The Canberra Quilters Members’ Exhibition opened today, in conjunction with the Craft and Quilt Fair, at EPIC in Canberra.
The judging portion of the show was held on Tuesday, 6 August. Images of these quilts and clothing will be on the website soon. Here are the results (long):
Category 1
Bed Quilt (non-professional)
1 23-Snowflake, Lynda Nikolovski
2 2- Big Blue, Joanne Barraclough
3 20- Spinning Tops, Gwen Leonard
Highly Commended -24- Cooper’s ABC, Robyn Oats
Category 2
Bed Quilt (professional)
1 35- Raconteur- The Storyteller’s Collection,
Cinzia White
2 34- Summer Trails, Anne Haddad
3 97- Fond of Flora, Cindy Watkins
Category 3
Wall Quilt (non-professional)
1 43- Street Art #1, Laraine Culnane
2 36- Canberra Warmth, Dell Armistead
3 38- 17-5641 Colour of the Year, Joanne Barraclough
Highly Commended -54 –Tree of Delight, Kathryn Labour
Category 4
Wall Quilt (professional)
1 70- Bottles, Nobuko Miyake
2 69- Baltimore or Less! The Stately Eight, Helen Godden
3 72- Blue Wren, Cindy Watkins
Highly Commended- 68- Wind Over Katatjuta, Jenny Bowker
Category 5
Mixed Media Quilt (open)
1 81- Silent Killer, Robyn McPherson
2 82- Meadow Argus, Stephanie Newman
3 79- Disappearing, Annette Horvath
Highly Commended -77- Waterway Warfare, Patrise Dowling
Category 6
Art Quilt (open)
1 86- Earth, Air and a Memory of Water, Jenny Bowker
2 96- Flying Colours: Eclectus Parrots- An Eclectic Pair, Brenda Gael Smith
3 90- Canberra, Helen Godden
Highly Commended- 95- Riparian Zone, Judy Robinson Whitty
Category 7
Group Quilt (open)
1 100- Only Way We are Going to Get There, Ann-Maree Jacobs
2 101- Barrier Reef, Beth Miller
3 98- Serengeti, June Browne
Category 8
Commercially-Quilted Quilt (open)
1 126- The Feather Beast: Slayed, Angie Wilson
Quilted by Sunflower Quilting – Raylee Bielenberg
2 113- Flying Free, Robyn McPherson
Quilted by Kay’s Quilting – Kay White
3 125- Santa and Friends, Margaret Vinning
Quilted by Altogether Quilting – Helen Smith
Category 9
Challenge Quilt (open)
1 130- Canberra Narrative – Celebrating a Century, Frances Buscombe
2 136 – Night D’lite, Colleen Reed
3 138- Celebrating the Canberra Way, Elizabeth Rose
Highly Commended- 135- Moonlit Backyard, Kay Provins
Category 10
Tiny Treasure Quilt (open)
1 146- Colour Swirl, Patricia Butron
2 156 – Snails in the Storm, Sue Wood
3 151- Tako Bowl, Wendy Saclier
Highly Commended- 155-Triangle Tangle, Sandy ThompsonCategory 11
Creative Clothing – Classic
1 157- These Boots are Made for Walking, Dell Armistead
2 161 – Poppy Parade, Kay Provins
3 158 – East Becomes West, Louise Fredericks
Category 12
Creative Clothing – Art to Wear
1 163- Remembering Virginia Avery, Sandra Farley
2 166- Cleo’s Collar, Helen Rose
3 167- Garden Border, Dawn Wilson
Category 13
Creative Clothing – Accessories
No awards made
Category 14
Creative Clothing – Challenge
1 176- My Centenary Garden, Donna Sunderland
2 174- Canberra- It Takes All Kinds to Make This City, Elizabeth Rose
3 172- Celebration, Sandra Farley
Highly Commended- 170 –Time is Something Money Cannot Buy, Dell Armistead
Category 15
Quilts by children in primary school
1 178- Autumn Breeze, Kristina Butron
2 181- Owls Are in the Air, Caylin Thompson
3 180- Brick Path, Hamish Newman
Highly Commended- 179- In the Garden, Gabbi Ciacia
Category 16
Quilts by youths in secondary school
1 183 – Sunrise Birds, Emma Hodgkinson
2 184 – My Dream Beach, Talitha Thompson
3 182- Mother Nature, Maddy Ciacia
SPECIAL AWARDS
Bernina Best of Show
86- Earth, Air and a Memory of Water, Jenny Bowker
Bernina Amateur Encouragement Award
43- Street Art #1, Laraine Culnane
Best Use of Colour
126- The Feather Beast: Slayed, Angie Wilson
Chiatanya Designs Embellishment Award
138- Celebrating the Canberra Way, Elizabeth Rose
Retaining the Tradition
115- Retreat Station, Janelle Noack
Excellence in Hand Quilting
70 – Bottles, Nobuko Miyake
Claire Ayling Batik Award
8- Not Quite a Rainbow, Janet Cruise
Modern Quilting Award
19 – Across the Universe, Michelle Law
Bernina Excellence Award for a Junior Quilt Maker
183 – Sunrise Birds, Emma Hodgkinson
Margaret Armistead Award (for a first-time exhibitor)
43 – Street Art #1, Laraine Culnane
Allan Armistead Award (for a first-time junior exhibitor)
182- Mother Nature, Maddy Ciacia
Thank you for posting the results so promptly. You can view images of my quilt Eclectus Parrots: An Eclectic Pair on my blog. I am looking forward to attending the exhibition this weekend.