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2015 AQS QuiltWeek – Paducah, KY Award Winners

MAJESTIC MOSAIC by Karen Kay Buckley and Renae Haddadin

Janome America, Inc. Best of Show
#202 MAJESTIC MOSAIC,
Karen Kay Buckley and Renae Haddadin,
Carlisle, Pennsylvania

THANK YOU! GRATITUDE by Akiko Matsumura

AQS Best Hand Workmanship Award
#418 THANK YOU! GRATITUDE,
Akiko Matsumura,
Iida, Nagano, Japan

RICKY AND LUCY by Nancy Sterett Martin and Karen Sistek

BERNINA of America, Inc. Best Home Machine Workmanship Award
#715 RICKY AND LUCY,
Nancy Sterett Martin and Karen Sistek,
Owensboro, Kentucky

NOSTALGIA by Gina Perkes

APQS Best Longarm Machine Workmanship Award
#621 NOSTALGIA,
Gina Perkes,
Payson, Arizona

CHASING BUBBLES by Hiroko Miyama and Masanobu Miyama

Moda Fabrics Best Wall Award
#1321 CHASING BUBBLES,
Hiroko Miyama and Masanobu Miyama, Chofu,
Tokyo, Japan

INDIAN WHIMSY by Deborah Kemball

Coats & Clark Best Wall Hand Workmanship Award
#1010 INDIAN WHIMSY,
Deborah Kemball, Baie D Urfe, Quebec, Canada

ROBBER’S ROOST by Joanne Baeth

Brother International Corporation Best Wall Home Machine Workmanship Award
#1301 ROBBER’S ROOST,
Joanne Baeth,
Bonanza, Oregon

OCTOBER SKY by Bethanne Nemesh

Handi Quilter Best Wall Longarm Machine Workmanship Award
#1214 OCTOBER SKY,
Bethanne Nemesh,
Allentown, Pennsylvania

ITSY BITSY STRIPSY by Mary Kay Mouton

A1 Quilting Machines Best Miniature Quilt Award
#1616 ITSY BITSY STRIPSY,
Mary Kay Mouton,
Milledgeville, Georgia


Judge’s Recognition Award

GOLDEN TEMPLE OF THE GOOD GIRLS by Susan Carlson

TinLizzie18 Judge’s Recognition Award – Melinda Bula
#1305 GOLDEN TEMPLE OF THE GOOD GIRLS,
Susan Carlson,
Harpswell, Maine

TEA TIME by Yumiko Mandai

TinLizzie18 Judge’s Recognition Award – Scott Murkin
#417 TEA TIME,
Yumiko Mandai, Mastusaka Mieken,
Mie, Japan

CANOLA FIELDS by Leah Gravells

TinLizzie18 Judge’s Recognition Award – Donna Wilder
#1312 CANOLA FIELDS,
Leah Gravells,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada


BED QUILTS: Home Machine Quilted sponsored by AccuQuilt

1ST     #104 VESTMENTS, Mary Chalmers, Willmar, Minnesota
2ND   #108 STARGAZE, Susan Liimatta, Stoughton, Wisconsin
3RD   #106 FUNKY GARDEN IN RED, Janet A. Elia, Taunton, Massachusetts
HM     #105 LANCASTER ROSE, Janet Davis, Alamosa, Colorado


BED QUILTS: Longarm Machine Quilted sponsored by Hobbs Bonded Fibers

1ST     #204 COASTAL LILY, Thelma Childers and Judi Madsen, Charleston, Illinois
2ND   #207 WORDS TO LIVE BY, Linda Hrcka and Lisa Bongean, Homer, Michigan
3RD   #217 VINTAGE MOMENTS, Jan Zimmerman, Wichita, Kansas
HM     #211 BYRNE’S SPIRAL, Beth Nufer and Clem Buzick, Brookings, Oregon


BED QUILTS: 1st Entry in an AQS Paducah Contest sponsored by Statler Stitcher

1ST     #314 VINTAGE TILES REVISITED, Marilyn Huntress, Carthage, North Carolina
2ND   #311 FLOWER CLOCK, Mitsuko Hashimoto, Matsue, Shimane, Japan
3RD   #305 A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME I COULD APPLIQUÉ, Marie Blunk, Channahon, Illinois
HM    #334 THE COTHEALS AT HOME, Mayleen Vinson, Haysville, Kansas


BED QUILTS: Hand Quilted sponsored by Fairfield Processing Corporation

1ST     #430 COLORED AUTUMN, Chinami Terai, Abiko, Chiba, Japan
2ND   #402 PURE, Sachiko Chiba, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
3RD   #422 LOOK UP AT THE BLUE SKY, Toyoko Nakajima, Kiryu, Gunma, Japan
HM    #434 SPRING BREEZE, Etsuko Uto, Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan


LARGE WALL QUILTS: Home Machine Quilted sponsored by Baby Lock USA

1ST     #509 SAFFRON SPLENDOR, Pat Holly, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2ND   #515 BIRD BY BIRD, Philippa Naylor, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom
3RD   #521 LETTER CARRIERS, Janet Stone, Overland Park, Kansas
HM    #516 GEORGETOWN WEDDING, Ann L. Petersen, Surprise, Arizona


LARGE WALL QUILTS: Longarm Machine Quilted sponsored by Nolting® Longarm Quilting Machines

1ST     #602 EXUBERANCE, Marilyn Badger, St. George, Utah
2ND   #607 SHOWER OF ROSES, Donna Derstadt, Libertyville, Illinois
3RD   #622 FERN RISING, Claudia Pfeil, Krefeld, Germany
HM     #626 NATURE’S EDGE, Jane Zillmer, Mercer, Wisconsin


LARGE WALL QUILTS: Pictorial Quilts sponsored by Elna USA

1ST     #706 POOR AND RICH, Janneke de Vries-Bodzinga, Kollumerzwaag, Friesland, Netherlands
2ND   #716 AN AUTUMN FLAVOR, Kiyoko Matsumoto, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
3RD   #714 IT TAKES THE CASE, Karlyn Bue Lohrenz, Billings, Montana
HM     #717 BIKE BOYS, Lea McComas, Superior, Colorado


LARGE WALL QUILTS: Modern Quilts sponsored by Gammill Quilting Systems

1ST     #806 FOR TANYA, Emily Coffey and Miriam Coffey, Lake Junaluska, North Carolina
2ND   #815 MODERN MEDALLION, Rebecca Smith, Rapid City, South Dakota
3RD   #817 MODERN MOJO TWO, Linda M. Thielfoldt, Troy, Michigan
HM     #804 DIAMOND DUST, Doris Brunnette and Trina Kirkvold, Clive, Iowa


GROUP QUILTS: sponsored by Innova

1ST     #912 TAKE 3 FABRICS, JUST ADD THREAD, Mary Reinhardt and Page Johnson, Rosemount, Minnesota
2ND   #901 AMAZING AZTEC—NICOLOR DREAM QUILT, Amazing Eight, Greene, Iowa
3RD   #911 LADY OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS, Northern Lights Machine Quilters Guild, Duluth, Minnesota
HM     #907 START OUR FAMILY, Kathy and 6 friends, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan


SMALL WALL QUILTS: Hand Quilted sponsored by Panasonic

1ST     #1007 ELISABETH’S GARDEN: A TALE OF A THOUSAND THREADS, Elisabeth Frolet, Dunwoody, Georgia
2ND   #1004 IN TRIBUTE TO MARGARET, Virginia Davey, Orchard Park, New York
3RD   #1003 PLAYING IT, Pam Beal, Mass City, Michigan
HM     #1002 CHARDONNAY, Jenny Bacon, Maryborough, Victoria, Australia


SMALL WALL QUILTS: Home Machine Quilted sponsored by Koala Cabinets

1ST     #1121 CAPTAIN KIMO, Nancy Sterett Martin, Owensboro, Kentucky
2ND   #1129 A LETTER BIT OF BAALTIMORE, Janet Stone, Overland Park, Kansas
3RD   #1111 KELP, Sheila Frampton-Cooper, Los Angeles, California
HM     #1115 FINE FEATHER, Pam Hadfield, Laguna Niguel, California


SMALL WALL QUILTS: Longarm Machine Quilted sponsored by Generations

1ST     #1209 AUTUMN’S SURRENDER, Margaret Solomon Gunn, Gorham, Maine
2ND   #1215 GOLDEN TAPESTRY, Renee M. Perlman, New Fairfield, Connecticut
3RD   #1206 FLOWERS AND GEARS, Robbi Joy Eklow, Third Lake, Illinois
HM     #1202 SKYFALL, Kathie Beltz and Mara Novak, Greenfield, New Hampshire


SMALL WALL QUILTS: Pictorial sponsored by Horn of America

1ST     #1329 BENEATH MY WING, David M. Taylor, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
2ND   #1316 DISCOVERY OF LANDSCAPE, Kim Hyesook, Busan, South Korea
3RD   #1306 HARD TIMES, Lynn Czaban, Vancouver, Washington
HM     #1309 WILD RHODIES, Pat Durbin, Arcata, California


SMALL WALL QUILTS: 1st Entry in an AQS Paducah Contest by YLI Corporation

1ST     #1406 THE BRIDE WORE RED, Kay Donges, Suches, Georgia
2ND   #1410 SILENCES, Olga Gonzalez-Angulo, Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Spain
3RD   #1422 A LONG WAY FROM HOME, Amy Pabst, Le Roy, West Virginia
HM     #1416 IMPRESSION, HAEUNDAE, Laura West Kong, Loma Linda, California


SMALL WALL QUILTS: Fiber Art sponsored by Superior Threads

1ST     #1514 SPRING STROLL, Sally Manke, Arcadia, Michigan
2ND   #1511 SOMEWHERE, Barbara Oliver Hartman, Flower Mound, Texas
3RD   #1513 CANYONLANDS MORNING, Susan Madden, Magna, Utah
HM     #1502 YELLOW MELLOW IN PARADISE, Andrea Brokenshire, Round Rock, Texas


MINIATURE QUILTS: Miniature sponsored by Juki America, Inc.
1ST     #1625 DANCING DAHLIA, Laura Welklin, Noblesville, Indiana
2ND   #1620 COME ON TO MY HOUSE, Aki Sakai, Hachiouji, Tokyo, Japan
3RD    #1605 TEMPEST, Kumiko Frydl, Houston, Texas
HM     #1624 ARGENTUM, Susan Stewart, Pittsburg, Kansas
HM     #1608 CHRISTMAS ROSE, Carol Harris, Ann Arbor, Michigan