Portage County 4-H Life Skills Committee held the county 4-H sewing judging and fashion revue on July 18th. 4-H members from 8 to 18 years old and ranging in skills from beginner level sewers to advanced levels competed. First place winners in each category went on to the Ohio State Fair sewing judging and style revue.
County Winners in each category are as follows.
You Can Quilt – Junior Division
1st Place and State Fair Delegate: Addison Fox – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
2nd Place and State Fair Alternate: Marley Neiswanger – Everything Under the Sun 4-H Club and Stella Landals – Stablemates 4-H Club
Quilting the Best Better
1st Place and State Fair Delegate: Nora Fanizzi – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
Self-Determined Quilting
1st Place and State Fair Delegate: Claire Rice – Rootstown Small Ones 4-H Club
Designed By Me
1st Place and State Fair Delegate: Rowyn McPeak – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
2nd Place and State Fair Alternate: Ivy Klazon – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
Sew Fun – Junior Division
1st Place and State Fair Delegate: Mayhaley Cioffi – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
2nd Place and State Fair Alternate: Katherine Hovancsek – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
3rd Place: Maggie Heppe – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
4th Place: Paul Jordan – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
5th Place: Ryan Jordan – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Corurn – Stablemates 4-H Club and Tyler Evans – Everything Under the Sun 4-H Club
Sew Fun – Senior Division
1st Place and State Fair Delegate: Benjamin Hovancsek – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
2nd Place and State Fair Alternate: Julia Riemenschneider – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
3rd Place: Yvonne Cioffi – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
Accessories for Teens
1st Place and State Fair Delegate: Penelope Reinsel – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
2nd Place and State Fair Alternate: Ava Fox – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
3rd Place: Joseph Shanahan – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
Sundresses and Jumpers
1st Place and State Fair Delegate: Addison Fox – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
Terrific Tops
1st Place and State Fair Delegate: Bailey Gampo – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
2nd Place and State Fair Alternate: Sarah Hylton – Critter Getters 4-H Club
Shopping Savvy – Junior Division
1st Place and State Fair Delegate: Bailey Gampo – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
Look Great for Less – Junior Division
1st Place and State Fair Delegate: Ava Fox – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
2nd Place and State Fair Alternate: Rowyn McPeak – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
Look Great for Less – Senior Division
1st Place and State Fair Delegate: Jenna Canale – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
Embellish: A 4-H Guide to Wearable Art
1st Place and State Fair Delegate: Cora Riemenschneider – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
Sew for Others – Senior Division
1st Place and State Fair Delegate: Julia Shanahan – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
Loungewear – Junior Division
1st Place and State Fair Delegate: Adeline Klingelhofer – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
2nd Place and State Fair Alternate: Josie Smith – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
3rd Place: Lillian Brunswick – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
4th Place: Ava Fox – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
Loungewear – Senior Division
1st Place and State Fair Delegate: Julia Shanahan – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
Ready, Set, Sew Active
1st Place and State Fair Delegate: Cora Riemenschneider – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
Clothes for High School and College
1st Place and State Fair Delegate: Ben Durieux – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
2nd Place and State Fair Alternate: Rachel Landis – Rootstown Small Ones 4-H Club
Dress-Up Outfit – Day Wear
1st Place and State Fair Delegate: Jenna Canale – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
Dress-Up Outfit – Formal Wear
1st Place and State Fair Delegate: Olivia Buckel – Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club
2nd Place and State Fair Alternate: Violet Reese – Critter Getters 4-H Club
Outerwear for Anywhere
1st Place and State Fair Delegate: Rachel Landis – Rootstown Small Ones 4-H Club
In addition, Construction Awards for Outstanding project construction were awarded to: Claire Rice, Nora Fanizzi, Benjamin Hovanscsek, Mayhaley Cioffi, Addison Fox, Katherine Hovancsek, Adeline Klingelhofer, Cora Riemenschneider, Josie Smith, Jenna Canale, Rachel Landis, and Olivia Buckel.
The Patricia G Rohal Memorial Champions of Champions Sewing Award was presented and shared as Co-Champion of Champions to Jenna Canale – Dress-Up – Day Wear and Adeline Klingelhofer Loungewear – Junior Division both members of the Edinburg Seambusters 4-H Club. Additionally, both county Co-Champion of Champions won Outstanding of the Day at the Ohio State Fair competition AND both were awarded Best in the State in their category and were awarded the 4-H State Clock Trophy Awards.
Other State Outstanding of the Day Awards went to Clair Rice for Self-determined quilting, Mayhaley Cioffi in Sew Fun, and Rowyn McPeak in Designed by Me. These projects will all be on display at the Portage County Randolph Fair in the Hubbard Building.
