2025 AQS QuiltWeek - Grand Rapids Quilt Contest Award Winners

Best of Show Award
BEAUTY IN THE BROKEN 
Kathy K. Wylie 
Ontario, Canada

Best Wall Quilt Award
TAIWAN’S PATRON SAINT - DRAGON 
Yu-Chen Liang 
Taoyuan City, Taiwan

Best Hand Workmanship Award
MY JOURNEY WITH GRACE 
Barbara J. Clem 
Rockford, IL

Best Stationary Machine Workmanship Award
THE SAMPLE BOOK QUILT
Pat K. Holly
Ann Arbor, MI

Best Movable Machine Workmanship Award
SHADES OF IVORY
Julie Patrick
Bellows Falls, VT

Best Original Design Award
MIDNIGHT MAGIC
Joanne Baeth
Bonanza, OR

Best Use of Color Award
GOOD NIGHT, CHARLES BRIDGE!
Li-Hui Yin
New Taipei City, Taiwan

Viewer's Choice sponsored by Rowenta
MOSAICS I HAVE MET
Delia Kane
Medford, NJ

First Place – BLOOMING BLOCKS & ONE FROM THE FLOCK
Janet Stone
Overland Park, KS

Second Place – SIX HOURS IN ARLES
Ruth Ohol
Lockport, NY

Third Place – REMEMBERING ME
Simone Steuxner
Haerjedalen, Sweden

Hon. Mention – 100 YEARS OF KING TUTANKHAMUN
Art Bits Quilters St Louis
St. Louis, MO

First Place – ROYAL TREASURE
Marilyn Badger, Saint George, UT

Second Place – MILLEFLEUR
Jan Hutchison
Newton, KS

Third Place – BELLES FLEURS
Judith Craddock
Prattsville, NY

Hon. Mention – ADVENTURES OF AQUAMARINE AND AMETHYST
Margaret E. Solomon Gunn
Gorham, ME

First Place – TO MY FATHER
Sachiko Chiba
Iwate, Japan

Second Place – HEARTWARMING DAYS
Aki Sakai
Tokyo, Japan

Third Place – MORNING ROAD
Toyoko Nakajima
Gunma, Japan

Hon. Mention – FLOWERS FOR MY SISTER SUSIE
Lahala J. Phelps
Washington, UT

First Place – SQUIRCLE PARTY
Marla Varner
Sequim, WA

Second Place – URBAN EQUALIZER
Sarah Ruiz
Houston, TX

Third Place – UNSTOPPABLE
Carlton Brown
Palm Springs, CA

Hon. Mention – THE 95
Vicki Ruebel
Las Vegas, NV

First Place – WATERMELON SUGAR
Amy Pabst
Le Roy, WV

Second Place – A HORSE WITH NO NAME BY AMERICA
Judith Phelps
Battle Ground, WA

Third Place – A MAGICAL WINTER GARDEN
Linda Elise Crouch
Victoria, Australia

Hon. Mention – FLOWERLAND
Sue Nickels
Ann Arbor, MI

First Place – BUBBLES
Hanne Lohde
Aliso Viejo, CA

Second Place – OF A FEATHER
Louise Thibaudeau
Milton, NH

Third Place – FIRE AND ICE
Kyra Reps
Northwood, IA

Hon. Mention – REGAL FEATHERS
Kate DeJonge
Allendale, MI

First Place – THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY
Kestrel Michaud
W. Melbourne, FL

Second Place – TIMELESS MOMENT
Mimi Ghauri-Young
Yountville, CA

Third Place – ANOTHER DAY
Gloria Zirges
Newport, OR

Hon. Mention – THE BOATMAKER II
Mary Anne Fontana
Middletown, DE

REFLECTIONS
Kim Borowy

DECONSTRUCTED ZEBRAS
Laura Schrier Coe

POWER OF POPPIES
Lynn Dettloff

KOI COURAGE; FROM POND TO PROSPERITY
Suz Mariano

QUILT WITHOUT A PLAN
Maureen McNally

WHIMSICAL WINGS
Theresa Olson

JABU
Cathy Parker

FLIGHT BEFORE DAWN
Gail Graham Zorr

A TRIBUTE TO ST. MARKS
Vicky Wolf

GOD DIVIDED THE LIGHT FROM THE DARKNESS
Chris Lynn Kirsch

BOXED IN
Cindy Vick

SYMMETRY
Lori Schloesser

MATH INSPIRED
Jan Bretzel

REMEMBRANCE
Charlene Cinpinski

I REMEMBER
Mary Clare Schuller

IF A TREE FALLS
Marianne Kayne

SUNSET ON THE DUNES
Barb Stuitje

CONVERGENCE OF SEA & SKY AT SUNSET
Donna Larko

SUNSET AT MAY'S POND
Nancy McCormick

DAY IS DONE
Janet Verity

MICHIGAN WINTER SUNSET
Bonnie Liden

ACROSS THE LAKE
Sharon Brandner

WINDMILL ISLAND
Joan Huffman

COUNTRY SUNSET
Doris Bantjes

WEEDS CREEPING IN MY GARDEN
Frieda Anderson

VIBRANT OFFERING
Mary Hayes

CAN-CAN CARROTS
Peg Normandin

COTTAGE GARDEN RUNNERS
Maggie Dillon

AUBERGINE, AKA EGGPLANT
Marie Black

THERE'S ANTS IN MY PLANTS
Pam Morris

MY CRAZY DOODLE DAISY!
Linda Swanson

CHARLIE'S GARDEN
Charlene Blanchard