2026 Member’s Exhibition Results

BERNINA – Best in Show

Quilt No 119 – Lyn Keogh – Birds of a Feather

Applique Award

1st Place – Category 11 – Large Quilt (Professional)


Amateur Encouragement Award

Quilt no 111 – Jakki Cashman – Inspirated

3rd Place – Category 10 – Small Quilt (Amateur)


School Student Encouragement Award

Quilt No 139 – Juliette Gairey – Butterfly Life Cycle

1st Place – Category 13 – Quilts by Children (up to yr 6)


Elizabeth Rose Award for Creative Spirit

Quilt No 30 – Desley Ferguson – Circles & Kites


Retaining the Tradition

Quilt No 49 –Elizabeth Bonner – My Halifax Frame Quilt

2nd Place – Category 6 – Commercially Quilted


Best Use of Colour


Judge’s Choice Award

Quilt No 81 – Natima Palaskas – Herbarium


Category 1 – Challenge


1st – Quilt No 3 – Kerry Graf – My Tribe


2d – Quilt No 2 – Margaret Davies – Fifty

3rd – Quilt No 9 – Christine Stewart – 50 Puffs



Category 2 – Tiny Treasure


1st – Quilt No 13 – Donna Russell – Finally Finished


2nd – Quilt No 16 – Miranda Gardiner – Good Things in Small Packages


3rd – Quilt No 12 – Beth and Trevor Reid – Bush Stream


Category 3 – Creative Clothing


1st – Miranda Gardiner – Rainbow Curves


2nd – Margaret Davies – Japanese Jacket


Category 5 – Group Quilt


1st – Quilt No 45 – Canberra Quilters Modern Quilting Special Interest Group – A big bang left us with strings


Category 6 – Commercially Quilted


1st – Quilt No 61 – Janice Nangle – Forever in my Heart


3rd – Quilt No 53 – Julie Murray – Oriental Diamonds


Category 7 – Art Quilt

1st – Quilt No 65 – Beth Miller – Long Stemmed Roses


2nd – Quilt No 64 – Beth and Trevor Reid – Autumn1

3rd – Quilt No 70 – Jakki Cashman – Line Ecology


Category 8 – Modern Quilt

1st – Quilt No 76 – Ann Richardson – Journey


2nd – Quilt No 74 – Jan Hastings – MQC Sewalong 2025

3rd – Quilt No 72 – Sarah Maslen – My Sampler Notebook


Category 9 – Large Quilt (Amateur)

1st – Quilt No 92 – Adele Rosalky – Batik Morning Star

Best use of Batik Award

2nd – Quilt No 97 – Chris Gillespie – Carousel

Domestic Machine Quilting Award


Judge’s Commendation – Quilt No 90 – Julie Ward – Invisible


Category 10 – Small Quilt (Amateur)

1st – Quilt No 109 – Nicole Karman – Pop Mobius

2nd – Quilt No 115 – Miranda Gardiner – Helen’s Garden


Category 11 – Large Quilt (Professional)

2nd – Quilt No 122 – Debbie Edwards – My Dear Jane Quilt

3rd – Quilt No 120 – Jo Mawbey – Gladesville


Category 12 – Small Quilt (Professional)

1st – Quilt No 131 – Lyn Keogh – Celebrate Thirty

Mid-Arm Quilting Award

2nd – Quilt No 133 – Elizabeth Bonner – Japanese Blossoms

Excellence in Hand Quilting Award

3rd – Quilt No 137 – Wilma Cawley – Amerilles

Judge’s Commendation – Quilt No 136 – Libby Williams – A Lion for Leo



Category 14 – Quilts by Youth (up to yr 12)

1st – Quilt No 142 – Amy Reid – Maryborough

2nd – Quilt No 141 – Amy Reid – Shoalhaven

3rd – Quilt No 143 – Aiden Sohi – Christmas Star


Novice

Quilt No 113 –Jennifer Greenham – Dreaming of Japan


Movable Machine Quilting Award

Quilt No 73 – Mary Kennedy– Carnival Confetti