Join us at the Ohio 4-H Center for a sewing conference for 4-Hers to help improve their clothing and textile skills. The goal is for the 4-Hers to learn from sewing experts. No matter what your level of sewing please feel free to join us.

There are three different sections that you will choose from based upon your sewing level. Each level will be learning different things (see attached flyer for level descriptions).

This is the schedule of events for the day:

9:30 – 10:00 am | Registration
10:00 – 10:50 am | Class Session #1
11:00 – 11:50 am | Class Session #2
Noon – 1:30 pm | Lunch and Fashion Show by State Fashion Board
1:30 – 2:20 pm | Class Session #3
2:30 – 3:00 pm | Everyone together – do prize drawings and headed home
3:00 – 3:30 pm | Fabric Fair open

Registration will be done through your county office – see registration form below. Registration deadline is March 29, BUT Registration is limited. Those who are interested should register soon.

Sew Ohio Flyer

Sew Ohio Registration Form

All youth enrolled in a horse project (except Project #173 Horseless Horse) must complete a Horse Education Program, even if they do not plan to exhibit at the fair.

Youth must complete Ohio 4-H’s EquiSTEP program.

The online course is housed on ScarletCanvas and is run by the State 4-H Office. Access the course: go.osu.edu/equistep2024. BE SURE YOU ARE COMPLETING THE 2024 COURSE.

• Each member must sign up for the course with a unique e-mail address.
• Select ‘Modules’ to see the 5 steps.
• Watch the video(s) that correspond with each step.
• Complete the quiz associated with the training. You need to score at least a 7 out of 10 to pass the training.
• After scoring at least a 7 out of 10 on the quiz, complete the Certificate of Completion/Course Evaluation Survey. Both you and your county 4-H professional will be emailed a certificate that notes you have completed the EquiSTEP training.

All Muskingum County Youth must have EquiSTEP Certification by June 1.

Avondale 4-H Culb

June 25-July 9

Pepperoni Rollers

Contact: Karen Gill, 740-562-8721

Livestock Quality Assurance (QA) Certification is required for all youth exhibiting a market animal, dairy cow or dairy goat project at the Muskingum County Fair.

Certification can be obtained in one of three ways:

All Muskingum County Youth must have QA Certification by June 1.

Please pay close attention to the dates and plan accordingly.

1) QA program provided by OSU Extension.

NEW THIS YEAR! Youth will participate in a hands-on simulation with activity stations. Each youth will select an animal situation card to determine what animal they will be caring for as they progress through the simulation. Stations will be facilitated by QA volunteers.

Program Dates

Veteran’s Building, Fairgrounds

April 3, 6-8 p.m.

April 15, 6-8 p.m.

April 30, 6-8 p.m.

The simulation takes approximately 1 hour to complete. Youth who wish to complete the simulation can arrive anytime between 6-6:45 p.m. Youth arriving after 7 p.m. will not be allowed to complete the simulation that evening.

Parent/guardian attendance is not required, but is encouraged-especially for younger members and members on Winning 4-H Plans.

2) YQCA Online Course

The online module completed must be for the correct 4-H age. Only the YQCA courses currently meet ODA standards. BQA, PQA, BEST and other online programs do not meet this requirement. Families use their 4HOnline log in to complete the course. The cost is $12 per youth.

Program details: go.osu.edu/yqca

If youth complete YQCA, they need to forward the completion certificate to muskingum4h@osu.edu.

3) Test-Out

All youth 12-14 years of age (4-H age) may take a QA test designed for their age group. If they pass the test with a score of 70% or greater, the youth will be certified in QA until they turn 15 years old.

All youth 15-18 years of age (4-H age) may take a QA test designed for their age group. If they pass the test with a score of 70% or greater, the youth will be certified in QA for the remainder of their Junior Fair years.

Youth will either take the Large Animal (Beef, Dairy, Goat, Sheep, Swine) test or Small Animal (Poultry, Rabbit) test. QA certification is good for all animal projects taken no matter which test is passed.

Youth are only permitted to take one test per calendar year. If a youth does not pass the QA test, they will be required to attend a QA program to gain certification.

A study guide is available online at: go.osu.edu/qastudyguide.

QA Test-Out Dates

Participants MUST pre-register no later than the day before the test-out: go.osu.edu/muskqatestout

April 3, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Veteran’s Building

April 15, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Veteran’s Building

• Youth may arrive to take the test anytime in the testing window, but must submit the test by the end time.
• Youth complete the test at their own pace. It is 50 questions multiple choice.