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Show i- m, y t in Ai . J : Aa V. 'Jl zh:-JM lit V t,?v t , v xwk " $ . , . an.i ..vijj, - - r )1N i. M. Sumsion exhibits some of the State Fair. Hundreds of hours of work plus piews of handiwork for which she was twenty five or thirtv skeins of wool l v. ' Sorted blue ribbons at the recent Utah go into the IdlJrtM y Springville Woman Takes Honors lith Lovely Pieces of Handiwork would be difficult to count. At any rate Mrs. Sumsion has developed a professional technique while pursuing her hobby in the production of some of the most beautiful pieces of handiwork seen anywhere. Sirs. J. M. Sumsion' (Lela) j from all indications won ; title of champion afghan , ier in Springville and per-ps per-ps in the state. All three .iians which she entered in recent state fair won blue bons to maintain her hecord ; last year - when she was warded sweepstakes for her :;han entry In the fair, since her marriage 32 years ;j, she has crocheted 26 of ;?se beautiful pieces which rrage 24 to 30 skeins of ' oil yarn each. Last year she d she made four afghans ::ile she was sitting with Mr. If jsion during his illness. Mr. IV Jision was always interested : her work so much so that ': . held the yarn while she r mi it into balls and watch- : with pleasure as the work : each progressed. One of the pieces which took fj blue ribbon this year has a Je background done in the :ian stitch with panels on :ch are embroidered autumn ves. The panels are joined pearling the afghan stitch -ch is a new process, Mrs. jsion explained. inother afghan which is a irite of those who saw it is made by Mrs. Sumsion for sister-in-law, Mrs. Nettie ;ttng. It is in shades of co-wd co-wd rose with smaller pan- ' It also won a blue ribbon Jie fair as did the one done iades of green crocheted in afghan stitch with embroi- 'tf panels. is. Sumsion estimated she s between $25 and $30 ft of yarn in each of the "'an pieces and the hours -hours of time put on each |