Kansas Quilter Wins AQS QuiltWeek Best of Show

The Carson Center hosted the 2017 Spring AQS QuiltWeek in Paducah gathering Tuesday evening for the announcement and unveiling of this year's spectacular winners. We've listed them below, but be sure to treat yourself to seeing their beauty up close this week at the Schroeder Expo Center. Hundreds of the fabulous quilts are on display Wednesday - Friday, from 9 am to 6 pm and on Saturday, from 9 am to 4 pm.  Tickets are available at the door.
 
Janome America Best of Show    
#519 EWE ARE MY SUNSHINE, Janet Stone, Overland Park, KS     

AQS Best Hand Workmanship Award    
#409 GOLD—WEDDING, Tamie Hashida, Yachiyo, Chiba, Japan     

BERNINA of America Best Stationary Machine Workmanship Award   
#706 CAPTIVATED BY NATURE, Olga Gonzalez-Angulo, Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Spain     

APQS Best Movable Machine Workmanship Award    
#209 MOONFLOWER, Molly Y. Hamilton-McNally, Tehachapi, CA     

Robert Kaufman Fabrics Best Wall Award    
#1332 SILK ROAD SAMPLER, Melissa Sobotka, Richardson, TX       

Coats & Clark Best Wall Hand Workmanship Award    
#1010 AGUA CLARA (CLEAR WATER), Lucia Souza, São Vicente, São Paulo, Brazil     

Brother International Corporation Best Wall Stationary Machine Workmanship Award
#1101 COUNTRY ROADS, Joanne Baeth, Bonanza, OR     

Handi Quilter Best Wall Movable Machine Workmanship Award
#1203 THE NAVIGATOR’S STAR, Aline Bugarin and Natasha Bugarin, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
 
A1 Quilting Machines Best Miniature Quilt Award    
#1616 WEARABLE ART, Philippa Naylor, Beverley East Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom     

Quilt EZ Judges’ Recognition Award – Katie Pasquini Masopust
#222 BUBBLE WRAP, Stephanie Zacharer Ruyle, Denver, CO     

Quilt EZ Judges’ Recognition Award – Paula Nadelstern  
#421 OVER THE WAVES, Setsuko Matsushima, Shiga, Shiga, Japan     

Quilt EZ Judges’ Recognition Award – Sue Nickels    
#505 FUSION STAR, Pat Delaney, Abington, MA
 
LARGE QUILTS: Stationary Machine Quilted sponsored by AccuQuilt   
1ST
#105 FAMILY REUNION, Barbara Ann McCraw, Denton, TX
2ND
#111 WONDERFUL WORLD, Karen K. Stone, Southlake, TX
3RD    #102 A TOUCH OF BLUE, Rachelle Denneny, Glenelg North, South Australia, Australia
HM
#107 COLOR ME BLUE, Carolyn Bucklin Mullins, Daniels, WV

LARGE QUILTS:
Movable Machine Quilted sponsored by Hobbs Bonded Fibers 
1ST
#217 NIGHTHAWK, Claudia Clark Myers and Marilyn Badger, Duluth, MN
2ND   
#225 PHEBE, Christine Sudberry, Tampa, FL
3RD
#224 HOMAGE TO SALLIE ANN, Gail H. Smith and Angela McCorkle, North Barrington, IL
HM
#202 THE BIG BANG, Kathie Beltz and Mara Novak, Greenfield, NH
 
LARGE QUILTS:
1st Entry in an AQS Paducah Contest sponsored by Gammill Quilting Machines
1ST
#309 IMPERIAL STAR, Ben Darby, Huntsville, AL
2ND
#336 WIND OF JUNE, Ritsuko Uchida, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
3RD   
#326 MONIQUE’S MOSAIC, Rhonda Pearce, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
HM
#334 I LOVE LUCY, Pam Thomas, Jenks, OK
 
HAND QUILTED QUILTS:
sponsored by Rotary Club of Paducah   
1ST
#416 FANTASTIC!, Fujiwara Junko, Narashino, Chiba, Japan
2ND   
#431 HAPPY ROSE, Yoshimi Suzuki, Katushika, Tokyo, Japan
3RD
#424 A TIME OF THE MADDER RED, Toyoko Nakajima, Kiryu, Gunma, Japan HM
#429 WINTER MEMORIES, Chieko Shiraishi, Saitama, Saitama, Japan       

WALL QUILTS:
Stationary Machine Quilted sponsored by Baby Lock USA  
1ST
#509 GROUND COVER, Liz Jones, Leominster, County of Herefordshire, United Kingdom
2ND   
#510 AMMONITE CELEBRATION, Kimberly Lacy, Colorado Springs, CO
3RD
#517 AUNT SADIE’S STARS, Nancy Simmons, Duncannon, PA
HM
#518 BAILANDO EN LA NOCHE, Shelly Stokes, Alexandria, MN     

WALL QUILTS:
Movable Machine Quilted sponsored by TinLizzie18  
1ST
#626 CACHE OF CARATS, Gail Stepanek and Jan Hutchison, New Lenox, IL
2ND
#623 CAPRICHO, Patti Sandage and Elle (Helen) Smith, Middleton, TN
3RD   
#606 MY BALTIMORE JOURNEY, Darlene Donohue, Hilton Head, SC
HM
#631 PUEBLO RHAPSODY, J. Michelle Watts and Jackie Brown, Roswell, NM     

WALL QUILTS:
Pictorial Quilts sponsored by Elna USA    
1ST
#708 TAGGED, Patricia Kennedy-Zafred, Murrysville, PA
2ND   
#713 BY THE CHIMNEY WITH CARE, Karen Turnbull, Laguna Niguel, CA
3RD
#710 THE WOMAN Ⅱ, Kyoko Ochiai, Ota, Tokyo, Japan
HM
#704 THE EARLY SPRING OF JIANGNAN, Jin Dong, Qingdao, Shandong, China     

WALL QUILTS:
Modern Quilts sponsored by Statler by Gammill  
1ST
#803 INFUSED PLAID, Cassandra Ireland Beaver, Urbana, OH
2ND
#815 THE BIG PICKLE, Vicki Ruebel, Las Vegas, NV
3RD   
#817 MEETING OF THE GEESE, Sylvia Schaefer, Athens, GA
HM
#821 NEGATIVE SPACE, POSITIVE ATTITUDE, Victoria Findlay Wolfe, New York, NY  

GROUP QUILTS:
sponsored by Innova    
1ST
#904
RED, WHITE, AND STARS, Austin Area Quilt Guild, Austin, TX
2ND
#919 THE MONTEREY WHARF, The Fab 5, Elk Grove, CA
3RD   
#920 THE ENGLISH GARDEN, Tomoko Takeuchi & 8 Friends, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
HM
#906 COMMON THREADS, Faithful Circle Quilters, Downers Grove, IL 
   
SMALL WALL QUILTS:
Hand Quilted sponsored by Horn of America    
1ST
#1002 CLOUDBURST, Pam Beal, Mass City, MI
2ND   
#1006 CARD TRICK, Kayoko Hata, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
3RD
#1011 SÉRANDITE, Andrea Stracke, Groß Niendorf, Germany
HM
#1001 CRABAPPLE JELLY, Jenny Bacon, Maryborough, Victoria, Australia                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
SMALL WALL QUILTS:
Stationary Machine Quilted sponsored by Koala Cabinets  
1ST
#1121 CELTIC FOX, Kathy McNeil, Tulalip, WA
2ND   
#1122 THE GOOSE FACTORY, Claudia Clark Myers, Duluth, MN
3RD
#1113 AMAZONIA, Rosani Ganc, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
HM
#1110 GARDEN PARTY #2, Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry, Port Townsend, WA     

SMALL WALL QUILTS:
Movable Machine Quilted sponsored by Juki America, Inc.
1ST
#1210 SPRINGTIME IN THE GEISHA’S GARDEN, Margaret Solomon Gunn, Gorham, ME
2ND   
#1214 WICKEDLY GREEN, Deborah Poole, Shelley, ID
3RD
#1204 A SILVER LINING, Lisa H. Calle, Pottstown, PA
HM
#1205 TRIBUTE TO ANTONIO BENCIVENNI, Sandra Cannarella, Beaumont, CA
 
SMALL WALL QUILTS:
Pictorial sponsored by Husqvarna Viking/S & R Sewing and Vacuum Center 
1ST
#1327 BEST OF THE NORTHWEST, Kathy McNeil, Tulalip, WA
2ND   
#1314 AUTUMN EVENING, Barbara Oliver Hartman, Flower Mound, TX
3RD
#1313 SUMMER SOLSTICE, Leah Gravells, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
HM
#1318 ROMANTIC ROAD ROTHENBURG, Betty W. Kaliszak, Sevierville, TN     

SMALL WALL QUILTS:
1st Entry in an AQS Paducah Contest sponsored by ABM International 
1ST
#1415 Z IS FOR ZINNIA, C IS FOR COSMOS, Kathie R. Kerler, Portland, OR
2ND
#1405 MY LITTLE ENCHANTED COMPASS, Cristina Arcenegui Bono, Alcalá de Guadaíra, Spain
3RD    #1420 THE ELEPHANT IN THE QUILT ROOM, Elizabeth Owens, Defuniak Springs, FL
HM
#1416 SOLITAIRE, Lisa Maechtlen, Anchorage, AK
 
SMALL WALL QUILTS:
Quilter’s Choice sponsored by Superior Threads 
1ST
#1503 FLOWERED & FEATHERED FRENZY, Susan K. Cleveland, West Concord, MN
2ND
#1507 GIRONA PORTAL, Laura Fogg, Ukiah, CA
3RD   
#1508 TECHNICOLOR DECO, Shirley Gisi, Colorado Springs, CO
HM
#1510 HAPPY DANCE, Sonia Grasvik, Burien, WA     

MINIATURE QUILTS:
Miniature sponsored by Flynn Quilt Frame Company    
1ST
#1606 ROSE MANDALA, Kumiko Frydl, Houston, TX
2ND
#1620 MERRY CHRISTMAS, Aki Sakai, Hachiouji, Tokyo, Japan
3RD   
#1615 WITH A “LITTLER” HELP FROM MY FRIENDS, Carolyn Bucklin Mullins, Daniels, WV
HM
#1604 VANILLA BUTTERCREAM, Rachelle Denneny, Glenelg North, South Australia, Australia
HM
#1623 FEATHERED CANYONS, Laura Welklin, Noblesville, IN

AQS QuiltWeek–Spring Paducah features approximately 700 quilts from around the world. The high point of the show recognizes the artistry of today’s quilt makers as over 400 quilters in the AQS Quilt Contest compete for $125,000 in cash awards. Entries in this international contest and exhibition come from around the world, with entries from 47 states and 15 countries. 
 
This year’s winners share a part of the $125,000 in cash prizes. Quilts from 27 states and 9 countries have won awards at this year’s contest. These winning quilts will astound the 30,000 quilters expected to visit AQS QuiltWeek in Paducah this week.