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NACQJ Award of Merit Ribbon Winners
Gallery
2019

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"Australian Birds"
by Kathy Boudreau
of Gardiner, ME
Original Design
Quilted by Kathy Boudreau
Maine Quilts 2019
Augusta, ME
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Pat Harrison
July, 2019

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"Beasties"
by Andrea Bursaw
of Newbury, MA
Original Design
Quilted by Andrea Bursaw
Merrimack Valley Quilters
Merrimac, MA
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Pat Harrison
September, 2019

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"Bluebirds Fly"
by Jennifer J. McKinney
of Herndon, VA
Pattern by Margot Languedoc Designs
Quilted by Jennifer McKinney
State Fair of Virginia
Doswell, VA
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Priscilla Godfrey
September, 2019

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"Solstice Dream"
by Suzanne Hebert
of Montrose, CO
Pattern by Kerry Green
Quilted by Glenda Davis of Montrose, CO
Black Canyon Quilt Show
Montrose, CO
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Pamela Walsh
July, 2019

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"#tempquilt18"
by Tina Craig
of Wakefield, RI
Original Design
Quilted by Tina Craig
Ninigret Quilters Quilt Show 2019
Westerly, RI
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Beverly Fine
October, 2019

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"Radiating Diamonds"
by Marla Kuettler
of Woodbridge, IL
Diamond Log Cabin Pattern by Cindi Edgerton
Quilted by Marla Kuettler
Faithful Circle Quilt Show
Woodbridge, IL
Awarded by NACQJ CJs Carol Brooks and Maribeth Schmit
September, 2019

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"Grandfather's Vineyard"
by Sharon McKnight
of Rome, Wisconsin
Pattern by Judy Hopkins - "Crosses and Losses"
Quilted by Donna Grabarski of Beaver Dam, WI
Lighthouse Quilters of Racine Quilt Show
Sturtevant, WI
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Allison Rainboth
October, 2019

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"Dinner Plate Dahlia"
by Deanna Whisman
of Lorena, TX
Judy Niemeyer pattern
Quilted by Deanna Whisman
Homespun Quilters' Guild Quilt Show
Waco, TX
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Sandy Gard
October, 2019

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"Flying Geese World Tour"
by Kerry Fisbeck
of Edmond, OK
Block patterns from Summer Sampler Sewalong, original setting
Quilted by Kerry Fisbeck
Arkansas Village Quilt Show
Hot Springs, AR
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Judy Taylor
September, 2019

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"Sliver, Slash, Button"
by Kathy Dunkle
of Christiana, PA
Original Design
Quilted by Kathy Dunkle
Undercover Quilt Show
Brookhaven, PA
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Stacy Koehler
October, 2019

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"Lime Zest"
by Christine Seager
of Devises, UK
Original Design
Quilted by Christine Seager
World Quilt Show ~ New England
Springfield, MA
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Pat Harrison
August, 2019

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"Beginnings"
by Alice T. Megna
of Round Mountain, TX
Original Design
Quilted by Alice T. Megna
Greater San Antonio Quilt Guild Show
San Antonio, TX
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Darlene Landrum
September, 2019

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"Golden Gate Bridge"
by Hedda Wright
of Battle Ground, WA
Original Design
Quilted by Hedda Wright (hand) & Carol Anne Olson (machine)  of Vancouver, WA
Northwest Quilting Expo
Portland, OR
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Andi Perejda and Linda Rasmussen
September, 2019


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"Tweet"
by Karen Hampton
of Evansville, IN
Design inspired by Dover Pictorial Archive Series
Quilted by Karen Hampton
Raintree Quilters Guild Show
Evansville, IN
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Pat Harrison
September, 2019

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"Fabricadabra Kaleidoscopes"
by Peggy True
of San Antonio, TX
Adapted from a Ricki Selva adaptation of a Paula Nadelstern design
Quilted by Marilou Loudon of San Antonio, TX
Greater San Antonio Quilt Guild Show
San Antonio, TX
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Marilyn Hardy
September, 2019


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"The Art of Crash Landing"
by Sandra Branjord
of Sun City, AZ
Original Design
Quilted by Sandra Branjord
Arizona Quilters Guild Quilt Show
Mesa, AZ
Awarded by NACQJ CJs Karen Blocher & Linda Luggen
March, 2019


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"Point to Point"
by Linda Chesler
of Birmingham, AL
Pattern
Quilted by Linda Chesler
Birmingham Quilters Guild Quiltfest
Birmingham, AL
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Madeline Hawley
June, 2019

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"Batikiello"
by Norma Reel
of College Station, TX
Pattern from Bargello Quilts in Motion by Ruth Berry
Quilted by Norma Reel
Brazos Bluebonnet Quilt Guild
College Station, TX
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Marilyn Hardy
September, 2019

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"The Spirit of the Mountains"
Melissa Hollenbeck
of Waldport, OR
Original Design
Quilted by Melissa Hollenbeck
Oregon Coastal Quilters Guild
Newport, OR
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Elizabeth Spannring
July, 2019

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"Frances and Molly - Farm Girls"
by Kaye Dunn
of McKinney, TX
Lori Holt, Farm Girl Vintage Pattern
Quilted by Richard Larson, Carrollton, TX
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Sandy Gard

Plano Quilt Show,
Plano, TX
August, 2019

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"Freedom Rider"
by JoAnn Perkins
of LaVista, NE
Original Design
Omaha Guild Quilt Show
Omaha, NE
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Doris Goins
June, 2019


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"Scope it Out!"
by Sarah Currie Fox & Sylvie Chamart Currie
of Bromall, PA
Kaleidoscope piecing inspired by Paula Nadelstern
Brandywine Valley Quilters 2018 Show
Brookhaven, PA
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Sandra Dorrbecker
October, 2018

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"Rainy Night on Capital Street"
by Beverly Javins
of Charleston, WV
Original Design
Quilted by Beverly & Bill Javins
West Virginia Quilt Festival
Summersville, WV
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Shelly Burge
June, 2019

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"Cardinals & Dogwood"
by Charlotte Hickman
of Oklahoma City, OK
Central Oklahoma Quilters' Guild
Oklahoma City, OK
Original Design
Quilted by Charlotte Hickman
Awarded by NACQJ CJs Diane LeCLair & Kathi Eubank
July, 2019

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"Redbud Ramble"
by Linda M. Roy
of Knoxville, TN
Original Design
Quilted by Linda M. Roy
Shipshewana Quilt Festival
Shipshewana, IN
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Karen Blocher
June, 2019

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"Autumn Spray"
by Nyla Christensen
of Rapid City, SD
Quilted by Nyla Christensen
Original pattern with public domain blocks
Black Hills Quilters Guild Show
Rapid City, SD
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Pamela Walsh
June, 2019

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"Dresden Planet"
by Sylvia Lewis
of Soughton, WI
Pattern: Kim Lapacek's Dresden Village
Quilted by Sylvia Lewis
Sinnissippi Quilters Show
Loves Park, IL
Awarded by NACQJ CJs Kathi Eubank & Allison Rainboth
May, 2019

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"A Taste of Tie"
by Inger Blood
of Camino, CA
Original Design
Quilted by Inger Blood
Minnesota Quilters Show
St. Paul, MN
Awarded by NACQJ CJs Diane Pitchford & Allison Rainboth
June, 2019


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"Whole Cloth Hole"
by Nancy Lee Arico
of Bromall, PA
Original Design
Quilted by Nancy Lee Arico
Hohl Challenge
Pittsburgh Modern Quilt Guild
Pittsburgh, PA
Awarded by NACQJ CJs Phyllis Manley and Stacey Koehler
January, 2019

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"Farm Girl Vintage"
by Darene Webb
of South Charleston, WV
Public Domain Pattern
Quilted by Carol Cutlip of South Charleston, WV
Vandalia Gathering Quilt SHow
Charleston, WV
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Jane Hall
Mary, 2019

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"Sweet Cream"
by Jane'e Brewer
of Littleton, CO
Original Design
Quilted by Jane'e Brewer
Arapahoe County Quilters Show
Englewood, CO
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Pamela Walsh
June, 2019

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"Counting Stars"
by Ramona Griffin
of Austin, TX
Pattern by Osie Libowitz
Quilted by  Angela McCorkle of Priddy, Texas. 
Colorado Valley Quilt Guild Show
LaGrange, TX
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Connie Silber
February, 2019


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"Save the Last Dance for Me"
by Nancy Arseneault
of Tucson, AZ & Santa Fe, NM
Original Design
Quilted by Nancy Arseneault
Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta
Albuquerque, NM
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Shelly Burge
May, 2019

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"Double Symmetry"
by Dianne Curti
of James Creek, PA
Pattern by Connie Kaufman
Quilted by Helen Terza of Altoona, PA
Huntingdon Redbuds Quilt Show
Huntingdon, PA
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Phyllis Manley
April, 2019

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"Evolving II - Breakout"
by Lucia Chan
of Forest Hills, NY
Empire Quilter's Guild Quilt Show
New York, NY
Original Design
Quilted by Lucia Chan
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Pat Harrison
March, 2019


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"Cosmic Burst"
by Susan Holler
of Saraland, AL
Jinny Beyer Pattern - Solstice
Quilted by Susan Garrett of Chunchula, AL
Azalea City Quilters' Guild Quilt Show
Mobile, AL
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Marilyn Hardy
May, 2019


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"Red Ladies"
by Effie Stevens
of Houston, TX
Public domain pattern
Quilted by Jane Plisga of Katy, TX
Quilt Guild of Greater Houston Quilt Show
Houston, TX
Awarded by NACQJ CJs Karen Blocher and Judy Taylor
May, 2019

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"The Jazz Tree"
by Marie Sugar
of Somers, NY
Pattern of Bem McGinnis, adapted
Quilted by Marie Sugar
Northern Star Quilt Quilt World of Quilts
Danbury, CT
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Sandra Dorrbecker
May, 2019

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"Trumpet of Swans"
by Susan F. Orjias
of Shreveport, LA
Pattern by Elizabeth Hartman
Quilted by Jan Trump of Dubberly, LA
Piney Woods Quilt Festival, Carthage, TX
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Marilyn Hardy
April, 2019


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"Wavelength"
by Connie Wood
of Detroit Lakes, MN
Pattern of Rebecca Bryan
Quilted by Jace Hannagir, Perham, MN
Metro Quilt Expo
Fargo, ND
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Kate Eelkema
May, 2019

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"Strawberry Fields"
by Nancy Baldwin Woods
of Lubbock, TX
Original Design
Quilted by Nancy Baldwin Woods
Ogallala Quilt Festival
Dimmitt, TX
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Shelly Burge
April, 2019

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"50 State Flowers"
by Bonnie Berntson
of Minot, ND
Twister Pattern
Quilted by Dakota Skies Custom Quilting,
Minot, ND
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Kathi Eubank
March, 2019

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"Too Many Women"
by Cory Allender
of St. George, UT
Original Design
Quilted by Cory Allender
Desert Quilters of Nevada Quilt Show
Las Vegas, NV
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Kathi Kerler
April, 2019




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"Quan Yin - Goddess of Compassion"
by Laura Gail Haines
of Rensselaerville, NY
QUILT Inc. Quilt Show
Troy, NY
Original Design
Quilted by Jane Oclair of Valley Falls, NY
Awarded by NACQJ CJs Lorry Chwazik and Sandra Dorrbecker
April, 2019

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"Moonflower"
by Molly Hamilton-McNally
of Tehachapi, CA
Quilted by Molly Hamilton-McNally
Original Design
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Pamela Walsh
Best of Valley Quilt Show
Lindsay, CA
April, 2019

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"Who's on First - Vaughn St, Portland, OR"
by Judith Phelps
of Battle Ground, WA
From an image with permission
Quilted by Judith Phelps
Quiltfest Northwest
Vancouver, WA
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Kathie Kerler
March, 2019

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"Romantic Road Rotherburg"
by Betty W. Kaliszak
of Sevierville, TN
Original Design
Quilted by Betty Kaliszak
Indiana Heritage Quilt Show
Bloomington, IN
Awarded by NACQJ CJs Linda Scholten and Carol Brooks
March 2019

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"Jeweled Bracelet"
by Sylvia Schaefer
of Athens, GA
Original Design
Quilted by Marybeth Tawfik Of Athens, GA
Cotton Patch Quilters Quilts Show
Watkinsville, GA
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Doris Goins
March, 2019


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"A Quilt of My Life's Blessings"
by Margaret M. Daniel
of Bradenton, FL
Original Design
Quilted by Margaret M. Daniel
Friendship Knot Quilters Guild Show
Sarasota, FL
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Molly Waddell
March, 2019

Picture
"The Stolen Child"
by Brian Fitzgerald
of Fort Lauderdale, FL
Original Design
Quilted by Pat Sharon of Fort Lauderdale, FL
Broward Quilt Expo
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Maribeth Schmit
March, 2019




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"Sunday Afternoon"
by Susan Slaton
of Blairsville, GA
Simpler Sampler Block of the Month by Judy Rothemel
Quilted by Susan Slaton
Peace River Quilt Guild
Punta Gorda, FL
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Maribeth Schmit
February, 2019


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"Oklahoma Shop Hop"
by Linda Carter
of Elgin, OK
Public domain patterns
Quilted by Gail Bush of Chickasha, OK
Wichita Mountains Quilt Guild
Lawton, OK
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Kathi Eubank
February, 2019

Picture
"Janet's Baltimore Album"
by Janet Dickason
of Salida, CA
Country Crossroads Quilt Guild Show
Modesto, CA
Elly Sienkiewicz Blocks
Quilted by Janet Dickason
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Andi Perejda
January, 2019


Picture
"Unconditional Love"
by Ruth O'Sullivan
of Corpus Christi, TX
Symphony of Quilts, Coastal Bend Quilt Guild, Corpus Christi, TX
Original Pattern
Quilted by Ruth O'Sullivan
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Diane LeClair
February, 2019


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"Chinese Lanterns"
by Melanie Clawson
of Lake Placid, FL
Highlands County Quilt Guild Show
Sebring, FL
Public Domain Pattern
Quilted by Elaine Reed of Martinsville, IN
Awarded by NACQJ CJ Maribeth Schmit
January, 2019


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