The quilt judging kicked off early on Saturday morning with Karen Spitler from Kari’s Quilt Shop in Anna serving as judge.
Over 112 quilted items were entered into the fair and judged by category.
Winners of Best of Show and Reserve Best of Show were as follows:
- Division 1 – Hand-quilted
Best of Show – Sue Fullerton with a hand-quilted heart wall-hanging
Reserve Best of Show – Anita Stanley with a hand-quilted flamingo wall hanging
- Division 2 – Hand-guided machine quilted
Best of Show – Diane Smith with a Spring wall hanging
Reserve Best of Show – Diane Smith with a colorful full-size quilt
- Division 3 – Computer-guided machine quilted
Best of Show – Lois Stoll with a Christmas wall hanging
Reserve Best of Show – Anita Stanley with a winter-themed table runner
- Division 4 – Professionally quilted
Best of Show – Deborah Shellhaus with a one color trapunto style quilt
Reserve Best of Show – Piecemakers group with a Fall lap quilt
- Division 5 – Other quilted items
Best of Show – Nancy Losey with a hand-appliqued unfinished quilt top
Reserve Best of Show – Deborah Shellhaus with a bag featuring felted wool and sashiko quilting
Current Logan Piecemakers service projects were highlighted during the judging as various items were entered.
- Toiletry Bags – The Piecemakers have donated over 86 quilted toiletry bags to the domestic violence shelter.
- Placemats – 40 placemats will be donated to the Brain Injury Support Group and 350 placemats will go to Meals on Wheels recipients for a Christmas gift. While this number may seem
daunting members are working hard on the goal and welcome participation from any area quilters willing to donate a placemat or 10!! - Quilt Tops for Lutheran World Relief – When the tornado hit Indian Lake, the First Lutheran Church of Bellefontaine quilters were quick to offer 100 quilts to residents hard hit and in need of a warm quilt. This depleted the supply quickly and quilters have been working hard creating 60×80 inch tops to be layered with backing and batting and hand-tied for donation to those in
need. At least four tops were entered into the unfinished quilt top category which will go to the Relief effort. Any community member interested in donating unfinished quilt tops or wanting to help tie quilts should come to the First Lutheran Church (across from Bellefontaine Fire Station) any Tuesday morning between 9 and 11:30 am to lend a hand.
Needlework had another beautiful display featuring crochet, knitting, machine sewing, wool on wool, and cross stitch.
Judge this year was Karen Harpster, a retired Family and Consumer Sciences teacher.

The results were as follows:
- Division 1 – Crochet
Best of Show – Debbie Horney with a lace collar
Reserve Best of Show – Debbie Horney with granny square afghan
- Division 2 – Knitting
Best of Show – Joan Leib Skidmore with a three-piece baby outfit
Reserve Best of Show – Joan Leib Skidmore with knitted gloves
- Division 3 – Needlework
Best of Show – Nancy Losey with a wool-on-wool table runner
Reserve Best of Show – Marjorie Bixler with a hand-sewn Moravian Star
- Division 4 – Counted Cross Stitch
Best of Show – Lois Stoll with a graffiti-style Fun in the Sun-themed wall hanging
Reserve Best of Show – Lois Stoll with a sampler-style heart wall hanging
- Division 5 – Machine Sewing
Best of Show – Lois Stoll with a multi-pocketed purse
Reserve Best of Show – Dianna Small with a child’s romper outfit
All these beautiful quilts and needlework are on display in the Blue Building at the Logan County Fair all week.