2025 AQS QuiltWeek – Grand Rapids, MI Award Winners

BEAUTY IN THE BROKEN, Kathy K. Wylie, Ontario, Canada

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

TAIWAN’S PATRON SAINT - DRAGON, Yu-Chen Liang, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

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

MY JOURNEY WITH GRACE, Barbara J. Clem, Rockford, IL

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

THE SAMPLE BOOK QUILT, Pat K. Holly, Ann Arbor, MI

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

SHADES OF IVORY, Julie Patrick, Bellows Falls, VT

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

MIDNIGHT MAGIC, Joanne Baeth, Bonanza, OR

Best Original Design Award
#701 MIDNIGHT MAGIC,
Joanne Baeth,
Bonanza, OR

GOOD NIGHT, CHARLES BRIDGE!, Li-Hui Yin, New Taipei City, Taiwan

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

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

Large Quilts – Stationary Machine Quilted

First – #115 BLOOMING BLOCKS & ONE FROM THE FLOCK, Janet Stone, Overland Park, KS
Second – #112 SIX HOURS IN ARLES, Ruth Ohol, Lockport, NY
Third – #114 REMEMBERING ME, Simone Steuxner, Haerjedalen, Sweden
Hon. Mention – #101 100 YEARS OF KING TUTANKHAMUN, Art Bits Quilters St Louis, St. Louis, MO

Large Quilts – Movable Machine Quilted

First – #205 ROYAL TREASURE, Marilyn Badger, Saint George, UT
Second – #228 MILLEFLEUR, Jan Hutchison, Newton, KS
Third – #214 BELLES FLEURS, Judith Craddock, Prattsville, NY
Hon. Mention – #250 ADVENTURES OF AQUAMARINE AND AMETHYST, Margaret E. Solomon Gunn, Gorham, ME

Hand Quilted Quilts

First – #301 TO MY FATHER, Sachiko Chiba, Iwate, Japan
Second – #320 HEARTWARMING DAYS, Aki Sakai, Tokyo, Japan
Third – #314 MORNING ROAD, Toyoko Nakajima, Gunma, Japan
Hon. Mention – #317 FLOWERS FOR MY SISTER SUSIE, Lahala J. Phelps, Washington, UT

Modern Quilts

First – #430 SQUIRCLE PARTY, Marla Varner, Sequim, WA
Second – #423 URBAN EQUALIZER, Sarah Ruiz, Houston, TX
Third – #403 UNSTOPPABLE, Carlton Brown, Palm Springs, CA
Hon. Mention – #422 THE 95, Vicki Ruebel, Las Vegas, NV

Wall Quilts – Stationary Machine Quilted

First – #545 WATERMELON SUGAR, Amy Pabst, Le Roy, WV
Second – #546 A HORSE WITH NO NAME BY AMERICA, Judith Phelps, Battle Ground, WA
Third – #508 A MAGICAL WINTER GARDEN, Linda Elise Crouch, Victoria, Australia
Hon. Mention – #542 FLOWERLAND, Sue Nickels, Ann Arbor, MI

Wall Quilts – Movable Machine Quilted

First – #618 BUBBLES, Hanne Lohde, Aliso Viejo, CA
Second – #629 OF A FEATHER, Louise Thibaudeau, Milton, NH
Third – #625 FIRE AND ICE, Kyra Reps, Northwood, IA
Hon. Mention – #608 REGAL FEATHERS, Kate DeJonge, Allendale, MI

Wall Quilts – Fiber Art/Mixed Media

First – #724 THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY, Kestrel Michaud, W. Melbourne, FL
Second – #711 TIMELESS MOMENT, Mimi Ghauri-Young, Yountville, CA
Third – #739 ANOTHER DAY, Gloria Zirges, Newport, OR
Hon. Mention – #709 THE BOATMAKER II, Mary Anne Fontana, Middletown, DE

The Ultimate Guild Challenge

First – #805 COMMON COLORS; DIFFERENT VISIONS, Out of the Box Design Group, Jupiter, FL
Second – #810 ACHROMATIC, ThreadBenders, Brookfield, WI
Third – #812 SUNSETS, West Michigan Quilters Guild, Grand Rapids, MI
Hon. Mention – #809 WHAT GROWS IN YOUR GARDEN?, South Sarasota Modern Quilt Guild, Sarasota, FL

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