AQS QuiltWeek

Congratulations Winners

2017 AQS QuiltWeek – Des Moines, IA Award Winners

ROOTS AND BRANCHES by Christina McCann

Best of Show
#516 ROOTS AND BRANCHES,
Christina McCann,
Depoe Bay, OR

COUNTRY ROADS by Joanne Baeth

Best Wall Quilt Award
#401 COUNTRY ROADS,
Joanne Baeth,
Bonanza, OR

CARDINAL POINTS by Gail Stepanek and Jan Hutchison

Best Use of Color Award
#238 CARDINAL POINTS,
Gail Stepanek and Jan Hutchison,
New Lenox, IL

LEPIDOPTERAN #4 by Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry

Best Original Design Award
#704 LEPIDOPTERAN #4,
Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry,
Port Townsend, WA

PRINCESS ROSES by Sachiko Chiba

Best Hand Workmanship Award
#302 PRINCESS ROSES,
Sachiko Chiba,
Morioka, Iwate, Japan

THE A-E-I-O EWES by Janet Stone

Best Stationary Machine Workmanship Award
#117 THE A-E-I-O EWES,
Janet Stone,
Overland Park, KS

TAKING THE UNMAPPED ROAD by Margaret Solomon Gunn

Best Movable Machine Workmanship Award
#209 TAKING THE UNMAPPED ROAD,
Margaret Solomon Gunn,
Gorham, ME


Viewers’ Choice Award

COUNTRY ROADS by Joanne Baeth

#401 COUNTRY ROADS,
Joanne Baeth,
Bonanza, OR


Large Quilts – Stationary Machine Quilted

First                   #103    Rainbow Star, Elsie M. Campbell, Ponca City, OK
Second              #104    Fleur de Glace, Colette Dumont, Saint-Romain, Quebec, Canada
Third                  #112    When Crayons Explode, Jennifer Rose, Lino Lakes, MN
Hon. Mention  #116    Moonlight Sonata, Susan Stewart, Pittsburg, KS


Large Quilts – Movable Machine Quilted

First                   #218    Lazy Afternoon, Hiroko Miyama and Masanobu Miyama, Chofu City, Tokyo, Japan
Second              #224    Barbara’s Circle, Beth Nufer and Clem Buzick, Brookings, OR
Third                  #221    Into the Westward Sun, Bethanne Nemesh, Allentown, PA
Hon. Mention  #244    Insanity, Kris Vierra, Lincoln, NE


Hand Quilted Quilts

First                    #315    Aztec Sunset, Linda Roy, Knoxville, TN
Second               #303    Spring Song, Barbara Clem, Rockford, IL
Third                   #311    Flying Thoughts, Antonia Hering, Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Hon. Mention   #307    Esfahan, Megan Farkas, Sanbornton, NH


Wall Quilts – Stationary Machine Quilted

First                   #407    My Rhodie, Andrea Brokenshire, Round Rock, TX
Second              #421    Suwon Hwasung, Mikyung Jang, Seoul, South Korea
Third                  #442    Victorian Postcard, Karen Turnbull, Laguna Niguel, CA
Hon. Mention   #415    The River of Life, Cathy Geier, Waukesha, WI


Wall Quilts – Movable Machine Quilted

First                   #522    Tuscany Village, Claudia Scheja, Werne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Second              #520    Ruby Sunrise, Sheryl Phipps, Story City, IA
Third                  #506    Revenge of the Doodle, Aline Bugarin and Natasha Bugarin, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Hon. Mention  #518    Lily, Hiroko Miyama, Chofu City, Tokyo, Japan


Wall Quilts – 1st Entry in an AQS Des Moines Contest

First                   #614    Solitaire, Lisa Maechtlen, Anchorage, AK
Second              #604    Rube Goes Quilting, Linda Beachy-Hughes, Wichita, KS
Third                  #611    Mountains & Valleys, Jackie Gaskins, Virginia Beach, VA
Hon. Mention  #625    Embers, Stephanie Zacharer Ruyle, Denver, CO


Wall Quilts – Fiber Art

First                    #721    L’Isle-aux-Coudres, Brigitte Villeneuve, Jonquiere, Quebec, Canada
Second               #717    Kaleidoscope Trees, Judith Phelps, Battle Ground, WA
Third                   #707    Desert Dawn, Shirley Gisi, Colorado Springs, CO
Hon. Mention   #711    Magical Toys, Flora Joy, Johnson City, TN


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