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Show rhelma Hooley receives il Hue ribbon at state fair I Y J' ' Y ' t , At tl years of age and after 78 an of quilting, Thelma J. Hooley lAmerican Fork won a first place he ribbon at the Utah State Fair r quilting. The first place honor w for a beautiful baby quilt ituring an embroidered clown. Mrs. Hooley began quilting in the rly 1900's at age 9 sitting at the 4 of her pioneer Grandmother ' , a master quilt maker in 'ttsant GrOve. Over the years, Mrs. Hooley has ude hundreds of fine quilts for friends and charitable tetions but had never entered "wrk in competition. She tad just completed the prize quilt as a gift to her "Shier, Gaylyn, of Salt Lake City, 51 Prior to the opening of the State air. jjjylyn, impressed with the quilt, 2 the liberty of entering it on f of her mother without con-ng con-ng her. Mrs. Hooley was both fPrised and pleased hearing 'the entry and the blue ribbon art fs. Hooley grew up in Pleasant and along with her late nd, Lee, raised a family of 10 Jren on a farm in Orem, after she lived many years in r Thelma Hooley A lifetime active member of the L.D.S. Church, Mrs. Hooley presently resides at the Heritage Retirement Center in American Fork where she keeps busy visiting family, friends and practicing the art of quilt making. |