2024 AQS QuiltWeek - Paducah Quilt Contest Award Winners

Janome America Best of Show
SERENITY
Molly Hamilton-McNally
Coto de Caza, California

AQS Best Hand Workmanship Award
FULLNESS
Yoshiyuki Ishizaki
Hyogo, Japan

BERNINA of America Best Stationary Machine Workmanship Award
FLORAL SYMPHONY NO. 2
Mariya Waters
Victoria, Australia

Handi Quilter Best Movable Machine Workmanship Award
AND... (DOT, DOT DOT)
Gail Stepanek & Jan Hutchison
New Lenox, Illinois

AccuQuilt Best Wall Quilt Award
THE LAST CALL
Kestrel Michaud
Melbourne, Florida

Coats & Clark Best Wall Hand Workmanship Award
BLUE TONE II
Aki Sakai
Tokyo, Japan

Brother International Corporation Best Wall Stationary Machine Workmanship Award
WETLAND ROMANCE
Kathy McNeil
Arlington, Washington

Janome America: Longarm Best Wall Movable Machine Workmanship Award
CIRCUIT BOARD
Jen Sorenson
Rye, New Hampshire

Superior Threads Best Miniature Quilt Award
TIMELESS
Kazuyo Minami
Tokushima, Japan

The Nancy Ann Sobel Award of Merit in Hand Quilting
WALTZ OF FLOWERS
Ritsuko Uchida
Tokyo, Japan

APQS Judges’ Recognition Award –
Susan Cleveland
CONFETTI
Diana S. Fox
Parker, Colorado

APQS Judges’ Recognition Award –
Katie Pasquini Masopust
TULIPS
Chinami Terai
Chiba, Japan

APQS Judges’ Recognition Award –
Ricky Tims
KIMONO LOVERS
Akiko Yoshimizu
Hyogo, Japan

Rowenta Viewers’ Choice Award – Large Quilt
LOVE & MUSIC: THE LAST THINGS TO GO
Sue Benvenutti
Gulf Breeze, FL

Rowenta Viewers’ Choice Award – Small Wall Quilt
TRUST
Judy Ward Avant
Young Harris, GA

First Place - AN ANGEL WATCHING OVER EWE
Janet Stone, Overland Park, Kansas

Second Place - FOURTH RUNNER UP
Ruth Ohol, Lockport, New York

Third Place - EXPANSION OF THE UNIVERSE
Daryl B. Leach, Gaithersburg, Maryland

Hon. Mention - CONFETTI CARNIVAL
Norma Ippolito, Chester, Vermont

First Place - THE GRAPE QUILT
Gail H. Smith, N. Barrington, Illinois

Second Place - HAMPTON
Bernadette Houghton & Ann Olson, Columbia, South Carolina

Third Place - TWILIGHT GARDEN
Patty Nelson, Manhattan, Kansas

Hon. Mention - RUSTY JANE
Dena Angela Miskel, Somis, California

First Place - DANCING LEMON STAR
Tomoko Hashiba, Aichi, Japan

Second Place - TEA PARTY
Judy Ballance, Huntsville, Alabama

Third Place - TRIBUTE TO SUE GARMAN
Joan E. Brink, Wyoming, Michigan

Hon. Mention - CREATIVE CHAOS
Barbara Bergantz, Bedford, New Hampshire

First Place - POCO A POCO
Keiko Morihiro, Hyogo, Japan

Second Place - MY SECRET GARDEN
Megumi Mizuno, Saitama, Japan

Third Place - EAST END OF ASIA
Kayoko Hibino, Saitama, Japan

Hon. Mention - SMILES BRING HAPPINESS
Ayako Takaku, Tochigi, Japan

First Place - CLIFF PALACE DREAMS
Blocks without Borders Art Quilt Group, Cortez, Colorado

Second Place - ELEMENTS
BeeSewcial, Denver, Colorado

Third Place - REEL DEAL
Piece Corps, Friendswood, Texas

Hon. Mention - GENESEE VALLEY GARDEN QUILT
Genesee Valley Quilt Club, Penfield, New York

First Place - BLOOMING MIDSUMMER FLOWERS
Noriko Nozawa, Chiba, Japan

Second Place - CORROBOREE - A FESTIVAL GATHERING
Ann Horton, Redwood Valley, California

Third Place - AUTOMNE
Colette Dumont, Québec, Canada

Hon. Mention - DAISY DOTS
Lynne Taylor, Cape Girardeau, Missouri

First Place - SUBTLE REFLECTIONS
Laurie Tigner, Rapid City, South Dakota

Second Place - COLOR SPLASH GARDEN
Karen Kay Buckley, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Third Place - CHALLENGE
Sylwia Ignatowska, Podkarpacie, Poland

Hon. Mention - ENCHANTED
Dawn Siden & Joyce Grafe, Kalispell, Montana

First Place - HEART AND SOUL
Jackie Perry, Marion, Virginia

Second Place - BUDDY
Hiroko Miyama & Masanobu Miyama, Nagano, Japan

Third Place - MIX AND MINGLE
Barbara Oliver Hartman, Flower Mound, Texas

Hon. Mention - PIMA
Deb Deaton, Sierra Vista, Arizona

First Place - ELECTRIC SNAILS
Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry, Port Townsend, Washington

Second Place - VORTEX RADIAL
Audrey Esarey, Louisville, Kentucky

Third Place - SIMPLE LUXURY 2
Susan Braverman, San Antonio, Texas

Hon. Mention - PINK-A-BOO
Kelly Spell, Hixson, Tennessee

First Place - FRUITS
Chinami Terai, Chiba, Japan

Second Place - TWILIGHT
Yasuko Sugaya, Chiba, Japan

Third Place - SUE’S GARDEN PARTY
Wilhelmina Vandevoorde, Robbinsdale, Minnesota

Hon. Mention - QUILT GRAFFITI
Carrie Ottmers Wikander, Fredericksburg, Texas

First Place - GLADE CREEK GRIST MILL
Barbara Matzke, Brentwood, California

Second Place - REMEMBER WHEN
Deb Deaton, Sierra Vista, Arizona

Third Place - MAGENTA ULTRALIGHT
Amy Pabst, Le Roy, West Virginia

Hon. Mention - LAYERED CIRCLES
Lori Tourscher, Saskatchewan, Canada

First Place - OCEAN OF BLUE
Heidi Proffetty, Bridgewater, Massachusetts

Second Place - WINDMILLS
Mary Anne Fontana, Middletown, Delaware

Third Place - HOME
Carole Behan Berry, Dover, New Hampshire

Hon. Mention - BIRDSVILLE
Judy Ballance, Huntsville, Alabama

First Place - SONG OF ALASKA
Karen Watts, Mayhill, New Mexico

Second Place - CONVERGENCE
Barbara Triscari & Christina McCann, Lebanon, Indiana

Third Place - GHOST OF THE MOUNTAINS
Jamie L. Huston, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

Hon. Mention - IN FULL BLOOM
Karen Hull Sienk, Colden, New York

First Place - GOURDS AND PUMPKINS
LeAnn J. Hileman, Glendale, Arizona

Second Place - RAISING A STRONG GIRL
Lynn Czaban, Eugene, Oregon

Third Place - REMEMBRANCE
Judith Phelps, Battle Ground, Washington

Hon. Mention - JUST A LITTLE BULL
Ann-Marie Miro, New Smyrna Beach, Florida

First Place - PRETTY PETALS
Carmen Nordback, Fargo, North Dakota

 
Second Place - KALALOCH TREE OF LIFE
Terri Shinn, Snohomish, Washington

Third Place - FRESH CUT
Judy Ballance, Huntsville, Alabama

Hon. Mention - MEADOW'S EMBRACE
Laura L. Pomes, Frankfort, Illinois

First Place - FULL OF PROMISE
Masanobu Miyama, Nagano, Japan

Second Place - COSMOS IN THE CORAL
Mimi Ghauri-Young, Yountville, California

Third Place - IN PLAIN SIGHT
Robyn Cuthbertson, Victoria, Australia

Hon. Mention - RADIANCE
Julie A. Harris, Paducah, Kentucky

Hon. Mention - DRAMATIC MARINERS
Chiharu Takahashi, Tokyo, Japan