The Canberra Quilters Members’ Exhibition is now open, as part of the Craft and Quilt Fair. It runs 21-24 August, 10am until 4.30pm each day. Please come along to check out all the quilts and clothing exhibited, the sales room and also the craft fair.
Here are the results of the judging (long post).
Images of the quilts and details of their makers and placings/awards can be found by clicking here.
SPECIAL AWARDS
Bernina Best of Show
77- Through the Garden Gate, Rose Lewis
Bernina Amateur Encouragement Award
99 – Priscilla, Bronwyn Hill
Bernina Excellence Award for a Junior Quilt Maker
177 – Squarefully Trombone, Kristina Butron
Best Use of Colour
37 – Shimmer, Jenny Bowker
Best Use of Embellishment
148 – Bloom On, Wendy Saclier
Retaining the Tradition
16 – A Berry Nice Quilt, Marcia Jackson
Best Use of Batik Fabric
56 – Colour Fusion, Pam Malone
Modern Quilting Award
38 – Primary Plus, Gemma Jackson
Excellence in Hand Quilting
81 – Winter Chiku Chiku, Wendy Saclier
Excellence in Machine Quilting (Domestic machine)
2 – Star of India, Coral Brady
Excellence in Machine Quilting (Frame system)
107- Healing Hearts, Jenny Bowker
Margaret Armistead Award
64- In the Light of the Day and the Dark of the Night, Melissa Rowe
Allan Armistead Award
178 – My First Quilt, Sara Magee
Category 1 – Bed Quilt (non-professional)
1 7– Perfect Partners, Janet Cruise
2 2 – Star of India, Coral Brady
3 22- Critters Garden, Lynda Nikolovski
Highly Commended: 10- Watching Pardalotes, Linda Gosnell
Category 2 – Bed Quilt (professional)
1 37 – Shimmer, Jenny Bowker
2 36 – Shattered, Joanne Barraclough
3 38 – Primary Plus, Gemma Jackson
Category 3 – Wall Quilt (non-professional)
1 42- Homage to Rosalie Gascoigne, Meg Cowey
2 48- Houston Check, Liz Hendrickson
3 55- The Birds, Karin Malmberg
Category 4 – Wall Quilt (professional)
1 77- Through the Garden Gate, Rose Lewis
2 74- Hills and Spurs: Perspective, Dianne Firth
3 78- Cosmic Voyage, Nobuko Miyake
Highly Commended- 75- Garden Party, Fiona Hammond
Category 5 – Mixed Media Quilt (open)
1 86- Galloping Wild and Free, Helen Godden
2 91- Exploring Stitches, Cinzia White
3 89- Under the Boardwalk, Judy Robinson Whitty
Highly Commended -84- Our Garden Keepers, Laraine Culnane
Category 6 – Art Quilt (open)
1 99 – Priscilla, Bronwyn Hill
2 105 – Off to Feed the Horses, Yvonne Williams
3 97 – Rainbow Lorikeet, Helen Godden
Highly Commended- 103- Griffin Legacy, Beth and Trevor Reid
Category 7 – Group Quilt (open)
1 107- Healing Hearts, Jenny Bowker
2 106- Effalump, Raylee Bielenberg
3 109- Dance the Night Away, Gemma Jackson
Category 8 – Commercially Quilted Quilt (open)
1 115- Star of Hope, Marie Flint
Quilted by Quilts with Attitude – Terina Walton
2 118- Every Which Way, Liz Hendrickson
Quilted by Kay’s Quilting – Kay White
3 114- Illuminations, Carol Cooke
Quilted by Sunflower Quilting – Raylee Bielenberg
Highly Commended: 116- Moroccan Spice, Pat Godden
Quilted by Helen Godden
Category 9 – Challenge Quilt (open)
1 127– Permanence and Impermanence, Karen Brown
2 138 – Grey Lines, Annabelle Sullivan
3 141 – Coming and Going, Jenny White
Highly Commended- 134- What came first?, Kay Provins
Category 10 – Tiny Treasure Quilt (open)
1 148 – Bloom On, Wendy Saclier
2 150 – Postscript, Cinzia White
3 144 – Meeting at the Local Branch, Patricia Butron
Highly Commended- 152 – Fat Bottom Girls, Angie Wilson
Category 11 – Creative Clothing
1 154- Inspired by Klimt, Sandra Farley
2 160 – Something Old, Something Blue, Beres Senden
3 153 – The Eye of the Feather, Sandra Farley
Highly Commended- 159 – Creative Recycling, Kay Provins
Category 13 – Creative Clothing – Accessories
1 172- Gingko with Beads, Dawn Wilson
2 170 – Criss Cross, Wendy Saclier
3 166 – My Winter Flower Garden, Sandra Farley
Category 14 – Creative Clothing – Challenge
1 173 – Denim – Right or Wrong – Wear it, Wendy Saclier
2 174 – Black and White All Over, Beres Senden
Category 15 – Quilts by children in primary school
1 176 – Captain Matthew, Matthew Bielenberg
Category 16 – Quilts by youths in secondary school
1 178 – My First Quilt, Sara Magee