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Congratulations Winners

2016 AQS QuiltWeek – Des Moines, IA Award Winners

THE PAISLEY PEACOCK by Bethanne Nemesh

Best of Show Award
#520 THE PAISLEY PEACOCK,
Bethanne Nemesh,
Allentown, PA

A QUILTER’S GARDEN by Kristin Vierra

Best Longarm Machine
Workmanship Award

#255 A QUILTER’S GARDEN,
Kristin Vierra,
Lincoln, NE

Best Wall Quilt Award
#521 WICKEDLY GREEN,
Deborah Poole,
Shelley, ID

MANOR HOUSE CATS by Cheryl Kerestes

Best Home Machine
Workmanship Award

#113 MANOR HOUSE CATS,
Cheryl Kerestes,
Wyoming, PA

TECHNICOLOR DECO by Shirley Gisi

Best Use of Color Award
#708 TECHNICOLOR DECO,
Shirley Gisi,
Colorado Springs, CO

My Sweet House with KIRARA by Ayako Kawakami

Best Hand Workmanship Award
#312 My Sweet House with KIRARA, Ayako Kawakami,
Chiba, Japan

EWE ARE MY SUNSHINE by Janet Stone

Best Original Design Award
#120 EWE ARE MY SUNSHINE,
Janet Stone,
Overland Park, KS


HARVEST TIME ON M 22 by Salle Manke

Viewer’s Choice Award
#515 HARVEST TIME ON M 22,
Salle Manke,
Arcadia, MI


Large Quilts – Home Machine Quilted

First                   #119 BLUE PLATE SPECIAL, Susan Stewart, Pittsburg, KS
Second              #104 VICTORY, Colette Dumont, Saint-Romain, Quebec, Canada
Third                  #115 WHY NOT?, Angela Petrocelli, Prescott Valley, AZ
Hon. Mention  #101 THE WHOLE IS GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS, Cassandra Ireland Beaver, Urbana, OH


Large Quilts – Longarm Machine Quilted

First                   #215 SUNBURST, Sherry Durbin, Burnsville, NC
Second              #204 NIGHTHAWK, Marilyn Badger and Claudia Clark Myers, St. George, UT
Third                  #212 LONG WINTER FLOWER BASKET SAMPLER, Eileen Daniels, Brodhead,
Hon. Mention  #228 PLATES ON LACE NAPKINS, Dawn Larsen, Libertyville, IL


Hand Quilted Quilts

First                   #321 SHELLABRATION, Christine Wickert, Penfield, NY
Second              #305 SPRING DANCE, Barbara Clem, Rockford, IL
Third                  #311 SUMMER’S SONNET, Jane Holihan, Walworth, NY
Hon. Mention  #313 MACKINTOSH ROSE, Tim Latimer, Lansing, MI


Wall Quilts – Home Machine Quilted

First                    #406 A PASSION FOR PURPLE, Andrea Brokenshire, Round Rock, TX
Second               #402 SUMMER LAKE SANDHILLS, Joanne Baeth, Bonanza, OR
Third                   #419 YELLOW SKY, Shirley Gisi, Colorado Springs, CO
Hon. Mention   #446 THE LOTUS POND, Karen Turnbull, Laguna Niguel, CA


Wall Quilts – Longarm Machine Quilted

First                    #532 OTARU WINTER, Cynthia L. Vogt, Kennewick, WA
Second               #501 LANGUID IN CAIRO, Anne Armour, Jackson, TN
Third                   #514 INSPIRED BY ALICE, Marilyn Lidstrom Larson, Willow City, ND
Hon. Mention   #505 HALLOWEEN BALTIMORE, Karen Brandt, Banning, CA


Wall Quilts – Youth (ages 10-20, as of June 5, 2016)

First                    #602 MY CHURN DASH, Cameron Tiefenthaler, Mechanicsburg, OH
Second               #601 DISAPPEARING 9 PATCH, Megan Selman, Columbus, MS


Wall Quilts – Fiber Art

First                    #717 CRAIG’S POND, Christina McCann, Depoe Bay, OR
Second               #722 BIRDS EYE VIEW, Carole Rossi, Aptos, CA
Third                   #707 REDBUD, Jill Fisher, Iowa City, IA
Hon. Mention   #714 GOLF WITH YOUR BFF, Loretta Kovar Keil, St. Louis, MO