2024 AQS QuiltWeek - Grand Rapids Quilt Contest Award Winners

Best of Show Award
FLOWERS IN FULL BLOOM TO KIRARA
Ayako Kawakami
Chiba, Japan

Best Wall Quilt Award
REMEMBRANCE
Judith L. Phelps
Battle Ground, WA

Best Hand Workmanship Award
FLOWER CALENDAR
Sachiko Chiba
Iwate, Japan

Best Stationary Machine Workmanship Award
ICE LILIES
Andrea M. Brokenshire
Round Rock, TX

Best Movable Machine Workmanship Award
SUBTLE REFLECTIONS
Laurie Tigner
Rapid City, SD

Best Traditional Design Award
TRIBUTE TO SUE GARMAN
Joan E. Brink
Wyoming, MI

Best Original Design Award
DEFEND GUARDS OF THE GOD GENERAL
Hsiu-Hui Chou
Yunlin, Taiwan

Viewer's Choice sponsored by Rowenta
FANCY FEATHERS
Sheri McCaleb
Fayette, AL

First Place – AN ANGEL WATCHING OVER EWE
Janet Stone
Overland Park, KS

Second Place – FOURTH RUNNER UP
Ruth Ohol
Lockport, NY

Third Place – COMMAND SHIFT
Junko Hiranuma
Saitama, Japan

Hon. Mention – A FUSION OF DIFFERENCES
Midori Yusa
Fukushima, Japan

First Place – DREAMS OF A SUMMER DAY
Margaret Solomon Gunn
Gorham, ME

Second Place – COLOR SPLASH GARDEN
Karen Kay Buckley
Carlisle, PA

Third Place – AFTERNOON AT C.L. DODGSON’S
Beckey Prior
Mansfield, TX

Hon. Mention – RUSTY JANE
Dena Angela Miskel
Somis, CA

First Place – BLUE TONE II
Aki Sakai
Tokyo, Japan

Second Place – THIRD SPOOL’S THE CHARM
Barbara Korengold
Chevy Chase, MD

Third Place – FLOWER PROMENADE
Toyoko Nakajima
Gunma, Japan

Hon. Mention – EAST END OF ASIA
Kayoko Hibino
Saitama, Japan

First Place – MY CITY - LIGHT UP 101
Sophie Lin
New Taipei City, Taiwan

Second Place – MAGENTA ULTRALIGHT
Amy Pabst
Le Roy, WV

Third Place – GLADE CREEK GRIST MILL
Barbara Matzke
Brentwood, CA

Hon. Mention – THE PALACE OF FINE ARTS
Angie Tustison
Arcata, CA

First Place – BUDDY
Hiroko Miyama & Masanobu Miyama
Nagano, Japan

Second Place – GHOST OF THE MOUNTAINS
Jamie L. Huston
Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Third Place – ENCHANTED
Dawn Siden & Joyce Grafe
Kalispell, MT

Hon. Mention – SONG OF ALASKA
Karen Watts
Mayhill, NM

First Place – CONFETTI
Diana S. Fox
Parker, CO

Second Place – RECYCLED RINGS
Jen Sorenson
Rye, NH

Third Place – ARIZONA
Marianne Haak
Alberta, Canada

Hon. Mention – NEXT VERSE DIFFERENT THAN THE FIRST
Cassandra Ireland Beaver
Urbana, OH

ACE OF PINCUSHIONS
Jennifer Larrabee

ACE OF SPADES
Caryl Castellon

ALWAYS ON ALERT
Marie Sugar

JOZIE THE JOY RIDING JOKER
April Russell

KING OF THREADS
Judy Simeck

MS. JOKER PLZZZ
Claire Hibbard

MY FAVORITE JACK
Chris Roche

TWO OF TOMATOES
Carol Auer

ALPINE BEAUTY
Laura Jackson

CARIBOU CROSSING THE BOREAL FOREST
Tammy Miller

DYROHOLAEY NATURE PRESERVE - ICELAND
Marlene Sloat

EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK
Linda Johnson

TANGLED
Susan Gibbs

THANK GOD FOR INDIANA WETLANDS
Jane Wells

THE KELP FOREST
Dawn Wolf

WOODLAND HARMONY
Ginny Hoot

ADRENALINE CRYSTALS POSITIVE ENERGY
Jer Hon-Hawkins

AMMONITE FOSSILIZED SHELL
Bobbie Vruggink

ASCORBIC ACID CRYSTALS
Amanda Peariso

MUTANT CELLS
Joan Huffman

OUR CHROMOSOMES/PINK=OUR DIFFERENCE
Julie Kowacz

PLANT CELLS: QUILT BLOCKS OF LIFE
Katie Bishop

SWIRLING STORMS OF JUPITER
Kate Koeze

WATCH MOVEMENT
Dave Staublin

AFRICAN MAGIC
Sandy Ingram

COALESCENCE
Mary Clare Schuller

DAUGHTERS OF THE AMOEBALUTION
Donna Bilda

FRACTURED
Marianne Kayne

GALAXY
Charlene Cinpinski

GWEN WANTS A MILKSHAKE
Vicki Spiering

RUBBER GALOSHES
Cindy Vick

STORMS COMING - RAIN - PUDDLE
Chris Lynn Kirsch