42nd Annual NQA Quilt Show Awards

Columbus, Ohio — June 16-18, 2011

Full List of Winners

To view photographs of the winning quilts, click on the category title, or select from the menu at left.

Major Award Winners

VIEWERS' CHOICE
#112 Golden Anniversary, Cindy Ladig

BEST OF SHOW - LARGE QUILT
#725 The Loading Dock, Mary S. Buvia

BEST OF SHOW - SMALL QUILT
#615 Psychedelic Big Bang, Susan Cleveland

MARY KRICKBAUM AWARD FOR BEST HAND QUILTING, LARGE
#302 Colors of My World, Mary E. Piper

MARY KRICKBAUM AWARD FOR BEST HAND QUILTING, SMALL
#611 Vintage Values, Linda Roy

BEST MACHINE QUILTING, STATIONARY MACHINE, LARGE QUILT
#725 The Loading Dock, Mary S. Buvia

BEST MACHINE QUILTING, STATIONARY MACHINE, SMALL QUILT
#825 Mysore Saree, Linda Henderson

BEST MACHINE QUILTING, TRACK-MOUNTED MACHINE, LARGE QUILT
#1005 Sugar and Spice, Renee Haddadin

BEST MACHINE QUILTING, TRACK-MOUNTED MACHINE, SMALL QUILT
#1003 Indian Summer, Jan Hutchison

Special Awards

COLOR: EFFECTIVE INTEGRATION OF COLOR AND DESIGN
#734 Ruffled Feathers, Roxanne Nelson

EMBELLISHMENT: CREATIVE USE OF EMBELLISHMENT TO ENHANCE THE QUILT DESIGN
#615 Psychedelic Big Bang, Susan Cleveland

EXEMPLARY APPLIQUÉ: EXCEPTIONAL SKILL IN APPLIQUÉ WORK
#1205 Granddaughter's Flower Garden, Jan Cunningham

EXEMPLARY PIECEWORK: EXCEPTIONAL SKILL AND ACCURACY IN PIECEWORK
#1401 Grandmother's Little Flower Garden, Helen R. Mao

TRADITIONAL: REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT IN CLASSIC PATTERNING
#1122 Red and Green Revisited, Darlene Donahue

Judges' Recognition

Cindy Erickson, NQACJ
#1127 Woods and Wildflowers, Jane Zillmer
#104 Sashiko, Sharon Betts

Beverly Fine, NQACJ
#1208 Autumn Flower, Linda McGibbon
#1012 Elusive Pheasants, Sandy Soni

Susan Whatley, NQACJ
#1215 Christian, Natalie Mosher
#705 Hide 'N Seek ("Now Where Did That Mouse Go?"), Annette M. Hendricks

1st #118 Simply Santa Fe, Cindy Seitz-Krug
2nd #101 Filigree, Marilyn Badger
3rd #105 My Sarah Johnson Quilt, Barbara Perrin
HM #112 Golden Anniversary, Cindy Ladig
HM #115 Reynolds Crossing, Sherry Reynolds
HM #116 Pink Chocolate, Brenda Jeschke

Large Quilt, Appliquéd

1st #203 Sweet Candy Dots, Diana Napier
2nd #204 Cathedral Ceiling, Mildred L. Sorrells
3rd #208 Tree Of Life, Mark Sherman
HM #206 Rachel's Wings, Pamela Mann
HM #202 My Bird Of Paradise, Irene Goodrich

Large Quilt, Mixed Techniques

1st #301 Star Struck, Cheryl L. See
2nd #304 Tibetan Mandala: For Wisdom and Compassion, Barbara Lies
3rd #303 Tribute To Nancy, Judy Elliott
HM #302 Colors Of My World, Mary E. Piper

Small Quilt, Pieced

1st #404 Saratoga Sunshine, Jean Biddick
2nd #413 Five Bar Blues, Diane Loomis
3rd #405 My Wyoming Valley, Sherry Reynolds
HM #410 A Morning In Marblehead, Beth Schillig
HM #403 Asian Illusions, Cindy Garcia
HM #424 Pieceful Tigers, Karen Silvers

Small Quilt, Appliquéd

1st #522 My Rose Garden, Diana K. Trost
2nd #512 Nocturnal Iridescence, B. J. Titus
3rd #508 Simple Gifts, Margaret Garwood
HM #511 City of David, Maggie Marziale
HM #510 BeDazzleder!, Lisa Sipes
HM #514 Deep Purple, Nancy Eisenhauer
HM #513 Mama's Wedding Plate, Linda Webster

Small Quilt, Mixed Techniques

1st #615 Psychedelic Big Bang, Susan Cleveland
2nd #609 Venus DiVine, Betty New
3rd #605 A Tisket, A Tasket: A Feathered Star and Baskets, Karen Schiltz
HM #611 Vintage Values, Linda Roy
HM #622 Aunt Hattie's Doily Becky Welland
HM #620 Phoenix, Pamela Peck
HM #618 On the Wind, Nora J. Bordach

Pictorial Quilts

1st #725 The Loading Dock, Mary S. Buvia
2nd #707 Witches' Brew, Cathy Wiggins
3rd #734 Ruffled Feathers, Roxanne Nelson
HM #737 A Simple Touch, Pat Rollie
HM #729 Le Chapeau Extraordinaire, Grace Errea
HM #733 Seasons, Kathy McNeil
HM #705 Hide 'N Seek ("Now Where Did That Mouse Go?"), Annette M. Hendricks
HM #722 Snapshot: Shannon's Bantam, Denise Havlan

Art/Innovative Quilts

1st #818 Autumn Leaf, Linda McLaughlin
2nd #822 Springtime Woodlands, Charlotte Hickman
3rd #813 Sheer Whim, Maria Elkins
HM #814 Totally Lizzie, Sylvia Clary
HM #821 Begonias At Butchart Gardens, Pat Rollie
HM #829 Arc Abstractions III, Wendy Butler Berns
HM #801 Life Unfolding, Barbara Olson
HM #819 To Circle Or Not, Dale Waddle

Scrap Quilts

1st #906 Old Bear Tracks, Diane Pitchford
2nd #909 Basket Case - The Road To Recovery, Linda C. McQuiston
3rd #907 Spring In My Step, Ann L. Peterson

Other (Special Techniques)

1st #1005 Sugar and Spice, Renee Haddadin
2nd #1002 The Secret Garden, Terri Doyle
3rd #1003 Indian Summer, Jan Hutchison
HM #1009 Monticello Baskets, Christine Wickert

Duet Quilt, Large

1st #1109 Tea At Tenby, Pat Holly & Sue Nickels
2nd #1122 Red and Green Revisited, Darlene Donahue & Debbie Yezbak
3rd #1141 M.E.C. Remembered, Barbara Burnham & Marty Vint
HM #1117 The Big Bang, Linda McGibbon & Carol Rose
HM #1137 Big Bird Blues, Claudia Clark Myers & Marilyn Badger
HM #1106 Brooke's Wedding Day, Naomi OHarra & Jane Williams
HM #1114 Friends & Family, Serena Vrnak & Pat Harrison

Duet Quilt, Small

1st #1220 Floradora, Claudia Clark Myers & Marilyn Badger
2nd #1208 Autumn Flower, Linda McGibbon & Carol Rose
3rd #1233 Prince's Feathers and Cockscombs, Rhoda Libiez & Carol Selepec
HM #1224 Floral Beauties, Maureen Mack & Denise Green
HM #1205 Granddaughter's Flower Garden, Jan Cunningham & Sharon Baker
HM #1212 Four and Twenty Blackbirds, Geannine Ott & Marcella Pickett