Home Arts Department RULES: 1. All entries in the Home Arts Department must be home prepared, canned or packaged by the exhibitor within one year of the opening date of the fair. 2. Items may not have been previously exhibited at the Napa Town and Country Fair. 3. Exhibitors entering in a Professional Division, (i.e.: Cake Decorating), may not enter in any amateur categories directly related to that division (i.e.: layer cakes). 4. Items should be brought to the Fair on/in disposable containers, i.e. aluminum tins, cardboard cake forms, paper plates, etc. Do Not Bring items in or on something that you want returned. SPECIAL AWARDS HOMEMAKER OF THE YEAR The Napa Valley Exposition will award $100.00 to the OVERALL HOMEMAKER OF THE YEAR. Exhibitors wishing to qualify for this award must enter in all four categories of the Home Arts Department: Baked Goods, Clothing, Preserved Foods and Textiles in order to qualify. NEW! Points will be awarded based on awards made by the judges, with a maximum of 6 of the highest awards in each of the 4 categories, with 3 points awarded for 1st, 2 points awarded for 2nd and 1 point awarded for a 3rd place. In the event of a tie, special awards (i.e. Best of, Best of Division and/or Best of Show, will be used to calculate the winner. Exhibitors wishing to be considered for HOMEMAKER OF THE YEAR should clearly mark so on their entry form. Ties will be broken at the Judge s discretion.
AMATEUR BAKED GOODS & CONFECTIONS Entry Forms Due: Thursday, July 26th Delivery of Exhibits: Monday, August 6th 8:00 am - 12:00 noon Chardonnay Hall Premiums Offered Per $3.00 $2.00 $1.00 Ribbon Ribbon Entry Fee: $1.00 per entry Best of Show - $15.00 Best of Division - $5.00 Bread entries consist of 1 full loaf. Muffin, Biscuit and Roll entries consist of 6 items. Division 601 - Breads & Biscuits, Baking Powder - Hand Made 1 Banana Nut Bread 2 Biscuits 3 Corn Bread 4 Fancy Nut Bread, Fruit 5 Fancy Nut Bread, Vegetable 6 Muffins 7 Any Other Division 602 - Breads & Biscuits, Baking Powder - Machine Made 1 Banana Nut Bread 2 Biscuits 3 Corn Bread 4 Fancy Nut Bread, Fruit 5 Fancy Nut Bread, Vegetable 6 Muffins 7 Any Other Division 603 - Breads & Rolls, Yeast - Hand Made 1 Cinnamon Bread 2 Cinnamon Rolls 3 Coffee Cake Ring 4 Dinner Rolls 5 Foreign Bread 6 French Bread 7 Herb Bread 8 Sourdough Bread 9 Sourdough Rolls 10 Sweet Rolls 11 White Bread 12 Whole Wheat Bread, 100% 13 White and Wheat Mixed 14 Grain Bread, Any Other 15 Any Other Bread 16 Any Other Roll
Division 604 - Breads & Rolls, Yeast - Machine Made (Bread entries consist of 1/2 loaf. Biscuit and Roll entries consist of 6 items.) 1 Cinnamon Bread 2 Cinnamon Rolls 3 Coffee Cake Ring 4 Dinner Rolls 5 Foreign Bread 6 French Bread 7 Herb Bread 8 Sourdough Bread 9 Sourdough Rolls 10 Sweet Rolls 11 White Bread 12 Whole Wheat Bread, 100% 13 White and Wheat Mixed 14 Grain Bread, Any Other 15 Any Other Bread 16 Any Other Roll Division 605 - Cakes, Decorated 1 Party Cake 2 Wedding Cake 3 Novelty Cake 4 Fair Theme Division 606 - Cakes, Layered and Frosted (Cake entries consist of one (1) cake) 1 Banana and Banana Nut 2 Carrot 3 Chocolate 4 German Chocolate 5 White 6 Yellow 7 Any Other Division 607 - Cakes, Frosting Optional (Cake entries consist of one (1) cake) 1 Angel Food 2 Bundt 3 Cheesecake 4 Chiffon 5 Coffee 6 Fruit 7 Pound 8 Spice 9 Vegetable 10 Wine 11 Any Other Division 608 - Confections (Confection entries consist of 8 pieces) 1 Brittles 2 Caramels 3 Divinity 4 Fudge, Dark 5 Fudge, Peanut Butter 6 Toffee 7 Any Other
Division 609 - Cookies (Cookie entries consist of 8 cookies) 1 Bar, single layer 2 Bar, 2 or more layers 3 Brownie 4 Cut, plain 5 Cut, fancy 6 Drop, plain 7 Drop, fancy 8 Filled 9 Foreign 10 Ginger 11 Ice Box 12 Oatmeal 13 Peanut Butter 14 Toll House 15 Any Other Division 610 - Cupcakes (Cupcake entries consist of 8 cupcakes; frosting optional) 1 Banana 2 Carrot 3 Chocolate 4 Decorated 5 White 6 Yellow 7 Any Other Division 611 - Muffins (Muffin entries consist of 6 muffins) 1 Fruit 2 Grain 3 Any Other Division 612 - Pastries (Pastry entries consist of 4 pastries) 1 Cream Puff 2 Éclair 3 Torte 4 Any Other Division 613 - Pies (Pie entries must be no smaller than 8") 1 Apple, 1 crust 2 Apple, 2 crust 3 Chocolate, 1 crust 4 Fruit, 1 or 2 crust 5 Fruit, combination, 1 or 2 crust 6 Lemon, 1 crust 7 Mince, 2 crust 8 Pumpkin, 1 crust 9 Any Other Division 614 Sugar Free Baked Goods 1 Bread 2 Cake 3 Cupcakes 4 Confections 5 Cookies 6 Muffins 7 Pastries 8 Pies
PROFESSIONAL BAKED GOODS & CONFECTIONS Entry Forms Due: Thursday, July 26th Delivery of Exhibits: Monday, August 6th 8:00 am - 12:00 noon Chardonnay Hall Premiums Offered Per $3.00 $2.00 $1.00 Ribbon Ribbon Entry Fee: $1.00 per entry Best of Show - $15.00 Division 620 - Professional Baked Goods and Confections 1 Bread, French 2 Bread, Quick 3 Bread, Sliced 4 Bread, Sugar Free 5 Cakes, Layered & Frosted 6 Cakes, Any Other 7 Cakes, Sugar Free 8 Cupcakes 9 Cupcakes, Sugar Free 10 Confections, Any 11 Confections, Sugar Free 12 Cookies 13 Cookies, Sugar Free 14 Decorated Cakes, Wedding 15 Decorated Cakes, Any Other 16 Donuts 17 Muffins 18 Muffins, Sugar Free 19 Pastries, Breakfast 20 Pastries, Any Other 21 Pastries, Sugar Free 22 Rolls, Any 23 Any Other Professional Baked Goods RULES: 1. Exhibits must be clean and pressed. 2. Soiled or dirty articles will be disqualified. Division 640 - Boy s & Men s Wear 1 Jacket, lined 2 Jacket, unlined 3 Leather item 4 Pants 5 Shirt, short sleeved 6 Shirt, long sleeved 7 Sleepwear 8 Any Other CLOTHING Entry Forms Due: Thursday, July 19th Delivery of Exhibits: Monday, July 23rd 12:00 noon - 6:00 pm Chardonnay Hall Premiums Offered Per $3.00 $2.00 $1.00 Ribbon Ribbon Entry Fee: $1.00 per entry Best of Show - $15.00 Best of Division - $5.00
Division 641 - Girl s & Infant s Wear 1 Blouse 2 Dress, size infant 6 3 Dress, size 7 14 4 Jacket 5 Leather Item 6 Pants and Shorts 7 Sleepwear 8 Skirt 9 Any Other Division 642 - Women s Wear 1 Blouse, sleeveless 2 Blouse, short sleeved 3 Blouse, long sleeved 4 Dress, casual 5 Dress, dressy 6 Dress, evening or formal 7 Dress, wedding 8 Jacket, lined 9 Jacket, unlined 10 Jump Suit or Hostess Gown 11 Leather Item 12 Skirt 13 Skirt, tailored 14 Sleepwear 15 Suit or Pant Suit, jacket lined 16 Suit or Pant Suit, jacket unlined 17 Any Other Division 643 - Quilted Wear 1 Vests 2 Jackets 3 Any Other Division 644 - Wearable Art (All clothing must be constructed by the exhibitor. Judging will be based on the construction and decoration of the finished garment.) 1 Appliqué 2 Beaded work 3 Embroidered, Hand 4 Embroidered, Machine 5 Hats 6 Painted Items 7 Pieced Clothing 8 Tye Dyed 9 Any Other Division 645 - Doll Clothing (All clothing must be constructed by the exhibitor. Judging will be based on the construction and stitching work of the finished garment.) 1 Any
TEXTILES RULES: 1. Exhibits must be clean and pressed. 2. Soiled or dirty articles will be disqualified. Division 650 - Afghans 1 Crochet 2 Original Design 3 Granny Square 4 Knitted 5 Pattern 6 Any Other Division 651 - Counted Cross Stitch 1 Animal 2 Floral and Landscape 3 House 4 People 5 Sampler 6 Any Other Division 652 - Crewel Work 1 Any Crewel Work Division 653 - Crocheting 1 Animals 2 Centerpiece, 12" or larger 3 Collars 4 Dolls 5 Doilies, under 7" 6 Doilies, over 7" 7 Infant Wear 8 Any Other Small Item 9 Any Other Large Item Division 654 - Embroidery 1 Counted Thread 2 Dish Towels 3 Foreign (Ethnic Work, Brazilian, etc.) 4 Picture Framed 5 Picture - Framed, Under 3" 6 Pillow Slips 7 Table Cloth 8 Towels 9 Wall Hanging 10 Any Other Hand Embroidery 11 Any Other Machine Embroidery Entry Forms Due: Thursday, June 19th Delivery of Exhibits: Monday, July 23rd 12:00 noon - 6:00 pm Chardonnay Hall Premiums Offered Per $3.00 $2.00 $1.00 Ribbon Ribbon Entry Fee: $1.00 per entry Best of Show - $15.00 Best of Division - $5.00
Division 655 - Knitting 1 Animal, Stuffed 2 Doll, Stuffed 3 Hat 4 Infant Wear 5 Scarf 6 Socks 7 Sweater, All 8 Any Other Small Item 9 Any Other Large Item Division 656 - Needle Art 1 Bargello 2 Counted Thread Picture Framed 3 Counted Thread Wall Hanging 4 Needlepoint Picture Framed 5 Needlepoint Picture Unframed 6 Needlepoint Wall Hanging 7 Needlepoint Pillow 8 Needlepoint, Any Other 9 Petit point Picture, Framed 10 Petit point Picture, Unframed 11 Petit point Picture, Framed, under 3" 12 Petit point, Any Other 13 Plastic Canvas Needle Art, Any 14 Smocked Item 15 Any Other Needle Art Division 657 - Rugs or Wall Hangings 1 Hooked 2 Original Design 3 Any Other Division 658 - Miscellaneous Textiles 1 Appliqué 2 Aprons 3 Candle wicking 4 Cutwork 5 Hardanger 6 Handmade Decoration on Purchased Item 7 Patchwork 8 Purse 9 Stuffed Animals, Bears 10 Stuffed Animals, Other 11 Tatting 12 Any Other
QUILTS Entry Forms Due: Thursday, July 19th Delivery of Exhibits: Monday, July 23rd 12:00 noon - 6:00 pm Chardonnay Hall Premiums Offered Per $15.00 $12.00 $9.00 $6.00 $3.00 Entry Fee: $2.00 per entry Best of Show - $15.00 The Napa Valley Quilters will award to the outstanding Hand-quilted quilt the SILVER THIMBLE AWARD. RULES: 1. A quilt is defined as a two layer fabric work with filler between being held together with fine running stitches, tied, machine or a combination. 2. The top of the quilt must be of pieced materials or whole solid cloth; no preprinted imitation piece work. 3. Each quilt must contain a 3" wide sleeve to be sewn by hand on the top edge of the back of quilt for DISPLAY PURPOSES ONLY. 4. Not all quilts will be displayed hanging from the wall. Division 660 - Quilts 1 Appliquéd by machine or Machine Pieced, quilted by hand (under 60") 2 Appliquéd by machine or Machine Pieced, quilted by hand (60" & over) 3 Appliquéd by hand or Embroidered or Hand Pieced, quilted by hand 4 Appliquéd by hand or Embroidered or Hand Pieced, quilted by machine 5 Hand pieced by exhibitor, comm. machine quilted, small (under 60") 6 Hand pieced by exhibitor, comm. machine quilted, large (60" & over) 7 Machine pieced, quilted by machine, small (under 60") 8 Machine pieced, quilted by machine, large (60" and over) 9 Machine pieced by exhibitor, comm. machine quilted, small (under 60") 10 Machine pieced by exhibitor, comm. machine quilted, large (60" & over) 11 Made by group, club, organization 12 Miniature (12" x 24" or smaller) 13 Tied 14 Whole cloth, Hand Quilted 15 Whole Cloth, Machine Quilted 16 Art Extending beyond the traditional and innovative disciplines, using personal expression and originality in design, color, or technique. 17 Any Other (please describe) Premiums Offered Per $30.00 $25.00 $20.00 $15.00 $10.00 Entry Fee: $3.00 per entry Best of Show - $25.00 Division 661 Professional/Commercial Quilts 1 Hand pieced, machine quilted, small (under 60") 2 Hand pieced, machine quilted, large (60" & over) 3 Machine pieced, quilted by machine, small (under 60") 4 Machine pieced, quilted by machine, large (60" and over) 5 Whole Cloth 6 Any Other (please describe)
PRESERVED FOODS Entry Forms Due: Thursday, July 19th Delivery of Exhibits: Monday, July 23rd 12:00 noon - 6:00 pm Chardonnay Hall Premiums Offered Per $3.00 $2.00 $1.00 Ribbon Ribbon Entry Fee: $1.00 per entry Best of Show - $15.00 Best of Division - $5.00 RULES: 1. An entry consists of two standard or wide mouth canning jars. (any combination of 4oz, 8oz, 12oz, 16oz, 24oz or 32oz are all acceptable) 2. No labels are allowed on the jars. 3. The jars used must be standard canning jars. Any other variation will be disqualified and not judged. 4. The judged jars of preserves, marmalades, jams, jellies, bottled juices, canned fruits, vegetables, sauces, pickles and relishes must be picked up on Wednesday, July 25th between the hours of 10:00 am and 2:00 p.m. 5. The Fair assumes no responsibility for any unclaimed jars not picked up by 2:00 pm on Wednesday, July 25th. Division 680 - Dehydrated and Dried Foods (10-12 pieces) 1 Fruit 2 Jerky 3 Fruit Leather 4 Vegetables Division 681 - Fruits, Canned 1 Apples 2 Applesauce 3 Apricots, peeled 4 Apricots, unpeeled 5 Blackberries 6 Boysenberries 7 Cherries, dark 8 Cherries, light 9 Grapes 10 Peaches, Freestone 11 Peaches, Cling 12 Pears 13 Plums 14 Rhubarb 15 Any Fruit, Sugar Free 16 Any Other Division 682 - Jams (No Freezer Jams Please) 1 Apple 2 Apricot 3 Apricot/Pineapple 4 Blackberry 5 Boysenberry 6 Cherry 7 Fig 8 Grape 9 Olallieberry 10 Peach 11 Pear 12 Plum 13 Raspberry 14 Strawberry 15 Syrup, Any Flavor 16 Any Jam, Sugar Free 17 Any Other
Division 683 - Jellies 1 Apple 2 Blackberry 3 Boysenberry 4 Grape 5 Olallieberry 6 Plum 7 Raspberry 8 Strawberry 9 Wine 10 Any Jelly, Sugar Free 11 Any Other Division 684 - Juices, Bottled 1 Grape 2 Tomato 3 Any Other Division 685 - Marmalades & Butters 1 Apple Butter 2 Apricot 3 Apricot/Pineapple 4 Orange 5 Peach 6 Any Other Division 686 - Pickles and Relishes 1 Dillibeans 2 Peppers, Pickled 3 Pickles, Bread and Butter 4 Pickles, Dill 5 Pickles, Mixed 6 Pickles, Sweet 7 Pickles, Watermelon 8 Pickles, Zucchini 9 Pickles, Any Other 10 Piccalilli 11 Relish, Zucchini Relish 12 Relish, Any Other Division 687 - Preserves & Conserves 1 Apricot 2 Chutney 3 Fig 4 Peach 5 Pear 6 Plum 7 Raspberry 8 Strawberry 9 Any Other Division 688 - Sauces 1 Barbeque 2 Chili 3 Salsa 4 Spaghetti 5 Tomato 6 Any Other
Division 689 - Vegetables, Canned 1 Beans, String, cut 2 Beans, String, whole 3 Beets, sliced 4 Beets, whole 5 Carrots 6 Corn 7 Tomatoes 8 Any Other Division 690 - Vinegars (Any bottle accepted) 1 Cider 2 Garlic 3 Wine 4 Any Other Division 691 - Extra Virgin Olive Oil Domestic (Any bottle accepted) 1 Early Harvest 2 Late Harvest TABLE SETTINGS Entry Forms Due: Thursday, July 26th Delivery of Exhibits: Monday, August 6th 8:00 am - 12:00 noon - Chardonnay Hall Premiums Offered Per $3.00 $2.00 $1.00 Ribbon Ribbon Entry Fee: $1.00 per entry Best of Show - $15.00 RULES: 1. Table settings shall be set on card tables, which the exhibitor will provide. 2. The table shall be set for two (2) only. 3. Tables must be covered with appropriate table cloth, with an overhang of at least twelve (12") inches. The table cloth shall not touch the floor. 4. Care will be taken to insure safety of the table setting; however the 25th District Agricultural Association assumes no responsibility to damaged or stolen items from the table setting. 5. One card, at least 5" x 7", explaining your table setting, is required. 6. The fair will move all table settings into their final display locations after judging. Division 692 - Table Settings 1 Fair Theme 2 Holiday Theme 3 Wine Country 4 Any Other Theme
SPECIAL PEOPLE S DEPARTMENT Entry Forms Due: Thursday, July 19 th Baked Goods July 26th Delivery of Exhibits: Monday, July 23rd 12:00 noon - 6:00 pm Chardonnay Hall Baked Goods: Monday, August 6th 8:00 am - 12:00 noon - Chardonnay Hall Premiums Offered Per $3.00 $2.00 $1.00 Ribbon Ribbon Entry Fee: $.50 per entry Division 693 - Home Arts 1 Baked Goods ( Please Note Delivery Date) 2 Clothing 3 Preserved Foods 4 Textile
FEATURE CONTESTS "HOW SWEET IT IS! Each year the Fair salutes the Best in Home Town Cooking! This year, the Home Arts Department will feature Honey. So put on your apron, roll up your sleeves and fire up your best recipes! Entry Forms Due: Thursday, July 26th Delivery of Exhibits: How Sweet It Is - Thursday, August 9th 1:00 pm Chardonnay Hall Premiums Offered Per 1st 2nd 3rd $50.00 $35.00 $15.00 Entry Fee: $ 3.00 per entry (Limit 1 entry per exhibitor per class) Rules: 1. Exhibitor shall bring completed entry ready to judge. 2. Contest will begin promptly at 2:00 pm. 3. All entries will be judged based on the American System of Judging. Division 694 How Sweet It Is 1 Any cookies made with honey as the principal sweetener 1 dozen (12 cookies) "THE GREAT NAPA VALLEY CUPCAKE WARS This year the Fair will salute the Best Cupcake! We are on the hunt for the Best Cupcake in Napa Valley. So put your creativity and imagination into overdrive and get your battle plans in order! Entry Forms Due: Thursday, July 26th Delivery of Exhibits: The Great Napa Valley Cupcake Wars Friday August 10th 1:00 pm Chardonnay Hall Premiums Offered Per 1st 2nd 3rd $50.00 $35.00 $15.00 Entry Fee: $ 3.00 per entry (Limit 1 entry per exhibitor per class) Rules: 1. Exhibitor shall bring completed entry ready to judge. 2. Entry shall consist of 4 cupcakes. 3. Each entry will be judged on Flavor, Texture, Decoration and Presentation. 4. Contest will begin promptly at 2:00 pm. 5. All entries will be judged based on the American System of Judging. Division 695 Cupcake Wars 1 Any Cupcake