2023 AQS QuiltWeek - Branson Quilt Contest Award Winners

Best Wall Quilt Award
#514 HEAT LIGHTNING,
Amy Pabst,
Le Roy, WV

Best Hand Workmanship Award
#314 SELVAGES A LA ROCOCCO,
Cheryl See,
Dayton, MD

Best Stationary Machine Workmanship Award
#415 BUTTERFLIES, BEES & ALPHABETREES,
Janet Stone,
Overland Park, KS

Best Movable Machine Workmanship Award
#104 SWEET MADAME BLUE,
Margaret Solomon Gunn,
Gorham, ME

Best Original Design Award
#726 NOT TODAY,
Kestrel Michaud,
West Melbourne, FL

Best Traditional Design Award
#227 BEYOND REASON,
Angela Petrocelli,
Prescott Valley, AZ

First – #123 ABCDVINE, Janet Stone, Overland Park, KS

Second – #116 HARLEQUINADE, Beckey Prior, Mansfield, TX

Third – #106 BLUE FLOWER, Tamie Hashida, Chiba, Japan

Hon. Mention – #115 ANIKA, Mary Olson, Aumsville, OR

First – #202 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY, Mary Bauer, Crestwood, KY

Second – #221 SHERBET ON A CLOUDY DAY, Dee Legvold, Apple Valley, MN

Third – #216 STELLA LUMINOUS, Kim Fong, Taylorsville, KY

Hon. Mention – #207 GYROLICIOUS, Linda Brown, Linda Finney & Marilyn Badger, St. George, UT

First – #302 HARMONY, Sachiko Chiba, Iwate, Japan

Second – #311 AUTUMN SWAG, Linda M. Roy, Knoxville, TN

Third – #312 MERRY CHRISTMAS II, Aki Sakai, Tokyo, Japan

Hon. Mention – #301 NURTURE HAPPINESS, Harumi Asada, Aichi, Japan

First – #412 INTO THE SUNSHINE, Patricia Hechler & Joyce Hite, Franklin, OH

Second – #411 HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY, Margaret Solomon Gunn, Gorham, ME

Third – #407 TYPHOON, Janneke de Vries-Bodzinga, Friesland, Netherlands

Hon. Mention – #416 RUBY, Christine Wickert, Penfield, NY

First – #522 HIDDEN GEMS, Gail Stepanek & Jan Hutchison, New Lenox, IL

Second – #504 PUZZLE PIECES (CONNECTING CABINS NO. 2), Anthony Bowman, Brooklyn, NY

Third – #502 EMERGENCE, Cassandra Ireland Beaver, Urbana, OH

Hon. Mention – #509 JUNGLE TRAILS, Jennifer Emry, Arlington, VA

First – #614 LEAP OF FAITH , Kestrel Michaud, West Melbourne, FL

Second – #604 CIRCLES IN BLOOM, Robyn Cuthbertson, Victoria, Australia

Third – #611 LIGHT UP MY LIFE, Julia Ming-hsiu Hsu, Taipei, Taiwan

Hon. Mention – #601 A PEAK THROUGH A KALEIDOSCOPE, Penny Boese, Chandler, AZ

First – #733 MEMORIES OF A MAIKO, Melissa Sobotka, Richardson, TX

Second – #729 INTROSPECCIÓN, Isabel Muñoz, Madrid, Spain

Third – #704 DESERT IN SPRING, Andrea Brokenshire, Round Rock, TX

Hon. Mention – #732 LIFE IN THE ANTHROPOCENE, Sue Sherman, Ontario, Canada