National Quilting Association

38th Annual Quilt Show
Award Winners

Columbus, Ohio
June 7-9, 2007

MAJOR AWARD WINNERS

Best of Show, Wall Quilt
739 - Life In HollyRidge, Nancy Prince, Orlando, FL

Best of Show, Bed Quilt
110 - Shadows of Umbria, Diane Gaudynski, Waukesha, WI

Best Use of Color - Effective Integration of Color and Design
616 - I’m Just Spinning My Wheels, Sharon L. Vitt, Utica, OH

Best Use of Embellishment - Creative Use of Embellishment to Enhance the Quilt Design
316 - Beautiful Baskets, Sonia Kobylarz, Farmington, PA

Mary Krickbaum Award for Best Hand Quilting, Wall Quilt
1306 - Celestial Garden, Jane Holihan, Walworth, NY

Mary Krickbaum Award for Best Hand Quilting, Bed Quilt
205 - Grace Unfolding, Betty Ekern Suiter, Racine, WI 53402

Best Machine Quilting on a Domestic Machine
110 - Shadows of Umbria, Diane Gaudynski, Waukesha, WI

Award for Exemplary Applique Work
203 - Whig Rose Amended, Susan Suhre, Mohnton, PA

Award for Best Traditional Quilt Remarkable Achievement in Classic Patterning
212 - Radiant Roses, Barbara A. Perrin, Pullman, MI

1st, 2nd, 3rd and Honorable Mention in the following categories:

BED QUILT – PIECED

1st - 110 Shadows of Umbria, Diane Gaudynski, Waukesha, WI
2nd - 113 Son Compass, Elizabeth Spannring, La Center WA
3rd - 105 Raspberry Truffle, Gina Perkes, Payson AZ
H.M. - 116 Material Marquetry, Nadine Ruggles, APO, AE
H.M. - 103 Luscious Lavender, Patricia Kerko, Sunset, SC

BED QUILT – APPLIQUÉD

1st - 205 Grace Unfolding, Betty Ekern Suiter, Racine, WI 53402
2nd - 212 Radiant Roses, Barbara A. Perrin, Pullman, MI
3rd - 208 Irish Cream, Linda Roy, Knoxville, TN
H.M. - 203 Whig Rose Amended, Susan Suhre, Mohnton, PA
H.M. - 216 Hummingbird Heaven, Mary E. Piper, Racine, WI
H.M. - 202 A Midsummer Night’s Garden, Jan Hutchison, Sedgwick, KS
H.M. - 211 Fairy Dust, Kelora Lee Goethe, Knoxville, TN
H.M. - 207 Balloon Quilt, Janet Sutton, Chillicothe, OH

BED QUILT – MIXED

1st - 301 You Name It!, Jane Anderson, Vinita, OK
2nd - 317 Prairie Primrose, Linda L. Bennett, Huntsburg, OH
3rd - 312 Blue Dahlia, Rebecca Yoder, Bristol, IN
H.M. - 302 La Vida es Sueño (Life is a Dream), Cecilia Maciá, Brewster, MA
H.M. - 304 Leaf Symphony, Carol Schwankl, Bloomington, MN
H.M. - 310 Southwestern Star, Kathryn Sims, Alexis, IL

WALL HANGING – PIECED

1st - 423 Crossroads, Sherri Bain Driver, Tucson, AZ
2nd - 412 Dizzy, Diane Evans, Schenectady, NY
3rd - 416 Sunset on Ellis Island, Nelly Vileikis, Aurora, OH
H.M. - 411 Basket Case - The Sequel, Sharon Brooks, Phoenix, AZ
H.M. - 414 Galaxy of Colors, Lisa Jenni, Sammamish, WA
H.M. - 422 On the Sunny Side, Susan L. Horn, Sea Cliff, NY
H.M. - 424 Stormrise, Sue Turnquist, Kalamazoo, MI
H.M. - 436 Not Quite Old World, Bobbie Smith, Avondale, AZ

WALL HANGING – APPLIQUÉD

1st - 524 Persephone Smiles, Margarete Heinisch, West Hills, CA
2nd - 534 Quilt on a Grecian Urn, Zena Thorpe, Chatsworth, CA
3rd - 523 Low Country Musings, Judith Heyward, Mt. Pleasant, SC
H.M. - 511 Purr-sian Delight: Miss Kitty’s Garden, Shelly Pagliai, Macon, MO
H.M. - 525 Complementary, Gina Perkes, Payson, AZ
H.M. - 530 Once in a Blue Moon…, Denise Greenlund, West Greenwich, RI

WALL HANGING – MIXED

1st - 616 I’m Just Spinning My Wheels, Sharon L.Vitt, Utica, OH
2nd - 606 Razzmatazz, Jeanne Pfister, Kaukauna, WI
3rd - 628 New York Summer, Carol Brooks, N. Henderson, IL
H.M. - 615 Posies and Pineapples, Susan O. Schaller, Dayton, OH
H.M. - 622 Flyway, Dixie Haywood, Pendleton, SC
H.M. - 624 Fantastical Deviations, Susan Webster, Apple Valley, MN
H.M. - 625 Sunrise on the Coral Sea, Vicky Fleming, Port Charlotte, FL

PICTORIAL QUILT

1st - 739 Life In Holly Ridge, Nancy Prince, Orlando, FL
2nd - 724 Reef Encounter, Veronica Von Zwehl, Waynesville, NC
3rd - 740 America the Beautiful, Sharon L. Schlotzhauer, Colorado Springs, CO
H.M. - 715 Fox Gloves with Hummingbird, Lenore Crawford, Midland, MI
H.M. - 728 Transformation, Desiree Dianne Habicht, Riverside, CA
H.M. - 734 O, Denise Havlan, Plainfield, IL
H.M. - 741 Little Piece of Heaven, Mary S. Buvia, Greenwood, IN

ART / INNOVATIVE

1st - 838 Color Dance, Bette Haddon, DeFuniak Springs, FL
2nd - 827 Colossal Caladiums, B.J. Titus, Coatesville, PA
3rd - 828 Morning Glory, Irena Bluhm, Little Elm, TX
H.M. - 815 Woven with Holes, Joan Balmer, Port Charlotte, FL
H.M. - 821 Simply Fuchsia, Marlene Brown Woodfield, LaPorte, IN
H.M. - 823 Eye of the Ancients, Andi Perejda, Arroyo Grande, CA

SCRAP QUILT

1st - 909 Log Cabin Stars, Scott A. Murkin, Asheboro, NC
2nd - 910 Log Cabin - Barn Raising Variation, Elizabeth M. Pappius, Brookline, MA
3rd - 912 Quilter’s Cookies, Helen R. Mao, Mishawaka, IN
H.M. - 903 NIOSA (Night in Old San Antonio), Sharon L. Vitt, Utica, OH

OTHER

1st - 1011 Past to the Present, Mildred Sorrells, Macomb, IL
2nd - 1004 Splendor in the Round, Cindy Seitz-Krug, Bakersfield, CA
3rd - 1001 Celebrations, Janeene Herchold, Redding, CA
H.M. - 1008 Serenity, Valeria Hill, Wyalusing, PA
H.M. - 1009 - Pearls of Eire, Pat Harrison, Exeter, RI

TEAM QUILT, BED

1st - 1124 Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered, V. Wayne Sneath, Northfield, IL, Quilted by Jim Sherburne
2nd - 1138 Ooh’s N Ah’s from 49 Plus, Kathryn Gostola, Chardon, OH, Quilted by Linda Bennett
3rd - 1115 Basket Case, Sue Maitre, Phoenix, AZ, Quilted by Sharon Brooks
H.M. - 1119 Going Steady, Ann Reed, Cincinnati, OH, Quilted by Julie Lambert
H.M. - 1125 Flowers From My Garden, Ramona J. Howard, Newark, OH, Quilted by Cheryl Lorence
H.M. - 1130 Ladies in Red, Della Wiles, Morgantown, WV, Quilted by an anonymous Amish quilter
H.M. - 1134 Circle of Friends, Debbie Darrow, Heyworth, IL, Quilted by Jeanie Thorp

TEAM QUILT, WALL

1st - 1204 A Little Bit of Baltimore, Carolyn Susac, Reno, NV, Quilted by Lizzie Borntrager
2nd - 1224 Circle of Friends, Janet Ghilino Bates and Friends, Newton, KS, Quilted by Janet Ghilino Bates and Friends
3rd - 1230 Cats in the Garden, Cindy Mumford, Battle Creek, MI, Quilted by Jamie Wallen
H.M. - 1208 Bend, R. Martin George, Muncie, IN, Quilted by Doris Goins
H.M. - 1214 Twenty Thousand Leagues, Joan Davis, Hill City, SD, Quilted by Judy Woodworth
H.M. - 1229 Y oh Y, Sue Maitre, Rochester Hills, MI, Quilted by Sharon Brooks
H.M. - 1234 Diamonds and Triangles and Squares, Oh My!, Andrea Wilson, Cincinnati, OH, Quilted by Carolyn Archer

LYNN HARRIS - MINIATURES

1st - 1312 Tenacious, Sally Collins, Walnut Creek, CA
2nd - 1306 Celestial Garden, Jane Holihan, Walworth, NY
3rd - 1302 Dresden Plate, Lorraine Olsen, Springfield, MO
H.M. - 1303 Strawberry Baskets, Alice Tignor, Severna Park, MD
H.M. - 1307 Carnivale, Karen Roberts, Cedarburg, WI

QUILTED CLOTHING

1st - 1404 Asian Elegance, Marilyn Badger, St. George, UT
2nd - 1406 Untitled, Gina Perkes, Payson, AZ
3rd - 1401 The Elegance of Japanese Onyx, Kathy Knapp, Belpre, OH
H.M. - 1403 Midnight in Marrakesh, Eve Kovacs, Woodridge, IL
H.M. - 1405 Cosmic Carnival, Michelle Mitchell, Clinton Township, MI

CHAPTER ROW

1st - 1506 A San Antonio Fiesta, San Antonio Quilt Guild (NQA Chapter #TX857), San Antonio, TX, Quilted by Bernie Farris

2nd 1508 Alamo Stars President’s Quilt, Alamo Stars (NQA Chapter #TX188), San Antonio, TX, Quilted by Norma Jean Keller

3rd 1507 A Bounty of Baskets, Goodtime Quilters (NQA Chapter #OH718), Circleville, OH, Quilted by guild members

H.M. - 1505 Hooray for Hollywood, Palm Beach County Quilters Guild (NQA Chapter #FL454), Palm Beach, FL,
Quilted by guild members

JUDGES' RECOGNITION:

Judge's Recognition - Diane DuBoise LeClair NQACJ
726 - Vieux Paris or Old Paris, Marilyn B. Hood, Tampa, FL
211 - Fairy Dust, Kelora Lee Goethe, Knoxville, TN

Judge's Recognition - Lynne F. Erbach NQACJ
215 - Some of God's Creatures, Ruth Pennell, Columbus, OH
420 - Shadow Wood II, Veronica Von Zwehl, Waynesville, NC

Judge's Recognition - Suzanne K Swenson NQACJ
736 - Words Remembered: the Diary of Susie A. Pearsall, 1869-1875, Mary W. Wirchansky, Schenevus, NY
204 - Belles and Bows, Priscilla Williams, Coshocton, OH

Photos of award winning quilts: