Fair Competitions for Hand Quilted quilts and Machine Quilted Quilts/Wall Hangings

  • Each local fair is entitled to send only one Grand Champion Hand Quilted Quilt and one Grand Champion Machine Quilted Quilt/Wall Hanging, judged best of show of all eligible entries to the District Competition or if any entry wins Grand Champion or Best of Show at more than one Fair, the other Fairs at which this item was entered and won, should enter their Reserve Champion or Second Best of Show of eligible entries to the District Competition. (If an Exhibitor wins Grand Champion at other than their own fair then the Exhibitor must consider the Agricultural Society nearest their home address as the one from which their winning entry will be sent to District.)
  • An Exhibitor who wins more than one Grand Champion or Best of Show with a different entry at different Fairs shall be entitled to enter each winning entry to compete at the District Competition.
  • Local Homecraft Divisions are requested to judge a Grand Champion Hand Quilted Quilt and Grand Champion Machine Quilted Quilt/Wall Hanging.
  • Articles must be clean and not damaged and will be ruled out if shown more than 2 years. Quilts must be minimum 72″ x 90″ unless otherwise specified.
  • Attach entry tags and samples with safety pins to entry (every material in an item must be included with entry—back, front, batting, embroidery thread, etc.)

Needlecraft

  • Please attach sample of material (s) with safety pin to entry. Failure to include samples will result in disqualification. (Quilts made from kits, entered in the correct section, will be exempt from this rule)
  • All exhibits must be new, clean and no odours (unless otherwise specified)
  • All quilts in sections 1 – 15 must be 72″x 90″ or larger
  • Watch sizes in all sections
  • Crib quilts must be a minimum of 36″ x 42″
  • All quilts are to be hand quilted (unless otherwise specified)

Prize List

Quilts and Afghans

Prizes (1 – 32):

Amounts: $15, $10, $5, $3

  1. Quilt, solid both sides with fancy quilting
  2. Quilt, pieced
  3. Quilt, quilted on purchased panels
  4. Quilt, appliquéd by hand
  5. Quilt, appliquéd by machine
  6. Quilt, Log Cabin design
  7. Crazy Quilt, machine or hand quilted
  8. Scrap quilt—minimum of 12 different fabrics, machine/hand quilted
  9. Quilted Lap Throw- approx. 50″ x 60″
  10. Quilt, any other kind
  11. Quilt top only—not quilted
  12. Quilt—”Crazy Quilt”, pieced
  13. Quilt, machine quilted—full size, double or queen
  14. Quilt, machine quilted—single size
  15. Quilt from a “Jelly Roll”
  16. Comforter, tied
  17. Quilt for a single or ¾ bed
  18. Crib quilt, appliquéd or embroidered
  19. Crib quilt, purchased panel (any size)—hand quilted
  20. Crib quilt—purchased panel—machine quilted
  21. Crib quilt, pieced
  22. Chenille Crib Quilt
  23. Crib Comforter, tied
  24. Wall Quilt, min 14″x14″, ready to hang
  25. Any other wall hanging min. 14″x14″, ready to hang
  26. Afghan, knitted, min. 45″x 60″
  27. Afghan, knitted in pieces or strips, min. 45″x 60″
  28. Afghan, crocheted Granny Squares, min. 45″x60″
  29. Afghan, crocheted any other, min. 45″x 60″
  30. Afghan, crib crocheted, min. 34″x34″
  31. Afghan, crib knitted, min. 34″x 34″
  32. Lap cover, knitted, min 36″ x 36
  33. Lap cover, crocheted, min 36″x36″

Prize (34):

Gift certificate

  1. Most points in categories 1 — 33

Prizes (35 – 36):

Rosette

  1. Grand Champion hand quilted quilt
  2. Reserve Champion hand quilted quilt

Sewing:

Prizes (37 – 64):

Amounts: $4.50, $2.50, $1.50, $1.00

  1. Girl’s nightgown
  2. Boy’s pajamas
  3. Pajama pants
  4. Child’s dress
  5. Child’s vest
  6. Any other child’s clothing
  7. Fleece hat
  8. Fleece mitts
  9. Any other sewn fleece item
  10. Lady’s nightgown
  11. Item of man’s clothing
  12. Any other item of lady’s clothing
  13. Apron
  14. Sewn stuffed animal
  15. Tablecloth, hand sewn, using current theme
  16. Two placemats, two napkins
  17. Two potholders, sewn, handmade
  18. Cushion, fabric panel, hand quilted
  19. Cushion, pieced
  20. Cushion for child’s room
  21. Cushion, any other
  22. One pillowcase, embroidered (not liquid)
  23. Any other embroidered article
  24. Table runner, sewn
  25. Item made with serger
  26. Something sewn from denim
  27. Valance curtain
  28. Sewn home décor item under one yard

Prize (65):

Gift certificate

  1. Most points in categories 37 – 64

Knitting and Crocheting

Prizes (66 – 101):

Amounts: $4.50, $2.50, $1.50, $1.00

  1. Man’s knit work socks
  2. Man’s long sleeve pullover
  3. Man’s long sleeve cardigan
  4. Man’s knit vest
  5. Man’s knit slippers
  6. Man’s knit mitts
  7. Man’s knit toque
  8. Lady’s bulky knit sweater
  9. Lady’s fancy knit sweater
  10. Lady’s knit vest
  11. Lady’s crocheted slippers
  12. Lady’s knit slippers
  13. Lady’s knit mitts
  14. Baby bonnet & sweater, knit
  15. Baby bonnet & sweater, crochet
  16. Bonnet for a preemie baby
  17. Sweater for a preemie baby
  18. Baby shawl, knit, approx. 36″ square
  19. Baby shawl, crochet, approx. 36″ square
  20. Child’s knit mitts
  21. Child’s knit toque & scarf
  22. Child’s crochet toque & scarf
  23. Child’s knit slippers
  24. Child’s knit sweater
  25. Child’s crochet sweater
  26. Child’s knit or crochet poncho
  27. Tea Cozy on a pot, knit or crochet
  28. Cushion, knit
  29. Cushion, crochet
  30. Doily under 12″, fine crochet cotton, mounted
  31. Centerpiece over 12″crochet, mounted
  32. Dish cloth, knit
  33. Dish cloth, crochet
  34. Any other crochet article not mentioned above
  35. Article of tatting
  36. Knit stuffed animal

Prize (102):

Gift certificate

  1. Most points incategories 66 – 101

Needlework Specials

Prizes (103 – 110):

Amounts: $5, $4, $3

  1. Quilt by a group or organization, no entry fee
  2. Embroidered item in counted cross stitch
  3. Sewn cloth shopping bag for groceries
  4. “Smiles Quilt” for children undergoing cancer treatment, backing fleece or flannel and can be tied with embroidery floss or pearl cotton.
  5. “Smiles Quilt” Newborn to 10 yrs. Min. 43×60
  6. “Smiles Quilt” 11-18 yrs. Min. 43×72
  7. Hooked rug, wide cut
  8. Hooked rug, fine cut