Best of Show Quilt

$10,000 Sponsor: Gammill Title: Beauty in the Broken Maker: Kathy K. Wylie Quilter: Kathy K. Wylie Design Basis: Maker's Original Design In the same way that stars can only be seen at night, there is beauty that is only experienced in hardship. This quilt was inspired by those profound moments of love amid our suffering, laughter in our sorrow, hope in our despair. The beauty in the broken.

Marie White Masterpiece Award

$7,500 Sponsor: Road to California, Inc. Title: Butterflies, Bees & AlphabeTrees Maker: Janet Stone Quilter: Janet Stone Design Basis: Maker's Original Design I've had the word AlphabeTrees in my head for a while and always wanted to make a quilt featuring trees to use that word. The gold letters were free motion embroidered, and the cream colored backgrounds were fussy cut and appliqued using a decorative stitch.

Best Machine Quilting Stationary

$5,000 Sponsor: Moore's Sewing Center Title: Floral Symphony No. 2 Maker: Mariya Waters Quilter: Mariya Waters Design Basis: Maker's Original Design Inspired by the vintage embroideries of Poland, Russia and Hungary. This quilt began in 2016. Constructed using whole unit turned edge hand applique. It was completely re-made following a disaster during the commercial quilting process. I managed to save about 80% of the applique. The re-make (2020-2023) was completed in 25 strips using the Quilt As You Go method. This allowed me to do the complex quilting on my domestic sewing machine.

The Stevii Graves Director's Choice Award

$5,000 Sponsor: The Graves Family Title: Valley View, Yosemite Maker: Sandra Mollon Quilter: Sandra Mollon Design Basis: Photo by Rick McGrath, with permission As an artist working with textiles, I enjoy trying to capture the effects of reflection, transparency, and the refraction of light on water and other reflective materials. Rick McGrath’s photo taken in Yosemite had much reflection and transparency. I hand dye much of my own fabric for this type of work, and add some media (ink usually) as needed. Machine quilted.

Best Hand Quilting

$2,500 Sponsor: Martelli Enterprises, Inc. Title: Flower Calendar Maker: Sachiko Chiba Quilter: Sachiko Chiba Design Basis: Maker`s Original Design We are always soothed by beautiful flowers.I wanted to express these seasonal flowers in my quilt. It took me a long time to write this design.I carefully selected various fabrics and had a hard time expressing the characteristics of each flower.I`m happy I`m able to complete this quilt to my satisfaction.

Best Machine Quilting Frame

$2,500 Sponsor: Handi Quilter Title: Eyes of the Forest Maker: margaret solomon gunn Quilter: margaret solomon gunn Design Basis: Maker's Original Design Fussy-pieced hexie clusters create the "flowers", while my hand-dyed turquoise silks vine along the forest floor. Look carefully...You may see something looking back at you! Original hand-guided longarm quilting.

1st Place: Abstract

$1,000 Sponsor: Truecut Title: Power Struggle Maker: Barbara Danzi Quilter: Barbara Danzi Design Basis: Maker's Original Design Purple wants to be king and be the focal point in any quilt. Orange and purple are competing for attention.

1st Place: Applique

$1,000 Sponsor: Title: Anika Maker: Mary Olson Quilter: Mary Olson Design Basis: Maker's Original Design The completion of Anika represents over two years of perseverance and challenged me every step of the way. The quilt is comprised of raw edge applique, trapunto, machine couching, and a plethora of Swarovski crystals.

1st Place: Mixed

$1,000 Sponsor: Pfaff Title: Filigree Calligraphy Maker: Janet Stone Quilter: Janet Stone Design Basis: Maker's Original Design I wanted to use linen fabrics, a collection of solid hand dyed fabrics, and incorporate a free motion embroidered alphabet. This is the 25th quilt in my alphabet quilt series.

1st Place: Other

$1,000 Sponsor: Truecut Title: Cleopatra’s Treasure Maker: Marilyn Badger Quilter: Marilyn Badger Design Basis: Maker's Original Design Second in a series of doily quilts featuring hand dyed vintage doily by Wendy Richardson and fabrics by Paula Nadelstern. They seem to compliment each other so well. Lots of beading on this one, along with hand embroidery and painting to accent the quilting designs.

1st Place: Pieced Large

$1,000 Sponsor: Janome Longarm Title: Beyond Reason Maker: Angela Petrocelli Quilter: Angela Petrocelli Design Basis: Maker's Original Design Some endeavors are beyond reason. This quilt is the embodiment of a dream. Not of a finished product, but the journey and completion of a process. I believed I could, I thought I should, I said I would and I did. Total piece count: 226, 576. This quilt was started in 2018 and took around 6,000 hours to complete.

1st Place: Naturescape

$1,000 Sponsor: OC Sewing & Vacuum Title: Something About Succulents Maker: Cynthia England Quilter: Cynthia England Design Basis: Photographs Made during Covid to keep me sane. Used a palette of 160 fabrics. Approximately 18,500 pattern pieces. Not foundation pieced; made using my Picture Piecing technique. There is a honey bee amid the leaves on the left side.

1st Place: Pictorial

$1,000 Sponsor: BERNINA of America Title: Main Street Tonopah Maker: LeAnn Hileman Quilter: LeAnn Hileman Design Basis: Maker's Original Design Every quilt I make presents a challenge. This one was to depict in fabric and thread various light sources, from streetlights to car tail lights and neon signs and of course the fading sunlight as the sun was setting.

1st Place: Pieced Wall

$1,000 Sponsor: Janome Longarm Title: Magenta Ultralight Maker: Amy Pabst Quilter: Amy Pabst Design Basis: Traditional Log Cabin Designs I have made over 4,000 log cabin blocks in the past decade but I've never felt like I was doing the same thing over and over. This quilt was foundation pieced on a 1947 Singer Featherweight and machine quilted in the ditch on a Bernina. There are over 17,000 pieces.

1st Place: Animal

$1,000 Sponsor: Baby Lock Title: The One That Got Away Maker: Kestrel Michaud Quilter: Kestrel Michaud Design Basis: Maker's Original Design Only two guys with more muscles than brains would think it’s a good idea to strap a steam-powered, propeller-driven flying machine on the back of a dog, but every society has its idiots. At least in this one, Lucky is having the time of his life! (And he makes it safely back to ground, despite his not-too-bright owners.)

1st Place: Human Image

$1,000 Sponsor: Brother International Corporation Title: The Exodus Maker: Linda Anderson Quilter: Linda Anderson Design Basis: Maker's Original Design Mankind’s capacity for inhumanity towards others is unlimited. Many around the world become collateral damage in the assaults inflicted by those in power. This image is but one of many stories in Ukraine of the fleeing for life and safety. To leave behind Life as one knows it for the unknown is forced daily upon thousands worldwide.

2nd Place: Abstract

$750 Sponsor: Truecut Title: Magic Beans # 2 : Eden Maker: Jan Soules Quilter: Jan Soules Design Basis: Maker's Original Design Fantasy abounds in this "Garden of Eden". My improv piecing took a new direction, in leaf type shapes and odd shaped flowers. Enter the world of magic, in this paradise on earth!

2nd Place: Applique

$750 Sponsor: Title: PATHFINDER Maker: Kyra Reps Quilter: Kyra Reps Design Basis: Maker's Original Design Every mandala is as unique as the person creating it. Pathfinder is made Soley of hand turned edge applique then each piece is individually hand sewn on. I brought her to life with my free motion quilting. My Pathfinder quilt with all her colors and of course her dots just make me happy. In a world that isn't always so colorful, I hope when you look at her you smile too!

2nd Place: Mixed

$750 Sponsor: Pfaff Title: Selvages a la Rococo Maker: Cheryl See Quilter: Cheryl See Design Basis: Maker's Original Design Antique doilies inspired the quilt and allowed for heavy embellishment on this crazy quilt using selvages. Technique used include wool applique, couched wool yarn, buttons, crochet, and tatted lace made by my Great Grandmother. The back has writing on the theme: Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without. Embroidery has hidden items including pin cushion, lady bugs, bumble bees, ants, spider web, threaded needle, and numerous flowers.

2nd Place: Other

$750 Sponsor: Truecut Title: Home Maker: Carole Behan Berry Quilter: Carole Behan Berry Design Basis: Color my World by Wendy Williams & Maker's Design Home is not just where you lay your head at night, but all those special places with meaning and memories. Inspired by Wendy Williams’ Color my World design, my first quilt depicts family homes & pets in the inner circle. I designed the outer circle with buildings from my life including where I was born, went to school, played, ate, worked & married along with our four homes over 40 years. Wool applique on linen, hand embroidery & embellishment.

2nd Place: Pieced Large

$750 Sponsor: Janome Longarm Title: Dreams of a Summer Day Maker: margaret solomon gunn Quilter: margaret solomon gunn Design Basis: Maker's Original Design I hand-dyed silk Radiance fabric. Quilting is done on a non-computerized longarm. Quilt evokes the bold, vibrant colors of summer with the etherial essence of the sky.

2nd Place: Naturescape

$750 Sponsor: OC Sewing & Vacuum Title: Wetland Romance Maker: Kathy McNeil Quilter: Kathy McNeil Design Basis: Maker's Original Design Wetlands are home to 40 percent of the world’s species. They protect us from flooding, provide clean water, and play a crucial role in combating climate change. My Art Nouveau border reflects the romance, shelter and nursery habitat of these critical ecosystems. My own background fabric. Seta Silk dyes.

2nd Place: Pictorial

$750 Sponsor: BERNINA of America Title: The Palace of Fine Arts Maker: Angie Tustison Quilter: Angie Tustison Design Basis: Maker's Original Photo This quilt is based on a series of photos I took of the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. It took 381 hours to complete, from start to finish. Each part was made with layered applique, including the traditional quilt patterns in the sky and the pathway. The water was made by layering cotton quilting fabrics with Angelina fibers and polyester organza. It is machine quilted on a stationary sewing machine with free motion quilting.

2nd Place: Pieced Wall

$750 Sponsor: Janome Longarm Title: Moon Dance Maker: Cynthia Vogt Quilter: Cynthia Vogt Design Basis: LOG CABIN: THE 100,000 PIECES PROJECT – AMY PABST This quilt is constructed of 225 log cabin traditional log cabin blocks and over 5200 pieces of fabric. This challenge was to make rounded objects from angular pieces with the result being pixelated views of the moon, waxing in brightness and waning in shadow. Metallic threads and silver foil embossing add to our view of the night sky

2nd Place: Animal

$750 Sponsor: Baby Lock Title: PIMA Maker: Deb Deaton Quilter: Deb Deaton Design Basis: Maker's Original Design I have a love for owls, especially their eyes. They are beautiful mysterious creatures and when I saw this photo, the eye called to me. This piece was difficult and all about perseverance, taking over a year to complete, rethink, tear out, and create. I learned to never give up on my vision. There are over 1000 pieces of fabric. I tried a lot of new ideas and learned from them all. Felting, paints, mixed media, and silk threads were used.

2nd Place: Human Image

$750 Sponsor: Brother International Corporation Title: The Sun on the Next Traveler's Horizon Maker: Nate Robbins Quilter: Nate Robbins & Nan Akins Design Basis: Public Domain. Original source image is from Wally Skalij/LA “Walk until the darkness becomes a memory, and you become the sun on the next traveler’s horizon,” is the full quote from Kobe’s ‘Wizenard’ novel, “Training Camp”. Mamba continues to be a source of inspiration to millions. His myth-like mentality fueled a generation to elevate our game and become better versions of ourselves. With my third quilt, I challenged myself to make my most ambitious work yet.

Judges Choice - Cindy Seitz-Krug

$500 Sponsor: Title: Raising A Strong Girl Maker: Lynn Czaban Quilter: Lynn Czaban Design Basis: Maker's Original Design I imagined this young girl looking at the photo of herself and owning the strength she sees in her face and in her clinched fist. The stitched advise is a collection of responses to the question, "how do you raise a strong girl?"

Judges Choice - Sue Crotese

$500 Sponsor: Title: Yellowstone Maker: Lisa Jenni Quilter: Lisa Jenni Design Basis: Maker's Original Design Transferring our photos into digitals took me down memory lane. Images of Yellowstone National Park resurfaced and quickly merged on my design wall with rust-dyed panels I created the summer of 2022. It was a pleasure to revisit the glorious colors and geyser features from my stash of hand dyed fabrics (read the full story on clothincommon.com)

Judges Choice - Annie Smith

$500 Sponsor: Title: Afternoon at C.L. Dodgson's Maker: Beckey Prior Quilter: Jackie Brown Design Basis: Maker's Original Design Made to look like an old photograph, this quilt was inspired by the Alice books of Charles L. Dodgson, a.k.a. Lewis Carroll. Each character began as a random photograph from the author's time. The 1863 image of Carroll by photographer Oscar Rejlander inspired my Cheshire Cat. Jackie Brown's sumptuous free motion and original digital quilting lends depth and detail to this whimsical tea party. Hand applique, Pigma Micron pens, Pitt artist pens

3rd Place: Abstract

$500 Sponsor: Truecut Title: Tears of Rage Maker: Deborah Ryan Quilter: Deborah Ryan Design Basis: Maker's Original Design Tears of Rage is for Mark Boyens. 1956-2022 A son, brother, uncle, husband. Father to Tamara and Justin. A caption in Cal-Fire. He struggled with Substance Abuse Disorder. I had not spoken to him for seven years. He was my brother.

3rd Place: Applique

$500 Sponsor: Title: FOREST FOR THE TREES Maker: Lorette Cole Quilter: Lorette Cole Design Basis: Forest for the Trees by Sue Spargo I've loved Sue Spargo quilts for a long time and after making a few of her most recent small projects, I decided to try this one. I chose a cotton background because I wanted to stay close in color with the original without it being wool. It is hand embroidered, longarm quilted by me. It is such a pleasure to work with Sue's patterns and this won't be my last.

3rd Place: Mixed

$500 Sponsor: Pfaff Title: Sherbet on a Cloudy Day Maker: Dee Legvold, Nathan Carter, Mary Reinhardt Quilter: Page Johnson Design Basis: Square in a Square Our quit is a four person collaboration of give and take to create a modern twist on a medallion quilt. Machine Embroidery designs by Sarah Vedelar were the stating point. The final design, colors, placement and techniques were decided as a group and implemented by the individual Stitcher. Quilting by Page Johnson. Techniques include Hand applique, machine embroidery, foundation piecing, beading, free motion and computer quilting.

3rd Place: Other

$500 Sponsor: Truecut Title: Lady Marmalade Maker: Marilyn Badger Quilter: Marilyn Badger Design Basis: Maker's Original Design Third in a series of doily quilts. I love taking Wendy Richard son’s hand dyed doilies and working on coming up with an original way to showcase them. The beading, embroidery, painting and embellishing is my favorite part!

3rd Place: Pieced Large

$500 Sponsor: Janome Longarm Title: Tropical Dreams Maker: Kathi Shunn and Leslie Guyton Quilter: Ami Krenzel Design Basis: Maker's Original Pattern I love mandalas and color. I decided to design a quilt that incorporated a bunch of color. This is the result. It is all English paper pieced and has over 2600 pieces.

3rd Place: Naturescape

$500 Sponsor: OC Sewing & Vacuum Title: Ice Lilies Maker: Andrea Brokenshire Quilter: Andrea Brokenshire Design Basis: Maker's Original Design I have always love Stargazer Lilies. This one is planted next to my great Grandmothers Snowball bush. I love the juxtaposition of the smooth leaves of the lilies next to the serrated leaves of the Snowball bush. The challenge for me in this quilt was to create the different textures between the two. My focus was the left stem but of course, the lilies themselves are just wonderful too.

3rd Place: Pictorial

$500 Sponsor: BERNINA of America Title: Joyful Spring Maker: Hiroko Miyama Quilter: Hiroko Miyama, Masanobu Miyama Design Basis: Maker's Original Design I just wanted to make a fun quilt. So, I made all characters jump for joy. Snow-capped mountains, Mt. Jonen is our town’s symbol. These are appliqued with over 4,000 pieces. 1,900 leaves and 300 flowers of apple trees were reverse appliqued.

3rd Place: Pieced Wall

$500 Sponsor: Janome Longarm Title: Multitasking Maker: Kathleen Bovée Quilter: Kathleen Bovée Design Basis: Maker's Original Design This quilt is made from pieced solid-color fabrics that were then cut up and used as pieces just like I would use store-bought printed fabric. Two classes during the same week, in July 2019, inspired a sketched block that I used to design this quilt. For about 18 months, this quilt preoccupied my thoughts and dreams to the point that anything else I was doing, when not working on this quilt, became multitasking.

3rd Place: Animal

$500 Sponsor: Title: Llamar River Valley O-6 Maker: Wendy Knight Quilter: Wendy Knight Design Basis: Maker's Original Design O-Six, named for her year of birth, was inspired by the reintroduction of gray wolves into Yellowstone National Park. She became the dominant breeding female of the Lamar Canyon pack in Yellowstone National Park. She was fourth generation of wolves born after their reintroduction to YNP in 1995. She was an alpha female whose territory allowed tourists to observe behavior. Dubbed a “rock star “ as one of the most photographed wolves in history.

3rd Place: Human Image

$500 Sponsor: Brother International Corporation Title: Painted Ponies on the Prairie Maker: Melissa Sobotka Quilter: Melissa Sobotka Design Basis: Maker's Original Design This image depicts a traveling carnival and horse powered merry-go-round on the plains of Nebraska and South Dakota during the early 1900’s. Attendees of the carnival included Sioux who enjoyed riding the merry-go-round’s painted ponies. The carnival was operated by Marion & Edith Whaley (my husband’s great grandparents), pictured here with their young son Lloyd.