Quilt Fiesta 2024 – Special Awards

Best in Show #1026  Montepulciano Kathy Adams	Best Machine Quilting-Hand Guided #608 Whimsical Vases by Kim McLean Monique Baczewski
Judge’s Special Merit #1021 Mary Colter: Builder on the Desert Karen G Fisher	Best Machine Quilting – Digitized #524 Art Deco Meets Southwest Paula Fulton
Judge’s Choice #1004  Silk Parquestry Impressions #2 Joyce Kaiser	Best Piecing #203 The Neighborhood Jean Biddick
Best Use of Color #1022 Fancy Steps       Tami Graeber	Best Hand Applique’ #605 The Civil War Bride Found Her “Lost Boy” in the Old Pueblo Nancy Landon
Best Hand Quilting #210 Lock Them Up Karen Porter	Best Machine Applique’ #608 Whimsical Vases by Kim McLean Monique Baczewski

Quilt Fiesta 2024 – Category Awards

200 – Small-One Person, Primarily Pieced, Hand or Machine Quilted

• 1^st – #203 – “The Neighborhood” – Jean Biddick
• 2^nd – #212 – “Kaleidoscope” – Katherine Kenwood
• 3^rd – #207 – “Catalina Sunset” – Pamela Dunlap
• Honorable Mention – #211 – “Grandmother’s Flower Garden” – Brenda K Smitley

200 – Medium-One Person, Primarily Pieced, Machine Quilted

• 1^st – #220 – “Winding Ways”- Helen Lessells
• 2^nd – #225 – “A Peak Through a Kaleidoscope” – Penny Boese
• 3^rd – #231 – “Desert Rose” – Kathie Gilbert
• HM – #230 – “Alaska Magic” – Cindi Huff

200 – Large – One Person, Primarily Pieced, Machine Quilted

• 1^st – #243 – “Gridlock” – Karen G Fisher
• 2^nd – #246 – “Grand Finale Color Burst” – Helen Lessells
• 3^rd – #250 – “Rose Colored Glasses” – Athena Taylor
• HM – #247 – “Armchair Travels” – Karen Porter

300 – One Person, Primarily Appliqued, Hand Quilted

• 1^st – #301 – “Garden Party” – Melanie Harris
• 2^nd – #302 – “A World of Flowers” – Helen Frost
• 3^rd – #304 – “Friendship Garden” – Linda Viani

400 – One Person, Primarily Appliqued, Machine Quilted

• 1^st – #415 – “Posy Park” – Linda Cote’
• 2^nd – #410 – “Silent Night” – Luanne Wood
• 3^rd – #404 – “Never Stop Learning” – Janice Jones
• HM – #409 – “Left-over Lollipop Trees” – Pat Morris

500 Small – Two Persons, Primarily Pieced, Hand or Machine Quilted

• 1^st – #508 – “WOW” – Judith Davis
• 2^nd – #503 – “The Glow” – Chistine Nelson
• 3^rd – #511 – “Crown of Thorns” – Carol Carpenter
• HM – #513 – “Starburst of Color” – Yvonne Flores

500 Medium – Two Persons, Primarily Pieced, Hand or Machine Quilted

• 1^st – #524 – “Art Deco Meets Southwest” – Paula Fulton
• 2^nd – #525 – “Circa 2024 Double Wedding Ring” – Stephanie Nordlin
• 3^rd – #521 – “Autumn River Walk” – Kris Neifeld
• HM – #520 – “Flowers from Flowers” – Celia Burkel

500 Large – Two Persons, Primarily Pieced, Hand or Machine Quilted

• 1^st – #542 – “Chilhowie” – Betsy Wycisiak
• 2^nd – #551 – “Jewel of the Reef” – Melanie Harris
• 3^rd – #545 – “Northern Neighbors” – Joyce Holley
• HM – #544 – “Carnival Flower” – Rosie Lysinger
• HM – # 550 – “Pieces of the West” – Karen Chrisman

600 – Two Persons, Primarily Appliqued, Hand or Machine Quilted

• 1^st – #601 – “Homegrown” – Lorraine Souza
• 2^nd – #605 – “The Civil War Bride Found Her ‘Lost Boy’ in the Old Pueblo” – Nancy Landon
• 3^rd – #607 – “The Goldie Richmond Project/Goldie’s Rodeo” – Kay Walen
• HM – #602 – “Perennial Favorites” – Gloria Magee
• HM – #603 – “Aviary” – Suzanne McLean

700 – Group (3 or more), Hand or Machine Quilted

• 1^st – #708 – “Desert Staircase” – Saddlebrook Friday Quilters
• 2^nd – #701 – “Liberated Baskets” – Colleen Babcock, Diane Bootes, Alice Catallini, Cheryl Collins, Linda Cote’, Natalie Furrey, Sandy Kramer, Kenci Lewis, Phyllis Schaefer, Laura Steiniger, Judy Tenen
• 3^rd – #707 – “Sharp Women Heart” – Colleen Babcock, Diane Bootes, Alice Catallini, Cheryl Collins, Linda Cote’, Natalie Furrey, Kenci Lewis, Laura Steiniger, Judy Tenen
• HM – #709 – “Road to Tucson” – JoAnn Hinchliffe, Valerie Greenwell and Members of TQG

 801 – Miniature, Hand or Machine Quilted

• 1^st – #804 – “After the Storm” – Barbara Polston
• 2^nd – #803 – “Domino” – Terry Gallegos          
• 3^rd – #801– “Miniature Whole Cloth” – Jean Biddick
• HM – #805 – “Mini Hexie” – Brenda Smitley

 900 – Modern

• 1^st – #904 – “Athena’s Infinity” – Athena Taylor
• 2^nd – #903 – “Kites Over Cabin at Night” – Russ Beasley
• 3^rd – #902 – “Café Terrace” – Sara Quigley
• HM – #905 – “Big Star Beautiful” – Valerie Greenwell

1000 – Abstract/Graphic

• 1^st – #1004 – “Silk Parquestry Impressions #2
• 2^nd – #1002 – ”Playscape X 2” – Susie Voss
• 3^rd – #1003 – “Wine Playscape X 4″  –  Susie Voss
• HM – #1001 – “Maria” – Mary Johns

1000 – Art – Scenic

• 1^st – #1026 – “Montepulciano” – Kathy Adams
• 2^nd – #1022 – “Fancy Steps” – Tami Graeber
• 3^rd – #1021 – “Mary Colter: Builder on the Desert” – Karen G Fisher
• HM – #1025 – “Beach Houses” – Sherrie Spangler
• HM – #1027 – “Dance of the Dragonflies” – Shellie Whitman

1000 – Art – Portrait

• 1^st – #1045 – “Awaiting Our Turn” – Julie Hallquist
• 2^nd – #1049 – “Snuggling with Mom” – Millie Burgheimer
• 3^rd – #1041 – “Flower Lady” – Millie Burgheimer
• HM – #1047 – “Retro Kitty” – Lisa Frixell
• HM – #1008 – “Nile River Captain” – Laurel Kirkman

1100 – Other

Quilt Fiesta 2024 – Viewer’s Choice

• 1^st – #708 – “Desert Staircase” – Tami Graeber
• 2^nd – #601 – “Homegrown” – Lorraine Souza
• 3^rd – #1026 – “Montepulciano” – Kathy Adams
• HM –  #1104  – “Indian Summer” – Tami Graeber

Quilt Fiesta 2024 – Director’s Choice

• #412 – “The Tequila Bat Stumbles into Nana’s Garden” – Amy Bright
• #2034 – “Joanna Canada’s Last Gift” – Catherine Mombourquettte