2025 AQS QuiltWeek – Paducah, KY Award Winners
BERNINA of America Best of Show
#728 A FEBRUARY’S DREAM OF SPRING,
Laurie Tigner,
Rapid City, SD
AQS Best Hand Workmanship Award
#411 THIRD SPOOL’S THE CHARM,
Barbara Korengold,
Chevy Chase, MD
Janome America Best Stationary Machine Workmanship Award
#622 FILIGREE CALLIGRAPHY,
Janet Stone,
Overland Park, KS
Handi Quilter Best Movable Machine Workmanship Award
#813 SUPRASPINATUS’S SWAN SONG,
Margaret E. Solomon Gunn,
Gorham, ME
AccuQuilt Best Wall Quilt Award
#1424 THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY,
Kestrel Michaud,
W. Melbourne, FL
Coats & Clark Best Wall Hand Workmanship Award
#1007 HEARTWARMING DAYS,
Aki Sakai,
Tokyo, Japan
Brother Best Wall Stationary Machine Workmanship Award
#1405 DOGWOOD: THE PROMISE,
Andrea Brokenshire,
Round Rock, TX
Grace Company Best Wall Movable Machine Workmanship Award
#1527 GRACIOUS BLUES,
Claire Wallace,
Gauteng, South Africa
Superior Threads Best Miniature Quilt Award
#1608 SCANDINAVIAN SUMMER,
Barbara Kilbourn,
Ann Arbor, MI
The Nancy Ann Sobel Award of Merit in Hand Quilting
#403 FLOWER CALENDAR,
Sachiko Chiba, Iwate, Japan
June Tailor, Inc. Judge’s Recognition Award
– Doris Goins
#412 FALL SEVEN TIMES, STAND UP EIGHT!,
Megumi Mizuno, Saitama, Japan
June Tailor, Inc. Judge’s Recognition Award
– Nancy Mahoney
#321 I COME TO THE GARDEN,
Diane Swartzendruber,
Edmond, OK
June Tailor, Inc. Judge’s Recognition Award
– Catherine Redford
#1302 NEXT VERSE DIFFERENT THAN THE FIRST,
Cassandra Ireland Beaver,
Urbana, OH
LARGE QUILTS: Stationary Machine Quilted sponsored by Husqvarna Viking
1ST – #107 SIX HOURS IN ARLES, Ruth Ohol, Lockport, NY
2ND – #101 AND THERE IS MORE, Inger C. Blood, Camino, CA
3RD – #102 MAIN EVENT, Ben Darby, Huntsville, AL
HM – #104 RAZZLE DAZZLE, Judy Groskind, Carterville, IL
LARGE QUILTS: Movable Machine Quilted sponsored by INNOVA
1ST – #201 ROYAL TREASURE, Marilyn Badger, Saint George, UT
2ND – #219 AFTERNOON AT C.L. DODGSON’S, Beckey Prior, Mansfield, TX
3RD – #218 RORY’S BUNNY GARDEN, Joanne M. Pickett, Brighton, CO
HM – #206 CATCH ME, Jacqueline de Jonge & Stacie Spradlin, South Holland, Netherlands
LARGE QUILTS: 1st Entry in an AQS Paducah Quilt Contest sponsored by Gammill®
1ST – #309 SUNSHINE IN THE PINES, Laurie S. Early, Rockingham, VA
2ND – #306 WETLANDS, Paula Curry, Evansville, IN
3RD – #315 LIGHT AND SHADOW, Yoko Kageyama, Mie, Japan
HM – #319 TWINKLING STARLIGHT, Kim Stickney, Wilsonville, OR
HAND QUILTED QUILTS sponsored by Arrow Sewing
1ST – #423 BE FASHIONABLE ON RAINY DAYS!, Akiko Yoshimizu, Hyogo, Japan
2ND – #417 TRI TRI AGAIN, Cheryl L. See, Dayton, MD
3RD – #414 MORNING ROAD, Toyoko Nakajima, Gunma, Japan
HM – #416 TICKLED PINK, Linda M. Roy, Knoxville, TN
GROUP QUILTS sponsored by TrueCut
1ST – #508 SOARING DRAGON, QianNaFang Studio, Shanghai, China
2ND – #505 BEYOND THE WINDOW, Kumiko Fujimori & 11 Friends, Tokyo, Japan
3RD – #502 WHIRLING DERVISH, Diana S. Fox, Donalee Kennedy & Beth Schillig, Parker, CO
HM – #511 STITCHING FRIENDS COLLECTIVE, Wimberly Bee Dazzlers, Austin, TX
WALL QUILTS: Stationary Machine Quilted sponsored by Baby Lock USA presented by Calico Country Sew & Vac
1ST – #612 TAIWAN’S PATRON SAINT - DRAGON, Yu-Chen Liang, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
2ND – #614 NEW YORK BEAUTY REVISITED, Joanne Love, Yukon, Canada
3RD – #617 FLOWERLAND, Sue Nickels, Ann Arbor, MI
HM – #619 DREAM FLOWER, Sachiko Sasakura, Tokyo, Japan
WALL QUILTS: Movable Machine Quilted sponsored by Juki America, Inc.
1ST – #711 MILLEFLEUR, Jan Hutchison, Newton, KS
2ND – #717 BALTIMORE IN BLUE, Linda Neal, McKinney, TX
3RD – #708 CARAVAN, Molly Hamilton-McNally, Coto de Caza, CA
HM – #720 OAK AND ROSE, Beckey Prior, Mansfield, TX
WALL QUILTS: Quilter’s Choice sponsored by Elna USA
1ST – #806 FLOWERS IN FULL BLOOM TO KIRARA, Ayako Kawakami, Chiba, Japan
2ND – #807 MY FAVORITE THINGS, Hiroko Miyama & Masanobu Miyama, Nagano, Japan
3RD – #804 RETRO LIVING, Tami Graeber, Tucson, AZ
HM – #811 FLORIFEROUS, Luz Adriana Seidensticker, Bethel Park, PA
WALL QUILTS: Modern Quilts sponsored by Statler by Gammill
1ST – #904 PRICKLY PEAR, Susan Braverman, San Antonio, TX
2ND – #925 OVERPRINT, Betsy Vinegrad, Short Hills, NJ
3RD – #910 FISH, Marianne Knöps, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
HM – #916 THE 95, Vicki Ruebel, Las Vegas, NV
SMALL WALL QUILTS: Hand Quilted sponsored by Martelli Enterprises
1ST – #1005 FLOWERS FOR MY SISTER SUSIE, Lahala J. Phelps, Washington, UT
2ND – #1001 AS DUTCH AS IT GETS, Antonia Hering, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
3RD – #1010 THE TURNING OF THE WHEEL, Pamela Trantham, Gibbon, NE
HM – #1002 WELCOME TO THE BEAUTIFUL SEA, Hideko Kawai, Hyogo, Japan
SMALL WALL QUILTS: Stationary Machine Quilted sponsored by NECCHI
1ST – #1130 WATERMELON SUGAR, Amy Pabst, Le Roy, WV
2ND – #1142 ONCE UPON A TIME, Esther Tronchoni & Peter Hayward, Alicante, Spain
3RD – #1132 A HORSE WITH NO NAME BY AMERICA, Judith Phelps, Battle Ground, WA
HM – #1136 MY RED CIRCLES # 2, Deb Schultz Grimes, Pinedale, WY
SMALL WALL QUILTS: Movable Machine Quilted sponsored by American Professional Quilting System (APQS)
1ST – #1222 A PARADISE OF BIRDS, Lorraine Stenoish, Green Bay, WI
2ND – #1217 FIRE AND ICE, Kyra Reps, Northwood, IA
3RD – #1210 TILDA’S GARDEN, Deb Ellsworth, Lawrence, KS
HM – #1215 ELNA’S QUILT, Marilyn Lidstrom Larson & Barb Simons, Willow City, ND
SMALL WALL QUILTS: Quilter’s Choice sponsored by Koala Studios presented by Calico Country Sew & Vac
1ST – #1312 TIMELESS MOMENT, Mimi Ghauri-Young, Yountville, CA
2ND – #1309 ELECTRIC SNAILS #2, Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry, Port Townsend, WA
3RD – #1316 GYPSY WAGONS, Ann Horton, Redwood Valley, CA
HM – #1305 DESTINY CALLING, Carlton Brown, Palm Springs, CA
SMALL WALL QUILTS: Fiber Art/Mixed Media sponsored by PFAFF
1ST – #1402 MIDNIGHT MAGIC, Joanne Baeth, Bonanza, OR
2ND – #1413 RESTORING THE CORAL REEF, Susan McBride Gilgen & Cheryl Paul Styler, St George, UT
3RD – #1431 NANTUCKET FLYER, Theresa Olson, Port Saint Lucie, FL
HM – #1429 FISH FOREST, Estela Mota, São Paulo, Brazil
SMALL WALL QUILTS: 1st Entry in an AQS Paducah Quilt Contest sponsored by YLI Threads
1ST – #1509 A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS, Judy Faulkner, Fort Worth, TX
2ND – #1503 BEE-ING THANKFUL FOR SUNFLOWERS, Holly Batterman, Laguna Beach, CA
3RD – #1510 SOVEREIGN, Elizabeth FitzGerald, Streamwood, IL
HM – #1517 BUBBLES, Hanne Lohde, Aliso Viejo, CA
MINIATURES: Miniature Quilts sponsored by Quilters Select by Alex Anderson and RNK Distributing
1ST – #1614 HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY, Aki Sakai, Tokyo, Japan
2ND – #1620 ROAD TO MISSOURI, Lynne Taylor, Cape Girardeau, MO
3RD – #1607 THE SECRET ROSE GARDEN, Yuko Kawakami, Iwata, Japan
HM – #1606 GARDENIA IN A SMALL GARDEN, Naomi Iida, Tokyo, Japan
HM – #1613 PINEAPPLE COCKTAIL, Thelma Robbins, Ontario, Canada
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