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Round Bobbin Everything Quilting & Sewing Expo
September 21 - 23, 2006
St. Charles Convention Center, St. Charles Missouri
2006 Emerging Young Designers Fashion
Competition and Fashion Show Winners
| The 2nd Annual EYDY™ -- Emerging Young Designer of the Year™ title was awarded to Kelly Emick, a student from Stephens College in Columbia MO. Other winners of the EYDY™ for the following categories were: Art to Wear/Evening Wear: 1st place - Alyssa Stokesbary from University of Northern Iowa, 2nd place - Mathia Colley from Stephens College, 3rd place - Andrew Shirk from University of Kansas. Coats/Suits: 1st place - Stephanie Link from Stephens College, 2nd place - Misty Ellison from Missouri State University, 3rd place - Ann Marie Spihlmann from Illinois State University. Sportswear/Daywear: 1st place - Meghan Petty from University of Missouri-Columbia, 2nd place - Milly Hoffman, 3rd place - Christine Carlton. Activewear/Swimwear, 1st place Kelly Emich - 2nd place, Morgan Peterson - 3rd place - Kathryn May Dix. Additional awards were presented to the following: The Fashion Group International, St. Louis Chapter presented the Rising Star Award to Stephanie Link. Best of Show was presented to Kelly Emick. This annual event is held at the Round Bobbin Expo in Saint Charles MO in September each year. This year, 63 students with 160 garments from 25 colleges in 9 states entered the competition. Finalists in the competition ended with 11 colleges in 6 states with 60 garments. Junior and Senior students were eligible to compete in this event. Students were judged on various points. Construction, workmanship, fit, creativity, originality, effectiveness of design, marketability/reflects trends, and textile usage. The finalist was picked by a panel of 5 judges. This year’s judges were Linda Lee of The Sewing Workshop, Connie Crawford of Fashions by Coni, Jenn Feagans of Weissman’s Designs for Dance and the 2005 EYDY winner, Mary Allen who is a designer, and Jolene Streiff of Bowregards. More than 300 audience members watched in amazement as these young designers took the runway to show their wonderful creations. It was a wonderful experience for the designers and audience. This venue created a wonderful place for the audience to view the styles, trends and the designer’s phenomenal talent. Sponsors for this event included Baby Lock USA, Bernina of America, Brother International, Singer Sewing Machines, Viking Sewing Machines, Rowenta, Coats and Clark and Simplicity Patterns, St. Louis Chapter of the Fashion Group International, Round Bobbin and the Sewing Dealers Trade Association. |
 Kelly Emich winner, Emerging Young Designer of the Year. Best of Show/Coat & Dress (pictured) |
 Stephanie Link Rising Star Award Winner. |
 Alyssa Stokesbary 1st Place, Art to Wear/Evening Wear |
 Stephanie Link 1st Place, Tailored Coats & Suits |
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 Meghan Petty 1st Place, Sportswear/Daywear |
 Kelly Emich 1st Place, Activewear/Swimwear |
| More about some of the winning designers: Andrew Shirk plans to attend a fashion school in New York City. Alyssa Stokesbary plans to internship and continuing to grad school. Ann Spihlmann wants to pursue a career as a designer in the fashion industry. Milly Hoffman plans to get a masters in fashion journalism from London College of Fashion. Misty Ellison wants to work in merchandising/visual stylist. Morgan Peterson will be interning in NYC at the NYC Ballet Costume Shop; wanting to find a job in either fashion or costume design. Stephanie Link wants to work in her grandmother’s shop, R & M Designs in St. Louis MO. The Round Bobbin Expo is a consumer event to educate consumers on sewing and quilting produced by SDTA. For more information on the EYDY™ contact the Sewing Dealers Trade Association, SDTA, 2724 2nd Avenue, Des Moines IA 50313. 800-367-5651. |