QuiltCon 2023 Winners Gallery

Best in Show

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Bullseye

35″ x 79″

By Barbara Strick

Mill Valley, California, United States

Best Machine Quilting: Frameless

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commotion claire victor

Commotion
45″ x 55″
By Claire Victor
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Best Machine Quilting: Framed

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handi quilter

almond country beauty by rana heredia

Almond Country Beauty
60″ x 60″
Pieced by Rana Heredia
Quilted by Tiffany Barcus
Powell, Wyoming, United States

MQG Award of Excellence

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sawtooth no 3 simone symonds

Sawtooth No 3: Betelguese
63” x 63”
By Simone Symonds
Parap, Northern Territory, Australia

People’s Choice

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ruby curvelets fiona johnstone

Ruby Curvelets
56" x 48"
By Fiona Johnstone
Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom

American Patchwork & Quilting Log Cabin Quilting Challenge

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concentric betsy vinegrad

1st Place: Concentric
24″ x 24″
By Betsy Vinegrad
Short Hills, New Jersey, United States

it's not what it seems marah light

2nd Place: It's Not What It Seems
42″ x 42″
By Marah Light
Columbus, Ohio, United States

fibonaccis cabin nikki woolsey

3rd Place: Fibonacci's Cabin
39″ x 63″
By Nikki Woolsey
Lenexa, Kansas, United States

Windham Ruby + Bee Fabric Challenge

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alley neighbors ellen meeker

1st Place: Alley Neighbors
36″ x 48″
By Ellen Meeker
Traverse City, Michigan, United States

blended julie limbach jones

2nd Place: Blended
50″ x 39″
Pieced by Julie Limbach Jones
Quilted by Cara Cansler 
Lafayette, Colorado, United States

value added elizabeth ray

3rd Place: Value Added
39" x 46"
By Elizabeth Ray
Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

Appliqué

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fazed scott murkin

1st Place: Fazed
80″ x 92″
By Scott Murkin
Asheboro, North Carolina, United States

out of the blue linda branting

2nd Place: Out of the Blue
39″ x 39″
By Linda Branting
Carmel, California, United States

where we connect cassandra beaver

3rd Place: Where We Connect
44″ x 35"
By Cassandra Beaver
Urbana, Ohio, United States

Group or Bee Quilts

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sashes elizabeth ray

1st Place: Sashes
64″ x 83″
By Elizabeth Ray
Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

darkest before dawn ellyn zinsmeister

2nd Place: Darkest Before Dawn
65" x 59"
By Ellyn Zinsmeister
Allen, Texas, United States

rays georgia diane lyles

3rd Place: Ray's Georgia
62″ x 81″
By Diane Lyles
Madison, Alabama, United States

Handwork

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confetti diana fox

1st Place: Confetti
62" x 70"
By Diana Fox
Parker, Colorado, United States

the sun goes down alone jen broemel

2nd Place: The Sun Goes Down Alone
48" x 72"
By Jen Broemel
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

teshuvah by julie reuben

3rd Place: Teshuvah
32″ x 32″
By Julie Reuben
Cambridge, Massachussetts, United States

Improvisation

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turnip susan lapham

1st Place: Turnip
79" x 78"
Pieced by Susan Lapham
Quilted by John Tsiaperas
Vienna, Virginia, United States

gotcha karen stone

2nd Place: Gotcha
44″ x 46″
By Karen Stone
Dallas, Texas United States

the nanny irene roderick

3rd Place: The Nanny
80" x 94"
By Irene Roderick
Austin, Texas United States

Minimalist Design

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aura no 1 audrey esarey

1st Place: Aura No. 1
80" x 80"
By Audrey Esarey
Louisville, Kentucky, United States

untitled 1 2022 carson converse

2nd Place: Untitled, 1-2022
41" x 57"
By Carson Converse
Shelburne Falls, Massachussetts United States

white on white no 3 radiate robert bosscher

3rd Place: White on White no.3 - Radiate
60″ x 60″
By Robert Bosscher
Denver, Colorado, United States

Modern Traditionalism

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outbound michelle bartholomew

1st Place: Outbound
45" x 55"
By Michelle Bartholomew
Leavenworth, Washington, United States

simple star laura loewen

2nd Place: Simple Star
46″ x 56"
By Laura Loewen
Broomfield, Colorado, United States

spin cycle maria shell

3rd Place: Spin Cycle
60" x 60"
By Maria Shell
Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Piecing

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hello darkness by old friend kerri green

1st Place: Hello Darkness My Old Friend
82″ x 82″
By Kerri Green
Dallas, Texas, United States

raspberry sherbet susan lapham

2nd Place: Raspberry Sherbet
60″ x 48″
Pieced by Susan Lapham
Quilted by John Tsiaperas
Vienna, Virginia, United States

sunshine daydream karen stone

3rd Place: Sunshine Daydream
67″ x 63″
By Karen K. Stone
Dallas, Texas United States

Small Quilts

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color riot stephanie ruyle

1st Place: Color Riot
11″ x 18″
By Stephanie Ruyle
Denver, Colorado, United States

nancy powell space junk

2nd Place: Exploring the Cosmos: Space Junk
20" x 20"
By Nancy Powell
Bloomington, Illinois, United States

poetry of denim clara stoikow

3rd Place: The Poetry of Denim
27" x 27"
By Clara Stoikow
Harrison, New York, United States

Use of Negative Space

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modern art working title siobhan fitzpatrick

1st Place: Modern Art (Working Title)
72″ x 96″
By Siobhan Fitzpatrick
Wayne, New Jersey, United States

crisp wasabi peta kolkhof

2nd Place: Crisp Wasabi
43″ x 51″
By Petra Kolkhof
Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

covid its all greek to me pip porter

3rd Place: Covid - it's all Greek to me
40″ x 51″
By Phillipa A Porter
Aberfoyle Park, South Australia, Australia

Youth Quilts

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we are enough linda telfer

1st Place: "We Are Enough!"
14" x 9"
By Linda Telfer's 3rd Grade After School Quilting Class
North Miami, Florida, United States

maxine henry webb

2nd Place: Maxine
44" x 48"
By Henry Webb, age 10
Germantown, Tennessee, United States

rubble max toplansky

3rd Place: Rubble
14" x 9"
By Max Toplansky, age 4
Croton-on-Hudson, New York, United States

Judge’s Choice

Sarah Bond

sarah bond judges choice

Outbound
45" x 55"
By Michelle Bartholomew
Leavenworth, Washington, United States

Karen Hampton

karen hampton judges choice

Power Struggle
88" x 85"
By Barbara Danzi
New York, New York, United States

Nancy Fuka

Spool Dash
63" x 77"
By Peter Byrne
Toronto, Ontario, Canada