American Quilter's Society - AQS QuiltWeek – Daytona Beach, FL 2023 Award Winners

Congratulations Winners

2023 AQS QuiltWeek – Daytona Beach, FL Award Winners

Best of Show Award
#621 JOYFUL SPRING
Hiroko Miyama & Masanobu Miyama
Nagano, Japan

Best Wall Quilt Award
#402 DESERT IN SPRING
Andrea Brokenshire
Round Rock, TX

Best Traditional Design Award
#302 RONDO
Sachiko Chiba
Iwate, Japan

Best Original Design Award
#628 MEMORIES OF A MAIKO
Melissa Sobotka
Richardson, TX

Best Hand Workmanship Award
#316 MERRY CHRISTMAS II
Aki Sakai
Tokyo, Japan

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

Best Movable Machine Workmanship Award
#508 SET FIRE TO THE SKY
Colette Dumont
Québec, Canada

#205 FIRE ISLAND HOSTA May Black
Viewer’s Choice
#205 FIRE ISLAND HOSTA
May Black
Rolla, MO

Large Quilts – Stationary Machine Quilted

First – #114 ABCDVINE, Janet Stone, Overland Park, KS
Second – #105 JOYFUL JAPAN, Pat Holly, Ann Arbor, MI
Third – #110 BEYOND REASON, Angela Petrocelli, Prescott Valley, AZ
Hon. Mention – #109 MEMORIES FROM HOTEL FAHEY, Ruth Ohol, Lockport, NY

Large Quilts – Movable Machine Quilted

First – #219 SHERBET ON A CLOUDY DAY, Dee Legvold, Apple Valley, MN
Second – #231 LA CATRINA, Cindy Stohn, Chandler, AZ
Third – #226 HARLEQUINADE, Beckey Prior, Mansfield, TX
Hon. Mention – #203 WALL FLOWERS, Salena Korpi Beckwith, Columbia Falls, MT

Hand Quilted Quilts

First – #318 SELVAGES À LA ROCOCO, Cheryl L. See, Dayton, MD
Second – #303 LULLABY IN 3/4 TIME, Barbara Clem, Rockford, IL
Third – #322 ROSE OF JUNE, Yumiko Yamamoto, Aichi, Japan
Hon. Mention – #314 FAIREST OF TEN THOUSAND, Audra Rasnake, Meadowview, VA

Wall Quilts – Stationary Machine Quilted

First – #406 TYPHOON, Janneke de Vries-Bodzinga, Friesland, Netherlands
Second – #409 PICATSO: THE ART THIEF, Nikki Hill, St. Augustine, FL
Third – #408 FANDANGLE, Jan Frazer, Victoria, Australia
Hon. Mention – #415 ENERGY, Hua Hsu Mei, Tainan, Taiwan

Wall Quilts – Movable Machine Quilted

First – #518 HIDDEN GEMS, Gail Stepanek & Jan Hutchison, New Lenox, IL
Second – #512 HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY, Margaret Solomon Gunn, Gorham, ME
Third – #521 EARTH'S EMBRACE, Judy Woodworth, Rapid City, SD
Hon. Mention – #506 CIRCLES IN BLOOM, Robyn Cuthbertson, Victoria, Australia

Wall Quilts – Pictorial

First – #604 PASSIFLORA-FIND JOY, LIVE YOUR PASSION, Andrea Brokenshire, Round Rock, TX
Second – #631 TEA HOUSE GARDENS, Karen Turnbull, Laguna Niguel, CA
Third – #630 TOO TIRED TO PLAY, David M. Taylor, Fort Collins, CO
Hon. Mention – #624 FORT LAUDERDALE, Ann Pigneri, Louisville, KY

Wall Quilts – 1st Entry in an AQS Daytona Beach Quilt Contest

First – #715 WHEN WILL IT BEE SPRING?, Amy Lippitt, Pittsford, NY
Second – #711 TOTALLY IMMERSED IN VANGOGH, MaryLynne Izzo, Shalimar, FL
Third – #721 PORCELAINE DE CHIFFONS, Sheryl Phipps, Story City, IA
Hon. Mention – #710 SINGING BIRD, Cheryl Hoffner, Norwich, CT