CLOTHING AND HOME CRAFT DIVISION

Regulations

Classes

Registration

General Information, Rules, and Regulations:

  • All items in clothing and homecraft division must have been made by the exhibitor within the last two years.  
  • Items may only be exhibited at the fair once.
  • Exhibitor may enter only one item per category.

Special Prize: $50 gift certificate donated by Brian’s Place, Barney Gordon, prop., Vankleek Hill for the most points in Clothing and Home Craft Division, Sections 144 to 200.

Class: Knitting

Prize Money: $6, $5, $4 

Special Prize: $25 Gift Certificate donated by Penny Filiatrault, awarded to the exhibitor with the highest points in Sections 144 to 153.

  1. Something for baby (no blankets)
  2. Child’s sweater
  3. Knitted hat
  4. Shrug, cowl, shawl, or poncho
  5. Knitted throw
  6. Knitted baby blanket
  7. Knitted toy
  8. Knitted pair of socks, Adult
  9. Mittens, 2
  10. Any knitted item not listed above

Class: Sewing

Prize Money: $6, $5, $4 

Special Prize: $20 donated by Maureen Murphy, in memory of Erma Davison, awarded to the exhibitor with the highest points in Sections 154 to 158.

  1. Placemats – 2
  2. Bag, tote, purse, or tech case – any technique
  3. Costume – Country themed (i.e. cow, horse)
  4. Miscellaneous sewn craft
  5. A sewn item using country themed fabrics

Class: Crochet

Prize Money: $6, $5, $4 

Special Prize: $25 donated by Prescott County Women’s Institute, awarded to the exhibitor with the highest points in Sections 159 to 163.

  1. Crocheted afghan
  2. Crocheted baby blanket
  3. Crocheted toy
  4. Crocheted doily or table runner
  5. Any crocheted item not listed above

Class: Needlework

Prize Money: $6, $5, $4 

Special Prize: $20 donated by Faye Allen, awarded to the exhibitor with the highest points in Sections 164 to 168.

  1. Counted cross-stitch – any article of cross stitch.
  2. An item of rug hooking
  3. Bunka – any article framed.
  4. Any other creative needlework (i.e. ribbon, needlepoint, chicken scratch, stitching on paper, crewel, Sachiko, etc.)
  5. Any article of Swedish Weaving

Class: Quilting

Prize Money: $6, $5, $4 

Special Prize: $25 donated by Prescott County Women’s Institute award to the exhibitor with the highest points in sections 169 to 178.

Special Prize: $25 donated by Vankleek Hill Quilters’ Guild, awarded to the exhibitor with the highest points in Section- 170 

Exhibitor Information:

  • Sections 170 and 172: To be eligible for the Regional Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies’ Annual Championship Competition the total perimeter measurement of the quilt to be a minimum of 324 inches and quilted by the exhibitor.
  1. Wall hanging (no side measuring longer than 60 inches and have hanging sleeve).
  2. Quilt – pieced, machine quilted by the exhibitor (All entries accepted) 
  3. Quilt –any, quilted by longarm (All entries accepted) 
  4. Quilt – pieced, quilted by hand by the exhibitor (All entries accepted) 
  5. Lap quilt, machine quilted by exhibitor, maximum perimeter size 260″.
  6. Lap quilt, machine quilted by longarm, maximum perimeter size 260″.
  7. Young Quilters – Please see junior division for this class. (To be judged by quilt judge)
  8. Quilted runner
  9. Quilted clothing – vest, jacket, shirt, skirt, etc. must be 30% quilted.
  10. A quilted item using any technique and materials to express “Country Roots and Cowboy Boots”

Class: Miscellaneous

Prize Money: $6, $5, $4

Special Prize: A Gift Certificate donated by Heidi’s Hair Salon, awarded to the exhibitor with the highest points in Sections 179 to 196. 

  1. A country scene – hand painted on household item (i.e. bread board, cannister, wine glass, etc.)
  2. Hand-crafted wood item
  3. Craft made from horseshoe(s)
  4. Painting, oil or acrylic, framed
  5. Watercolor painting, mounted or framed
  6. 2 handmade jewelry items, (earrings count as 1 item), mounted
  7. Decorated lantern
  8. Scrapbook – 2 or more pages of scrapbooking, any size, displayed in a book or in sleeves featuring photos of past Vankleek Hill Fairs 
  9. Digital Photo Book – printed, any size
  10. Country Roots door/wall hanger
  11. Upcycled decorative item for the home
  12. Decorated cowboy hat
  13. Painted Barn Quilt, maximum 24 x 24 inches
  14. Decorated picture frame with a cowboy boot theme with photo included.  
  15. Home décor item using at least one bandana
  16. A country craft that includes black and white cow colours/print
  17. Handmade Invitation to a barn dance, envelope included.
  18. A party decoration for the Vankleek Hill Fair 180th Anniversary that includes past fair photos.

Class: Antiques and Collectibles

Prize Money: $6, $5, $4 

Special Prize: $25 Gift Certificate donated by Hillcrest Funeral Home, in memory of Walter and Davidson, awarded to the exhibitor with the highest points in Sections 197 to 200. 

  1. Vintage bill of Sale displayed in a frame.
  2. Antique toy
  3. Antique items repurposed into a work of art in a frame.
  4. Antique kitchen tools

Online Registration

Follow this link assistexpo.ca/vkhfair to register for an Assist Expo account to register your entries online!