It took Paula Clarke, of rural Verona, a few months of evening work to complete her embroidered linen tablecloth with matching napkins that she submitted to this year’s Grundy County Corn Festival Hobby and Handicraft Show.

It was a hit with the hundreds of viewers who filed past during the exhibit’s two days, who could tell the careful handiwork that went into the detailed purple flowers, green leaves and vinery and golden accents.