43rd Annual NQA Quilt Show

Columbus, Ohio — June 14-16, 2012

Awards Of The 43rd Annual NQA Quilt Show, June 14-16, 2012



Top Awards

Best Of Show, Large Quilt

311 ~ Crimson Promises, Sharon Schamber

Best Of Show, Small Quilt

617 ~ Red Letter Daze, Janet Stone

Mary Krickbaum Award For Best Hand Quilting, Large Quilt

204 ~ Creation Springs Forth, Betty Ekern Suiter

Mary Krickbaum Award For Best Hand Quilting, Small Quilt

604 ~ Old Glory, Judy Huffman

Best Machine Quilting, Stationary Machine, Large Quilt

112 ~ America, Let It Shine, Sherry Reynolds

Best Machine Quilting, Stationary Machine, Small Quilt

1407 ~ For the Love of the Garden Green, Lois Podolny

Best Machine Quilting, Track-Mounted Machine, Large Quilt

311 ~ Crimson Promises, Sharon Schamber

Best Machine Quilting, Track-Mounted Machine, Small Quilt

426 ~ Meet Me At Giverny,  Margaret Solomon Gunn

Color:   Effective Integration Of Color and Design

303 ~ The Grand Finale, Sharon L. Vitt

Embellishment:  Creative Use of Embellishment To Enhance Design

617 ~ Red Letter Daze, Janet Stone

Exemplary Applique:  Exceptional Skill In Appliqué Work

513 ~ Imagining India, Pat Holly

Exemplary Piecework:  Exceptional Skill And Accuracy In Piecework

112 ~ America, Let It Shine, Sherry Reynolds

Traditional:  Remarkable Achievement In Classic Patterning

510 ~ Red and Green Revisited, Teri Henderson Tope

Judge’s Recognition ~ Doris Goins, NQACJ

713 ~ Ecclesiastes 3:1, Fran Kordek

842 ~ Underwater Basket Weaving, Amy Krasnansky

Judge’s Recognition ~ Marilyn Hardy, NQACJ

415 ~ Pueblo Pottery Song, Ann L. Peterson

831 ~ The Desert’s Glory, Lois Podolny

Judge’s Recognition ~ Stacy Koehler, NQACJ

733 ~ Texas Odyssey Ended, Jackie Hillman

734 ~ Stop and Smell the Flowers, Shannon Shirley

Large Quilt Awards

Pieced

1st

112 ~ America, Let It Shine, Sherry Reynolds

2nd

116 ~ Sedona Sunset, Terri Doyle

3rd

113 ~ Blue Rhapsody, Carolyn Rider

HM

106 ~ Carpenters Star Forever In Blue, Dee Hart

HM

110 ~ Ladybug, Ladybug, Jean Lohmar

HM

117 ~ Fanfare for the Heroes, Nancy Smith

Appliqued

1st

210 ~ Mi Amor, Margarete Heinish

2nd

204 ~ Creation Springs Forth, Betty Suiter

3rd

203 ~ Applique Garden, Rosemary Cushman

HM

208 ~ Ladies of the Sea, Dolores Easter

HM

213 ~ Jacobean Royalty, JoAnn Nichols

Mixed Technique

1st

311 ~ Crimson Promises, Sharon Schamber

2nd

303 ~ The Grand Finale, Sharon L. Vitt

3rd

304 ~ Civil War Star, Marla Kelsey

HM

305 ~ Viva la Vida, Cecilia Macia

HM

307 ~ Who Needs Reindeer, Ruth Ann Lowery

Small Quilt Awards

Pieced

1st

426 ~ Meet Me at Giverny, Margaret Solomon Gunn

2nd

422 ~ The Other Side of the Rainbow, Brenda S. Roach

3rd

418 ~ A Sprinkling of Stardust, Mary Kay Davis

HM

408 ~ Pineapple Patience, Patricia M. Harrison

HM

417 ~ Starflight, Dixie H. Haywood

HM

420 ~ Compass Star, Patricia Waldron

HM

424 ~ Old World Charm, Beth Schillig

HM

425 ~ Water, Earth and Spirit, Sue Krause

Appliqued

1st

513 ~ Imagining India, Pat Holly

2nd

507 ~ Mint Julep, Beth Schillig

3rd

519 ~ Winter Wonderland, Holly Nelson

HM

509 ~ Homage to Spring, Susan E. Ziel

HM

510 ~ Red and Green Revisited, Teri Henderson Tope

HM

517 ~ Bounty, Mark Sherman

Mixed Technique

1st

617 ~ Red Letter Daze, Janet Stone

2nd

621 ~ Sparkle the Fruitcake, Sue Hawkes

3rd

611 ~ Kiwi, Deb Crine

HM

604 ~ Old Glory, Judy Huffman

HM

609 ~ Grandmamas Legacy of Glowers, Paige Alexander

HM

619 ~ Midday Floral Fantasy, Peggy Garwood

Other Awards

Pictorial Quilt

1st

743 ~ Sakura I: Hanaogi Blossoms, Megan Farkas

2nd

704 ~ Surrender, Maria Elkins

3rd

725 ~ Return of the Grackle, Diane Rusin Doran

HM

710 ~ Tom and the Model T, Iowa 1924, Sherrie Cahill

HM

728 ~ Oboete iro-Remember, Teri Henderson Tope

HM

735 ~ Montana Tigers, Karlyn Bue Lohrenz

HM

736 ~ Someone Found, Gail E. Thomas

HM

737 ~ The Wrath of Poseidon, Marilyn Belford

HM

741 ~ Sea Mates, Cathy Wiggins

Art/Innovative Quilt

1st

845 ~ Turtle Bay, Claudia Pfeil

2nd

831 ~ The Deserts Glory, Lois Podolny

3rd

808 ~ The Lessons We Learned, Linda Syverson

HM

809 ~ Still Life In Blue, Suzanne M. Riggin

HM

811 ~ A Luthiers Dream, Betty New

HM

814 ~ Stranger Than Fiction, Pauline Salzman

HM

822 ~ Temple at Angkor Wat, Pamela Post

HM

833 ~ LifelinesIII, Ricky Tims

HM

834 ~ Calamari Time, Karlyn Bue Lohrenz

HM

841 ~ Mayapples, Terry Kramzar

HM

843 ~ Celestial Forest, Judy Logsdon

Scrap Quilt

1st

906 ~ My 30s Garden, Joan Butts

2nd

902 ~ 101 Stars, Anabeth Dollins

3rd

908 ~ Churning Away, Diane Pitchford

HM

911 ~ Persistency, Georgia Starley

Other

1st

1008 ~ Creatures Large and Small, Gerlinde Hruzek

2nd

1011 ~ Hearts and Flowers, Terri Doyle

3rd

1012 ~ Le Tissu Blanc The White Cloth, Judy Taylor

Duet Quilt, Large

1st

1117 ~ Northwest Passage, Diane Johnston and Cory Allender

2nd

1108 ~ Pride of Baltimore II, Barbara Burnham and Marty Vint

3rd

1130 ~ Crimson Radiance, Charlotte McRanie and Shannon Baker

HM

1105 ~ Hearts and Flowers, Constance Davidson and Judy Taylor

HM

1113 ~ Floral Run Harrison Rose, Lauren C. DeVantier and Norma Chapin

HM

1115 ~ Celtic Wave, Virginia T. Phillip

HM

1147 ~ My Fractured Waterfall, Kathryn Gostol and Eva Birch

Duet Quilt, Small

1st

1224 ~ Vintage Roses, Barbara Polston and Terri Doyle

2nd

1202 ~ Blue Poinsettias, Donna Viitanen and Rita Galaska

3rd

1226 ~ China Quilt, Judy Tescher and Elaine Reed

HM

1203 ~ Baskets of Love, Carol Hainen and Jane Volters

HM

1212 ~ Over the River, Martha Rigo and Penny Dixon

HM

1218 ~ A Dream of Eagles, Patricia Dever and Arlene Anderson

HM

1225 ~ Spring Bouquets, Sally Hatfield and Karen Nanos

Group Quilt

1st

1308 ~ Magic of the Rose, G. Miller, J. Waldman, S. Kosch, M. Clark; Quilted by Krisin Vierra

2nd

1307 ~ Black and White, Constance Davidson and Internet Quilt Group; Quilted by Karen McTavish

3rd

1311 ~ Its Not Paper Pieced ii!, Diane LeClair and Connie Silber; Quilted by Kaylene Parry

HM

1304 ~ Bluegrass Kaleidoscope, Cristin Wilson and Group; Quilted by Cristin Wilson

HM

1310 ~ Floral Fiesta, Linda S. Fletcher; Hill Country Quilt Guild; Quilted by Marilyn Lampman

Lynn Harris Miniature Quilt

1st

1405 ~ Tiny Tigers 2, Pat Holly

2nd

1407 ~ For Love of the Garden Green, Lois Podolny

3rd

1411 ~ Sugar Plum, Jan Hutchison

HM

1410 ~ First Loraine Went to Egypt, Barbara Polston

HM

1412 ~ Wallflowers, Laura Welklin

Quilted Clothing

1st

1501 ~ My Tribute to Michael Jackson, Kathy Knapp

2nd

1505 ~ Heirloom Baby, Sue Hawkes

3rd

1502 ~ Chai Tea, Michelle Mitchell

HM

1503 ~ Dazzled in Blue, Laura M. Croom

Chapter Row

1st

1604 ~ Scrappy Ohio Star, Goodtime Quilt Guild

2nd

1601 ~ Forget Me Not, Quintessential Quilters Guild

3rd

1603 ~ Rows of Many Colors, Down By The River Quilt Guild

SewBatik Challenge


Most Effective Use of challenge Fabric – Sponsor’s Choice

Most Exemplary Applique

Lost Treasure Aztek Gold, By Constance Clemons, Chesapeake, VA

Most Representative of Show Theme, “Mariner’s Compass”

Set of My Sails, By Vicki Melvin, Hilliard, OH 

Most Original Design

Encompassing the Mariner’s Compass, By Nancy Gigley, Chillicothe, OH

Most Interesting Use of a Traditional Pattern

Shadow Dance, By Barbara Culp, Indiana, PA

Most Effective Edge Finish

A Little Bit of Baltimore, by Charlotte Newhard, Meadville, PA

Most Humorous

Nuts and Bolts, By Myra Phillips, Joplin, MO 

Most Exemplary Piecework

Nothin’ but Blue Skies, By Linda Sleasman, Amherst, OH 

Most Effective Use of Embellishment

Clay’s Mariner’s Compass, By Patty Showen, Melbourne, FL 

Most Effective Quilting

Poseidon’s Epic Adventure, By Karen Silvers, Madison, WI