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Michigan Quilter Wins Best of Show at AQS

Michigan Quilter Wins Best of Show at AQS
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By WestKyStar & AQS Staff
Apr. 18, 2018 | PADUCAH, KY
By WestKyStar & AQS Staff Apr. 18, 2018 | 06:20 AM | PADUCAH, KY
After long and painstaking judging of almost 700 creations, the American Quilters Society handed out $125,000 in prizes and dozens of trophies at the 34th annual AQS Spring Quiltweek awards Tuesday evening at the Carson Center.

The Best of Show prize was awarded to Pat Holly from Ann Arbor, MI. Other category winners from Japan, South Korea, Brazil, Canada, and  Australia joined quilters from all over the United States for the festivities.

The spring edition of Quiltweek continues through Saturday in downtown Paducah.


Other winners from Tuesday's awards show:


Quilt EZ Judges’ Recognition
Award – Ricky Tims
#1308 DADDY’S BOY,
Kay Donges,
Suches, GA
 
Quilt EZ Judges’ Recognition
Award – Donna Wilder
#432 HAPPY!,
Masami Yoshihara,
Chiba, Chiba, Japan

Viewers’ Choice Award

LARGE QUILTS: Stationary Machine Quilted sponsored by Husqvarna Viking/Sew-A-Lot           
1ST   #106 PEAR DROPS, Cheryl Kerestes, Wyoming, PA
2ND #102 MY TOWN & COUNTRY QUILT II, Shirley Guier, Houstonia, MO
3RD #101 CELEBRATION #2, Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry, Port Townsend, WA
HM  #110 RADIANT STARS, Nancy Simmons, Duncannon, PA

LARGE QUILTS: Movable Machine Quilted sponsored by TinLizzie18         
1ST   #214 FIRST FROST, Jan Hutchison, Sedgwick, KS
2ND #224 MY CHECKERED PAST, Sherry Rogers-Harrison, Normandy Park, WA
3RD #222 FUSION, Elaine Wick Poplin, Huntsville, AL
HM   #231 BELLE VENTESIMO, Christy Stephenson, Yardley, PA

LARGE QUILTS: 1st Entry in an AQS Paducah Contest sponsored by Gammill Quilting Machines
1ST   #309 BOUDINET CLAN, Anita Huber, New Lebanon, OH
2ND #320 ZAINA’S STARBURST, Qurrat Thakur, Cedar Park, TX
3RD #321 LOVE TO EMBROIDER, Linda D. Vaughan, Caldwell, WV
HM  #311 THANKS FRIENDS, Eriko Kubo, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

HAND QUILTED QUILTS: sponsored by Rotary Club of Paducah                           
1ST   #402 BLOSSOMING INTO WARMTH AND BRIGHTNESS, Harumi Asada, Chitagun, Aichi, Japan
2ND #423 RUFFLED, Linda Roy, Knoxville, TN
3RD #404 FLOWER NEWS, Sachiko Chiba, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
HM  #408 WAKU WAKU DO DO DO! VITAMIN COLOR, Chiyoko Hattori, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan

WALL QUILTS: Stationary Machine Quilted sponsored by Baby Lock USA             
1ST   #524 OG, Karen K. Stone, Southlake, TX
2ND #518 OLD DENIM SQUARE, Noriko Nozawa, Chiba, Chiba, Japan
3RD #501 UNFURLING, Frieda Anderson, Elgin, IL
HM  #509 ART OF THE ANCIENT WORLD, Robin Gausebeck, Rockford, IL

WALL QUILTS: Movable Machine Quilted sponsored by Sizzix/Let’s Sew                
1ST   #601 CHAMPAGNE SUPERNOVA, Marilyn Badger, St. George, UT
2ND #622 KALEIDOSCOPIC XLI: THE PRAGUE SPANISH SYNAGOGUE CEILING, Paula Nadelstern, Bronx, NY
3RD #612 FLOWER BASKET, Joyce Hite and Patricia Hechler, Springboro, OH
HM  #610 SPELLS & POTIONS, Pam Hadfield, Laguna Niguel, CA

WALL QUILTS: Pictorial Quilts sponsored by Elna USA                                             
1ST   #714 BEAUTIFUL AUTUMN, Mariko Miwa, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
2ND #712 SEASONED WITH TIME, Karlyn Bue Lohrenz, Billings, MT
3RD #715 YOU KNOW WHAT?, Hiroko Miyama, Azumino, Nagano, Japan
HM  #720 MONT SAINT-MICHEL MEMORIES, Linda S. Schmidt, Dublin, CA

WALL QUILTS: Modern Quilts sponsored by Statler by Gammill                   
1ST   #810 MODERN MOVEMENT, Rachelle Denneny, Glenelg North, South Australia, Australia
2ND #817 PELOTON, Valli Schiller, Naperville, IL
3RD #820 NEW DIRECTIONS, Betsy Vinegrad, Short Hills, NJ
HM  #803 LATERAL ASCENSION, Cassandra Ireland Beaver, Urbana, OH

GROUP QUILTS: sponsored by ABM International                                          
1ST   #910 ICE FISHING VILLAGE, Les Amies du Quilt, Jonquiere, Quebec, Canada
2ND #908 FOUR FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST, Just Four Friends, Rosemount, MN
3RD #919 ALONG THE FJORD: A SLICE OF NORWAY, Textile Explorers, Mesa, AZ
HM  #902 DIRECTION OPTIONAL, Beesewcial, Denver, CO

SMALL WALL QUILTS: Hand Quilted sponsored by Martelli Enterprises                                       
1ST   #1001 CRAYONS, Pam Beal, Mass City, MI
2ND #1004 ENGLISH GARDEN, Nariko Kawashima, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
3RD #1005 LAKESIDE REVERIE, Hallie O’Kelley, Tuscaloosa, AL
HM  #1012 QUINTET OF KLIMT, Marsha Walper, Tallahassee, FL

SMALL WALL QUILTS: Stationary Machine Quilted sponsored by Koala Cabinets                       
1ST   #1115 BACK TO BALI, Karen Grover, Rockford, IL
2ND #1119 DISCOVERY OF LANDSCAPE, Hyesook Kim, Busan, South Korea
3RD #1141 NEARLY A 9 PATCH, Laura Welklin, Noblesville, IN
HM  #1110 A VISIT TO NANA’S ATTIC, Pat Delaney, Abington, MA

SMALL WALL QUILTS: Movable Machine Quilted sponsored by Juki America, Inc.
1ST   #1218 THE SALT MARSH NEAR FIRST ENCOUNTER BEACH—TUNING FORK #29, Heather Pregger, Fort Worth, TX
2ND #1223 DOGWOOD WINTER, Kathryn Zimmerman, Mars Hill, NC
3RD #1207 TOFFEE APPLE, Robyn Cuthbertson, Lower Plenty, Victoria, Australia
HM  #1203 BLACK PEARL, Aline Bugarin and Natasha Bugarin, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

SMALL WALL QUILTS: Pictorial sponsored by Pfaff/Sew-A-Lot                                         
1ST   #1302 THE END OF A SEASON, Jan Berg-Rezmer, Gladwin, MI
2ND #1304 SAILING UNDER WATCHFUL EYES, Suzette Coppage, Bel Air, MD
3RD #1328 QUILT HEAVEN: PADUCAH, KY, Karen Turnbull, Laguna Niguel, CA
HM  #1326 ALLY’S APPS, Pauline Salzman, Gulfport, FL

SMALL WALL QUILTS: 1st Entry in an AQS Paducah Contest sponsored by Horn of America/SewingMachine.com         
1ST   #1419 PLAYING WELL TOGETHER, A MODERN SAMPLER, Jackie Nixon-Fulton, Paradise, TX
2ND #1404 KABOOM!, Tere D’Amato, Mashpee, MA
3RD #1423 SQUAREBACK ANTHIAS, Kelly Spell, Hixson, TN
HM  #1410 HERE’S LOOKIN’ AT YOU, Wendy Knight, El Cajon, CA

SMALL WALL QUILTS: Quilter’s Choice sponsored by Superior Threads  
1ST   #1511 TERRA FIRMA, Mary Menzer, Virginia Beach, VA
2ND #1516 JUST AROUND THE CORNER, Beth Schillig, Gahanna, OH
3RD #1518 POLE DANCE, Claire Victor, Scottsdale, AZ
HM  #1513 LUMBERYARD, Lynne Pillus, Oroville, CA

MINIATURE QUILTS: Miniature sponsored by Flynn Quilt Frame Company                                             
1ST   #1623 FIREWORKS, Lucia Souza, São Vicente, São Paulo, Brazil
2ND #1603 HADLOCK BROOK BRIDGE, Barbara Binotto, Island Falls, ME
3RD #1619 STREAK OF LIGHTNING, Amy Pabst, Le Roy, WV
HM  #1609 DREAMTIME 2, Antonia Hering, Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
HM  #1606 SUMMER DELIGHT, Cathy Erickson, Washougal, WA

See more quilts and information about this year's AQS Spring QuiltWeek-Paducah below.



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2018 AQS Spring QuiltWeek-Paducah Winners
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