American Quilter's Society - AQS QuiltWeek – Des Moines, IA 2022 Award Winners

Congratulations Winners

2022 AQS QuiltWeek – Des Moines, IA Award Winners

Best of Show Award
#121 ABCDVINE
Janet Stone
Overland Park, KS

Best Wall Quilt Award
#405 ORANGE CRUSHED IT
Andrea Brokenshire
Round Rock, TX

Best Hand Workmanship Award
#304 RONDO
Sachiko Chiba
Iwate, Japan

Best Stationary Machine Workmanship Award
#114 SUMMER FUN
Marina Landi
São Paulo, Brazil

Best Movable Machine Workmanship Award
#245 SPANGLED
Gail Stepanek & Jan Hutchison
New Lenox, IL

Best Original Design Award
#241 HARLEQUINADE
Beckey Prior
Henderson, TX

Best Traditional Design Award
#306 LOVE ENTWINED
Dawn Fox Cooper
British Columbia, Canada

Viewer’s Choice
#104 AGAINST SUCH THINGS THERE IS NO LAW
Ben Darby
Huntsville, AL

Large Quilts – Stationary Machine Quilted

First – #112 ALL DRESSED UP WITH NOWHERE TO GO, Katherine Jones, Tasmania, Australia
Second – #108 JOYFUL JAPAN, Pat Holly, Ann Arbor, MI
Third – #101 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY, Mary Bauer, Crestwood, KY
Hon. Mention – #105 STORM RIDER, Janneke de Vries-Bodzinga, Friesland, Netherlands

Large Quilts – Movable Machine Quilted

First – #220 BELLADONIC HAZE, Margaret Solomon Gunn, Gorham, ME
Second – #228 SHERBET ON A CLOUDY DAY, Dee Legvold, Apple Valley, MN
Third – #236 CARNIVAL, Beth Nufer & Clem Buzick, Brookings, OR
Hon. Mention – #239 ANIKA, Mary Olson, Aumsville, OR

Hand Quilted Quilts

First – #323 BERRY BLUE, Linda Roy, Knoxville, TN
Second – #326 TRAIN TO NOWHERE, Cheryl See, Dayton, VA
Third – #314 ON THE SILK ROAD, Barbara Korengold, Chevy Chase, MD
Hon. Mention – #319 MY SECRET GARDEN, Naomi Otomo, Saitama, Japan

Wall Quilts – Stationary Machine Quilted

First – #407 VIGILANCE, Debra Crine, Marco Island, FL
Second – #437 FIRE ON MY MIND, Melinda Bula, Bakersfield, CA
Third – #416 MISSOURI BARN, LeAnn Hileman, Glendale, AZ
Hon. Mention – #431 BEE YOURSELF, Simone Steuxner, Haerjedalen, Sweden

Wall Quilts – Movable Machine Quilted

First – #509 HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY, Margaret Solomon Gunn, Gorham, ME
Second – #516 THE LONG GOODBYE, Lea McComas, Golden, CO
Third – #510 IT COULD BE WORSE, Robyn Gragg, Lone Jack, MO
Hon. Mention – #512 LAVA, Katherine Jones, Tasmania, Australia

Wall Quilts – Fiber Art

First – #621 DOCTOR, Li Hui Yin, Taipei, Taiwan
Second – #619 HOPE, Jean Wachs, Hendersonville, NC
Third – #602 I SEE YOU, Jan Berg-Rezmer, Gladwin, MI
Hon. Mention – #605 LIFE OF THE HIGH DESERT, Patricia Cantu, Columbia, MO

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

First – #708 CREATING MAGIC, Sue de Vanny, Victoria, Australia
Second – #735 EUCLID'S THIRD AXIOM, Barb Sorensen, Sammamish, WA
Third – #719 AFFAIRS OF THE HEART, Laura Lamphear & Sue Whitaker, Newark, DE
Hon. Mention – #725 FISHTOWN HARBOR, Barbara Matzke, Brentwood, CA