QuiltCon 2017 Winners
Best in Show 2017
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Bling
98” x 98”
Pieced and quilted by Katherine Jones
Chigwell, Tasmania, Australia, Tasmanian Modern Quilt Guild
“Foundation paper pieced from solid fabrics the inspiration for this quilt was a princess cut diamond.”
Quilting Excellence Award
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Go North
69” x 70”
Pieced and quilted by Maritza Soto
Cambridge, MA, United States
Cambridge Modern Quilt Guild
People’s Choice
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Lincoln
46” x 60”
Pieced and quilted by Kim Soper
Huntington, NY, United States
Individual MQG Member
Best Machine Quilting, Framed
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Madonna
49.5” x 75.5”
Pieced by Brittany Bowen Burton
Quilted by Natalia Bonner
Millcreek, UT, United States
Individual MQG Member
Best Machine Quilting, Frameless
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Not Easy Being Green
40” x 54”
Pieced and quilted by Mary Keasler
Chattanooga, TN, United States
Chattanooga Modern Quilt Guild
Judge’s Choice
Kristy Daum
Waiting for Sanity
49” x 48’“
Pieced and quilted by Kristin Shields
Bend, OR, United States
Central Oregon Modern Quilt Guild
Erica Bonkowski
Self Portrait in T
26” x 26”
Pieced and quilted by Hillary Goodwin
Auburn, CA, United States
Individual MQG Member
Elizabeth Spannring
Still With Her
60” x 55”
Pieced and quilted by Liz Harvatine
Burbank, CA, United States
Los Angeles Modern Quilt Guild
American Patchwork & Quilting Nine-Patch Quilting Challenge
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1st Place: Warp and Weft
43” x 41”
Pieced and quilted by Cheryl Brickey
Greer, South Carolina, United States
Greenville Modern Quilt Guild
2nd Place: Hashtag Quilt, Hashtag Nine-Patch…
48” x 55”
Pieced and quilted by Betsy Vinegrad
Short Hills, NJ, United States
North Jersey Modern Quilt Guild
3rd Place: Mustard Stain
33” x 34”
Pieced and quilted by Paige Alexander
Easley, South Carolina, United States
Greenville Modern Quilt Guild
Appliqué
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1st Place: Inside Out
61” x 54”
Pieced and quilted by Susan Bleiweiss
Pepperell, MA, United States
Individual MQG Member
2nd Place: Tea and Skittles
40” x 48”
Pieced and quilted by Thomas Knauer
Utica, NY, United States
Individual MQG Member
3rd Place: Bloberella
52” x 67’“
Pieced by Hillary Goodwin
Quilted by Kristha Withers
Auburn, CA, United States
Individual MQG Member
Group or Bee Quilts
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1st Place: Direction Optional
17” x 76”
Pieced by Stephanie Ruyle, Leanne Chahley, Karen Foster, Hillary Goodwin, Marci Debetaz, MR Charbonneau, Felicity Ronaghan, Debbie Jeske, Anne Sullivan, Kari Vojtechovsky
Quilted by Christine Perrigo
Denver, CO, United States
Denver Metro Modern Quilt Guild
2nd Place: Blue Blue Electric Blue
52” x 61”
Pieced and quilted by Ara Jane Olufson, Deborah Aspuria, Daisy Auschehoug, Ivy Bagnall, Yeechi Chen, Cat Downs, Mary Gibbons, Rachel Hauser, Allison Schnackenberg, and Jodie Wu.
Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle Modern Quilt Guild
3rd Place: Organic Mid-Century Mod
60” x 60”
Pieced and quilted by Laura Bennett, Jessie Aller, Neva Asinari, Ashley Bander, Tracy Baird, Ruth Bass, Laura Bennett, Nicole Folino, Michelle Kochan, Jessica Levitt, Janet Schoenfeld, Robin Tillsworth, Colleen Wiest
Princeton, NJ, United States
Central Jersey Modern Quilt Guild
Handwork
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1st Place: Canary meets Gold Mine
48” x 59”
Pieced and quilted by Stephanie Ruyle
Denver, CO, United States
Denver Metro Modern Quilt Guild
2nd Place: Quilt no.019: Of Discontent
67.5” x 84”
Pieced and quilted by Shelby Skumanich
Loveland, CO, United States
Denver Metro Modern Quilt Guild
3rd Place: Trust Your Gut
39” x 43”
Pieced and quilted by Marilyn Butler
Kansas City, MO, United States
Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild
Improvisation
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1st Place: Lincoln
46” x 60”
Pieced and quilted by Kim Soper
Huntington, NY, United States
Individual MQG Member
2nd Place: What If: A Color Study
42” x 46”
Pieced and quilted by Lynn Crymes
Charleston, SC, United States
Charleston Modern Quilt Guild
3rd Place: Scattered
65” x 68”
Pieced and quilted by Jess Frost
Mount Stuart, Tasmania, Australia
Tasmanian Modern Quilt Guild
Michael Miller Luxe Fabric Challenge
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1st Place: Luxe Modern
59” x 62”
Pieced and quilted by Susan Clay
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Individual MQG Member
2nd Place: Look Deep, Deep into My Eyes
62” x 58”
Pieced and quilted by Kari Anderson
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Los Angeles Modern Quilt Guild
3rd Place: ANDTHENTHISHAPPENED
80” x 80”
Pieced and quilted by Dawn Golstab
Leander, Texas, United States
Austin Modern Quilt Guild
Minimalist Design
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1st Place: Wax and Wane
82” x 90”
Pieced and quilted by Susan Kyle
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Individual MQG Member
2nd Place: Equilateral Sampler
72” x 72”
Pieced and quilted by Rebecca Bryan
Wildwood, MO, United States
St. Louis Modern Quilt Guild
3rd Place: Mod Blocks 2.0
57” x 72”
Pieced and quilted by Betsy Vinegrad
Short Hills, NJ, United States
North Jersey Modern Quilt Guild
Modern Traditionalism
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1st Place: Modern Waves Quilt
85” x 91”
Pieced and quilted by Kristi Schroeder
Quilted by Lee Jenkins of Dallas, Texas
Austin, TX, United States
Austin Modern Quilt Guild
2nd Place: Fireworks
50” x 76”
Pieced and quilted by Jeannie Jenkins
Willowdale, Ontario, Canada
Toronto Modern Quilt Guild
3rd Place: Autumn Hours
45” x 60”
Pieced and quilted by Daisy Aschehoug
Baton Rouge, LA, United States
Baton Rouge Modern Quilt Guild
Piecing
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1st Place: Ode de Yoshiko
54” x 54”
Pieced and quilted by Marilyn Farquhar
Heidelberg, ON, Canada
Grand River Modern Quilt Guild
2nd Place: Finding The One
39” x 48”
Pieced and quilted by Miriam Coffey
Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, United States
Asheville Modern Quilt Guild
Vertigo
56” x 56”
Pieced and quilted by Elaine Poplin
Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Individual MQG Member
Small Quilts
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1st Place: Whatever
32” x 31”
Pieced and quilted by Katie Larson
Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild
2nd Place: Cursive
34” x 36”
Pieced and quilted by Paige Alexander
Easley, South Carolina, United States
Greenville Modern Quilt Guild
3rd Place: Dark Geometry
33” x 33”
Pieced and quilted by Susan McKinney
Waltham, MA, United States
Boston Modern Quilt Guild
Use of Negative Space
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1st Place: Infused Plaid
61” x 61”
Pieced and quilted by Cassandra Beaver
Urbana, OH, United States
Central Ohio Modern Quilt Guild
2nd Place: The Ground She Moves, Flies
55” 56”
Pieced and quilted by Kari Anderson
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Los Angeles Modern Quilt Guild
3rd Place: Implied Consent
46” x 60”
Pieced and quilted by Colleen Molen
Fallbrook, CA, United States
Temecula Valley Modern Quilt Guild
Youth: Individual
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1st Place: Gemstones
45” x 53”
Pieced and quilted by Lilianna Kehnle
Monroe, New York, United States
Individual MQG Member
2nd Place: Big Blue Whale
47” x 53”
Pieced and quilted by Caitlyn Baxter
Quilted by Tiffany Baxter
Amherst, VA, United States
Individual MQG Member
3rd Place: Supernova
52.5” x 52.5”
Pieced by Aida Gates
Pieced with Aida’s grandmother Judy Moyer
Quilted by Laura Simmons of Pieceful Quilts
Binding by Aida’s mother, Julie Moyer
Parker, Colorado, United States
Individual MQG Member