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Jackson, Annie
#721 - A Tribute to My Teacher
Location: 1st Floor, Center Hallway
Division: Senior (70 years and up) | Exhibited by: Self
Category: Original Design | Technique: Counted Thread
Artist Statement: I was a teacher and gave my students an assignemnt to write something about me, their
teacher. 4-year-old Tristan Clarke wrote the verse which was my inspiration for this piece.
Location: Garden Room (1st Floor, Cream Parlor)
Division: Senior (70 years and up) | Exhibited by: In Stitches
Category: Original Design | Technique: Counted Thread: Sampler - Multi-Stitch (4+)
Thread Count: 40
Artist Statement: For the EGA ICC “Sample Family Tree” I applied my interest in hunting for designs to
18th century American sampler education. My selected patterns represent 4 styles popular in particular
areas of the colonies. It seems to be influenced by the teachers who worked in certain towns.
For my design I charted patterns from photographs of surviving American samplers in books and on the
internet and assembled them into a sampler.Bands are organized to provide a balanced mix of density and
colors. The text sections so common as a part of girlhood education are mostly my own favorites.
Jarrell, Kay
#109 - From Olde Modelbooks
Award: Second Place
Location: International Room (2nd Floor, Pink Bedroom)
Division: Senior (70 years and up) | Exhibited by: In Stitches
Category: Original Design | Technique: Counted Thread: Sampler - Multi-Stitch (4+)
Thread Count: 32
Artist Statement: The 13 designs in this Sampler were collected from European pattern books published
1527 to 1632. My study began in 1993 as research for teaching a class about 16th Century sampler designs
and techniques. As I found original charted designs I began to collect them. In 1997 I used a computer
program to chart my selection of designs and arranged them into the sampler you see.
My band selections were organized to provide a balanced mix of density and colors, not date of original
publication. All color choices were up to me as these books were not in color. A bit of the upper section was
stitched with two threads because in 1997 I did not know as much about stitching as I did when I found and
finished the piece in 2024-25.
Johnson, Karla
#107 - Spring Garden Rug
Location: 1st Floor, Center Hallway
Division: Adult | Exhibited by: In Stitches
Category: Commercial Design | Technique: Canvaswork: Multi-Stitch (4+)
Commercial Pattern/Designer: Jean Smith
Artist Statement: My biggest piece. Fun to make. Challenging to hang.
Jones, Cynthia
#535 - Some Pug
Award: Honorable Mention
Location: Halloween Room (2nd Floor Landing)
Division: Adult | Exhibited by: Self
Category: Original Design | Technique: Counted Thread: Cross-Stitch
Thread Count: 28
Artist Statement: This piece was based on my husband calling our Pug, some pug. He likes to compare her
and her noises to that of a pig. He wanted me to design and stitch a piece that said SOME PUG, and this is
what I came up with. It is based off of Charlotte's Web.
Jonkman, Chandra
#846 - Hope
Location: Winter Room (1st Floor, Dining Room)
Division: Adult | Exhibited by: Self
Category: Original Design | Technique: Counted Thread
Thread Count: 14
Artist Statement: There was no hope ornament on the tree and I needed some hope so I made the ornament
with Christmas colors from an alphabet out of a magazine.
Jonkman, Chandra
#847 - Psalm 1
Location: American History (1st Floor Bedroom)
Division: Adult | Exhibited by: Self
Category: Original Design | Technique: Counted Thread
Thread Count: 14
Artist Statement: I stitched Psalm 1 for one of our church staff as it is his favorite so I used the King James
Version as requested.
Jordan Robb, Grace
#504 - Extraordinary Birds
Location: Pets Room (2nd Floor, Blue Bedroom)
Division: Adult | Exhibited by: Self
Category: Commercial Design | Technique: Counted Thread: Cross-Stitch
Commercial Pattern/Designer: Lola Crow
Artist Statement: This design in a left-handed spin on the ordinary. I thoroughly enjoyed stitching this. Ami
Corbin of Lola Crow Cross Stitch creates unique and quirky cross stitch patterns, from gothic and fantasy
themes to modern and always unexpected. It was a mystery stitch along and I so looked forward to the next
"installment".
Jordan Robb, Grace
#506 - Christmas Moose
Award: Honorable Mention
Location: Winter Room (1st Floor, Dining Room)
Division: Adult | Exhibited by: Self
Category: Commercial Design | Technique: Counted Thread: Cross-Stitch
Commercial Pattern/Designer: Panna
Artist Statement: This is a fun way to remember that sharing and kindness mater in the world.
Justice, Katherine
#443 - More Color Play
Location: Beach Room (1st Floor, Music Room)
Division: Adult | Exhibited by: Constellation Chapter EGA
Category: Commercial Design | Technique: Canvaswork: Multi-Stitch (4+)
Commercial Pattern/Designer: Jennifer Riefenberg
Artist Statement: I took Jennifer Riefenberg's More Color Play class in order to explore color interactions
and color harmony. I really enjoyed the way that the layers of colors came together to create this dynamic
piece that reminds me of flying kites with my family on a warm spring day when I was a child.