Quilt Fiesta 2023 – Special Awards

Best in Show
#410 Autumn
Janet Rupp

Judge’s Merit
#615 Truffle Duffle
Suzanne McLean

Judge’s Choice
#232 Southwest Sunrise
Luanne Wood

Best Use of Color
#601 Branching Out
Carol Carpenter

Best Hand Quilting
#100 Remember Me
Helen Frost

Best Machine Quilting-Professional
#247 Puzzler’s Dream
Valerie Greenwell

Best Machine Quilting-NonProfessional
#232 Southwest Sunrise
Luanne Wood

Best Piecing
#249 Slot Canyon Shadows
Natalie Furrey

Best Hand Applique’
#700 Happy Trails
Gloria Magee & Carey LaRue

Best Machine Applique’
#403 North Country Autumn
Janice Jones

2023 Quilt Fiesta – Category Awards

 100-One Person, Primarily Pieced, Hand Quilted
            1st – #100 – “Remember Me” – Helen Frost
            2nd – #101 – “Rhapsody in Red & Blue” – Ann Adams           

200 small-One Person, Primarily Pieced, Machine Quilted
            1st – #209 – “The Guardian” – Stephanie Nordlin
            2nd – #210 – “Exploding with Pride” – Penny Boese
            3rd – #211 – “Visions of Sugarplums” – Cherie Swanson
            Honorable Mention – #204 – “Saguaro National Park East” – Lynne Saul

200 medium-One Person, Primarily Pieced, Machine Quilted
            1st – #229 – “Mystery Reimagined”- Penny Boese
            2nd – #225 – “Carried Away” – Joyce Harrison
            3rd – #232 – Southwest Sunrise” – Luanne Woo
            HM – #226 – “Twilight Zone” – Shellie Whitman           

200 large – One Person, Primarily Pieced, Machine Quilted
            1st – #251 – “Heart & Soul in a Quilt” – Athena Taylor
            2nd – #253 – “My Hill a Blessing” – Brenda Smitley
            3rd – #247 – “Puzzler’s Dream” – Valerie Greenwell
            HM – #243 – “Southwest Lonestar” – Kris Neifeld
            HM – #254 – “Pink Lemonade” – Linda Cote’

300 – One Person, Primarily Appliqued, Hand Quilted
            1st – #302 – “My Ladies of Baltimore” – Kathryn Zimmer
            2nd – #301 – “Bow” – Sara Quigley

           400 – One Person, Primarily Appliqued, Machine Quilted
            1st – #410 – “Autumn” – Janet Rupp
            2nd – #411 – “Flower Garden” – Pat Morris
            3rd – #412 – “No Leaf Left Unturned” – Pat Morris
            HM – #405 – “Red Delicious” – Judy Tenen

500 small – Two Persons, Primarily Pieced, Hand or Machine Quilted
            1st – #503 – “Kaleidoscope” – George Magee
            2nd – #504 – “Falling Stars” – Judy Locke
            3rd – #507 – “The True Path of Life” – Susie Voss
            HM – #501” – “Bursting Free” – Susie Voss
            HM – #512 – “Duck Pond” – Suzanne McLean

500 medium – Two Persons, Primarily Pieced, Hand or Machine Quilted
            1st – #531 – “Not Just Spoolin’ Around” – Nancy Landon
            2nd – #523 – “Haunted by Paducah” – Barbara Polston
            3rd – #528 – “Liberty Court” – Joyce Holley
            HM – #521 – “A Cactus Garden” – Manya Powell
            HM – # 527 – “Copper Mountain Spring” – Melanie Harris

500 large – Two Persons, Primarily Pieced, Hand or Machine Quilted
            1st – #550 – “Shipshewana-Irish Thistle” – Rosie Lysinger
            2nd – #541 – “A Thorny Situation” – Rhonda Borders
            3rd – #549 – “Farm Girl” – Kay Walen
            HM – #544 – “Cinnamon Twist” – Melanie Harris
            HM – # 552 – “3877” – Cherie Swanson

600 – Two Persons, Primarily Appliqued, Hand or Machine Quilted
            1st – #613 – “Desert Blossoms” – Camille Salisbury
            2nd – #615 – “Truffle Duffle” – Suzanne McLean
            3rd – #608 – “Bloomin’ Baskets” – Ruth Murray Hull
            HM – #604 – “A Bug’s Eye View” – Janice Jones
            HM – #612 – “Nostalgia” – Nancy Ferreira

700 – Group (3 or more), Hand or Machine Quilted
            1st – #700 – “Happy Trails”- Gloria Magee & Carey LaRue
            2nd – #703 – “Robert’s Graduation/Eagle Scout Award”- Becky Ruhl, Aunt Carla & Grandma Ruhl    

 801 – Miniature, Hand or Machine Quilted
            1st – #802 – “Splashing Down!” – Terry Gallegos
            2nd – #801 – “Monkey Business” – Peg Clampett
            3rd – #800 – “Ripples & Repercussions” – JoAnn Hinchliffe

 900 – Modern
            1st – #907 – “Lupines” – Linda Cote’
            2nd – #909 – “Modern Fans” – Janet Pugh
            3rd – #910 – “Every Which Way” – Athena Taylor
            HM – #905 – “Ascend” – Christine Muccianti
            HM – #908 – “Modern Stars” – Cindi Huff

1000TP – Art – Thread Painting
            1st – #1003 – “Tiles, Tapestry and a Teal Tail”- Tami Graeber
            2nd – #1002 – “Abuelita Scrappy Quilt” – Millie Burgheimer
            3rd – #1001 – “Bareback Champ” – Millie Burgheimer

1000Art – Pictorial/Whimsical
            1st – #1013 – “Helen Hardin: Between Two Worlds” – Karen G Fisher
            2nd – #1022 – “Bienvenidos” – Tami Graeber
            3rd – #1020 – “Sonoran Poppy Trio” – Stephanie Nordlin
            HM – #1015 – “Michelle Obama” – Julie Hallquist
            HM – #1016 – “Peak Seasons” – Jolene Ficklin

1000 – Art – Abstract/Graphic
            1st – #1035 – “Fractured” – Karen G Fisher
            2nd – #1034 – “Eucalyptus” – Mary Johns
            3rd – #1032 – “Learning Curve” – Myrna Jo Brickwell
            HM – #1030 – “Broken Butterfly” – Susie Voss
            HM – #1031 – “Oppositional” – Diane Hartman

1100 – Other
              1st – #1112 – “Victorian Trellis” – Tami Graeber
              2nd – #1110 – “The Mystery of the Salem Quilt Guild” – Kay Walen
               3rd – #1111 – “Southwest Twilling Irish Chain” – Nancy Landon
               HM – #1106 – “Housework/Bluework” – Suzanne Irving
               HM  – #1107 – “Roses in December” – Carol Carpenter

2023 Quilt Fiesta – Viewer’s Choice

1st – Tami Graeber for quilt #1022 Bienvenidos
2nd – Natalie Furrey for quilt #249 Slot Canyon Shadows
3rd – Kathy Zimmer for quilt # 302 My Ladies of Baltimore
Honorable Mention – Luanne Wood for quilt # 232 Southwest Sunrise