St. Clair County crafters showcase talents at Alabama Farmers Federation conference

Published 12:00 am Monday, August 12, 2024

A steady stream of Alabama Farmers Federation members cycled through displays of quilts, table runners and wreaths, hoping to see winning ribbons hanging next to entries created by peers from their home counties.

Across five sewing and wreath-making contests, 13 talented crafters received top prizes.

St. Clair County’s Tamara Rashleigh won the Machine-Stitched Quilt contest while Trevor Wicks placed second in the Youth Division Commodity-Themed Table Runner contest.

The annual contests are sponsored by the Alabama Farmers Federation’s Women’s Leadership Division and take place during the Federation’s Farm & Land Conference. The city of Montgomery hosted this year’s conference Aug. 1-3.

To promote Alabama agriculture, fabric entries must be made of cotton. Table runners and wreaths must feature a specific commodity.

First-place winners receive $150, second-place $100 and third place $75.

The winners for each division are:

Hand-Stitched Quilts

First Place — Pat Norred, Randolph County

Second Place — Martha Jordan, Monroe County

Machine-Stitched Quilts

First Place — Tamara Rashleigh, St. Clair County

Second Place — Janet Massey, Geneva County

Third Place — Roberta McClelllan, Cullman County

Commodity Table Runner

First Place — Terri Brown, Wilcox County

Second Place — Dawn East, Cherokee County

Third Place — Twyla Smith, Crenshaw County

Commodity Table Runner, Youth Division

First Place — Hannah Grace Aldridge, Fayette County

Second Place — Trevor Wicks, St. Clair County

Commodity Wreath

First Place — Pat Sexton, Crenshaw County

Second Place — Phyllis Johnson, Calhoun County

Third Place — Lydia Haynes, Cullman County