Paducah 2009
2009, Paducah
Winners of the 2009 Paducah AQS Quilt Contest
AMERICAN QUILTER’S SOCIETY BEST OF SHOW
RENAISSANCE REVIVAL, Mariya Waters, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
AQS HAND WORKMANSHIP AWARD
A ROSE GARDEN IN A BLUE FENCE, Keiko Miyauchi, Nagano, Nagano, Japan
BERNINA MACHINE WORKMANSHIP AWARD
FLOWER POWER, Philippa Naylor, Beverly, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom
GAMMILL LONGARM MACHINE QUILTING AWARD
GREENSLEEVES, Claudia Clark Myers, Duluth, MN & Marilyn Badger, Saint George, UT
MODA BEST WALL AWARD
MOUNTAIN CHAPEL, Annette Kennedy, Longmont, CO
BENARTEX BEST MINIATURE AWARD
HIMALAYAN GARDEN, Pat Holly, Ann Arbor, MI
OLFA YOUNG DESIGNERS OKADA AWARD
SILKEN DEFIANCE, Gina Perkes, Payson, AZ
COATS & CLARK WALL HAND WORKMANSHIP AWARD
MY HOME TOWN, Kayoko Matsuura, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
BROTHER WALL MACHINE WORKMANSHIP AWARD
FEATHER STUDY #30, Caryl Bryer Fallert, Paducah, KY
HANDI QUILTER WALL LONGARM MACHINE QUILTING AWARD
ALBERT HOFMANN’S OBIT, Maria C. Shell, Anchorage, AK
JUDGE’S CHOICE: LIBBY LEHMAN
LIGHT-EMITTING FABRIC, Kent Williams, Madison, WI
JUDGE’S CHOICE: YVONNE PORCELLA
PALAMPORE TREE OF LIFE, Deborah Kemball, Baie D’urfe, Quebec, Canada
JUDGE’S CHOICE: MARY SORENSEN
NICE NEIGHBORHOOD, Laura Wasilowski, Elgin, IL
VIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD
LET HIM ASK OF GOD, Sue Gilgen, Russellville, KY
WALL QUILT VIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD
ROMANCE, Melinda Bula, El Dorado Hills, CA
Bed Quilts: Hand Quilted
| FIRST | A NEW LOOK AT A GRAND OLD LADY, Suzanne Louth, Springfield, MO |
| SECOND | PINWHEELS AND FLOWERS, Yvonne Cook, Grants Pass, OR |
| THIRD | SAVANNAH 1832, Mary Abbott Williams, Pinehurst, NC |
Bed Quilts: Home Sewing Machine
| FIRST | TEA AT TENBY, Sue Nickels & Pat Holly, Ann Arbor, MI |
| SECOND | GLORY HALLELUJAH, Susan Stewart, Pittsburg, KS |
| THIRD | DAISY DOODLE, Wendy Hill, Sunriver, OR |
Bed Quilts: Longarm/Midarm Machine
| FIRST | 14 KT. NINE PATCH, Sharyl L. Schlieckau, Loganville, WI |
| SECOND | HAPPY LITTLE BLUEBIRDS FLY, Joyce Stewart, Deweyville, UT |
| THIRD | TUSCAN SUNRISE, Thelma Moyer, Belfair, WA & Joyce Ross, Ephrata, WA |
Bed Quilts: 1st Entry in an AQS Quilt Contest
| FIRST | SPRING WITH DELIGHT, Megumi Mizuno, Shiki City, Saitama, Japan |
| SECOND | WILDFLOWER QUILT, Mary Aslanis, Redlands, CA |
| THIRD | EARTH TREES, EARTH FLOWERS, Yuko Kosaka, Misato, Saitama, Japan |
Bed Quilts: Group
| FIRST | SERENDIPITOUS ADVENTURES, Diane Livezey & Stringtown Quilters Guild, Edgewood, KY |
| SECOND | GRACE, Mary Roen, River Falls, WI |
| THIRD | GARDEN REFRACTIONS, Faithful Circle Quilters of Downers Grove, IL, Naperville, IL |
Handmade Quilts: Hand
| FIRST | TO ENGLAND AND BACK, Cindy Vermillion Hamilton, Pagosa Springs, CO |
| SECOND | HAPPINESS TO YOU FOREVER, Yasuko Muto, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan |
| THIRD | FROM MY TROPICAL GARDEN, Yumiko Hosono, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
Large Wall Quilts: Hand Quilted
| FIRST | ORIENTAL FLOWER, Mayumi Watanabe, Motomiya, Fukushima, Japan |
| SECOND | RELATIONSHIP, Kayoko Hata, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| THIRD | ARBOREAL IMAGES, Hallie H. O’Kelley, Tuscaloosa, AL |
Large Wall Quilts: Home Sewing Machine
| FIRST | ORIENTAL LACE, Susan Stewart, Pittsburg, KS |
| SECOND | THE TEN SYMBOLS OF LONGEVITY, Eun Young Choi, Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea |
| THIRD | HEARTS AND GARLANDS, Liz Jones, Leominster, Herefordshire, United Kingdom |
Large Wall Quilts: Longarm/Midarm Machine
| FIRST | SUMMER BLOSSOMS, Terri Doyle, Gilbert, AZ |
| SECOND | LOLLAPALOOZA, Sherry Rogers-Harrison, Normandy Park, WA |
| THIRD | BUSHFIRE SUNSET, Lisa Walton, Sydney, NSW, Australia & Nic Bridges, Wollongong, NSW, Australia |
Large Wall Quilts: Pictorial
| FIRST | PATIO SCENE III “TOMATO TAKEOVER”, Jean M. Evans, Medina, OH |
| SECOND | IDYLLIC EXISTENCE, Inge Mardal & Steen Hougs, Chantilly, France |
| THIRD | FRAGRANT MEMORIES, Rachel Wetzler, St. Charles, IL |
Small Wall Quilts: Hand Quilted
| FIRST | LYRE WITH FLORAL WREATH, Kumiko Funaki, Saitama, Saitama, Japan |
| SECOND | BAMBOO AT DAWN, Barbara Swinea, Fairview, NC |
| THIRD | BIJOU SOIE, Christine Wickert, Penfield, NY |
Small Wall Quilts: Machine Quilted
| FIRST | BLUSHING TRIANGLES 4, Gloria Hansen, East Windsor, NJ |
| SECOND | IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA, Susan Liimatta Horn, Sun Prairie, WI |
| THIRD | ROMANCE, Melinda Bula, El Dorado Hills, CA |
Small Wall Quilts: Pictorial
| FIRST | MONTEREY AT DUSK, Melinda Bula, El Dorado Hills, CA |
| SECOND | EVOKING NATURE, Bette Rogers, Honeoye Falls, NY, CA |
| THIRD | EVERYDAY BARNS & FAMILY FARMS, Karen Hanken, Jacksonville, OR |
Small Wall Quilts: 1st Entry in an AQS Quilt Contest
| FIRST | NEW JERSEY BEAUTY, Denise R. Fox, Collingswood, NJ |
| SECOND | PANDORA, Vicki David, Santa Rosa, CA |
| THIRD | ORION NEBULA, Nancy Henderson, Marquette, MI |
Young Designer Quilts: Young Designer
| FIRST | SPARKLING JEWELS, Suzy Webster, Apple Valley, MN |
| SECOND | FROM A STILL PLACE, Tara Faughnan, Oakland, CA |
| THIRD | BERNARD DREAMS OF AFRICA, Dorie Lysaght, Redmond, WA |
Miniature Quilts: Miniature
| FIRST | MINI FEATHERS, Mildred Sorrells, Macomb, IL |
| SECOND | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE?, Kumiko Frydl, Houston, TX |
| THIRD | BLUEBIRDS IN PARADISE, Mariya Waters, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Honorable Mentions
FLORAL MEDLEY, Joyce L. Wuehle, Galesburg, IL
SAFFRON SPRING: OCD MEETS SAD, Barbara E. Lies, Madison, WI
INFINITY, Margaret McDonald, Lockwood South, Victoria, Australia
GRANDMA’S REFLECTION, Patricia K. Doyle, Appleton, WI
MILDRED’S DOGWOOD, Donna Olson, Rogersville, MO
TROPICAL ARRANGEMENT, Mari Tanaka, Ohtsu, Shiga, Japan
LAST BRANCH, Pam Pifer, Woodinville, WA
RHAPSODY AT FIRST LIGHT, Bonnie Keller, Chehalis, WA
BIRDS OF A FEATHER, Peggy Garwood, Fairfield Glade, TN
BESIDE THE STILL WATERS, Pat Durbin, Eureka, CA
WALTZ OF THE LOBSTERS, Judy Sheridan, Skaneateles Falls, NY
FALL’S FEATHERED STAR, Jaynette Huff, Conway, AR
PUP ART, Nancy S. Brown, Oakland, CA
ROSEWINDOW, Kirsten Johnston, Willowdale, Ontario, Canada
GRANDMOTHER’S STRAWBERRY QUILT, Betty Carpenter, Belmont, MI
JULY BOUQUET, Mary-Margaret Morton, Ann Arbor, MI