March 29, 2024

Iowa State Fair Sew-In celebrates anniversary

DES MOINES — The Iowa State Fair invites fairgoers to join the Fabric and Threads department for the seventh annual State Fair Sew-In.

The State Fair Sew-In offers fairgoers a chance to try their hand at simple sewing and quilting, while providing warm blankets to local children in need. Each day, the Sew-In will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the south hallway of the Varied Industries Building. Every participant will receive a commemorative pin for donating their time. No experience or pre-registration necessary. Volunteer sewing assistants and on-site supervisors will be available to help.

To help make the Sew-In a success, you can also donate five-inch wide strips (cut with the fabric) and two-yard cuts of fabric in all-cotton, juvenile prints for quilt fronts and backings. To donate or volunteer, contact Dorothy Faidley by phone at 515-994-2039 or by email at dorothyfaidley@gmail.com.