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NACQJ Award of Merit Ribbon Winners
2024
2024
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"Paying Homage to Jacob Lawrence's 'The Seamstress'
by Marilyn Hamilton Jackson of Springfield Gardens, NY Original Pattern Quilted by Marilyn Hamilton Jackson 24" x 20" Evening Star Quilters "Harvest of Quilts" Mineola, NY Awarded by NACQJ CJ Pat Harrison November, 2024 |
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"The Kiss"
by Delphia Matthews of Benton, LA Original Design inspired by Gustav Klimt Quilted by Delphia Matthews 50" x 70" Red Rivers Quilters Show, Shreveport, LA Awarded by NACQJ CJ Marilyn Hardy September, 2024 |
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"Afternoon Delight"
by Sharon Christensen of Claremore, OK Commercial Pattern ~ Sue Garmin Quilted by Sharon Christensen 65" x 65" Country Fare Quilter’s Guild Show Claremore, OK Awarded by NACQJ CJ Sandy Gard October, 2024 |
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"Sunflower in Bloom"
by Dee Canales of Stafford, VA Commercial Pattern ~ Carolee McMullin Quilted by Dee Canales 28" x 28" State Fair of Virginia, Doswell, VA Awarded by NACQJ CJ Priscilla Godfrey October, 2024 |
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"Bits & Pieces"
by Lynette Koelzer of Wood River, NE Commercial Pattern ~ Green Lights Quilts Quilted by Lynette Koelzer 80" x 80" Nebraska State Fair, Grand Island, NE Awarded by NACQJ CJ Pamela Walsh August, 2024 |
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"Retro Living"
by Tami Graeber of Tucson, AZ Original Design Quilted by Tami Graeber 66" x 93" Asheville Quilt Guild Show, Asheville, NC Awarded by NACQJ CJ Doris Goins September, 2024 |
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"Petals and Wings"
by Linda Reichenbach of Parkdale, OR Original Design Quilted by Linda Reichenbach 45" x 45" Columbia River Gorge Quilters' Guild Show Hood River, OR Awarded by NACQJ CJ Kathie Kerler October, 2024 |
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"Wings of Night"
by Teresa Ward Marler of Broken Arrow, OK Commercial Patterns ~ Blackbird Designs & Primitive Gatherings Quilted by Donna Baggs Titsworth of Tulsa, OK 88" x 95" Country Fare Quilter's Guild Show Claremore, OK Awarded by NACQJ CJ Darlene Landrum October, 2024 |
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"This Mended Soul"
by Cami Kmieczak of Coppersburg, PA Public domain pattern Quilted by Lizzie Riccaboni of Emmaus, PA 53" x 53" Keystone Quilters Quilt Show Pennsburg, PA Awarded by NACQJ CJ Mary Walter October, 2024 |
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"Stonehenge"
By Sara L. Wright of Nixa, MO Commercial Block Patterns ~ Quilters Cache, etc. Original Setting Quilted by Sara L. Wright 88" x 110" Ozark Piecemakers Quilt Guild Show Springfield, MO Awarded by NACQJ CJ Sandy Gard September, 2024 |
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"Recycled Confetti"
by Lois M. Johnson of Meridian, ID Original Design Quilted by Lois M. Johnson 15" x 20" Boise Basin Quilters Guild Show Boise, ID Awarded by NACQJ CJ Elizabeth Spennring September, 2024 |
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"Disposable"
by Elizabeth Ferry Pekins of Lampasas, TX Original Design Quilted by Elizabeth Ferry Pekins 16" x 56" Austin Area Quilt Guild Quilt Fest 2024 Austin, TX Awarded by NACQJ CJ Sherry Massey September, 2024 |
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"Boxes of Stars"
by Pati Trippel of Hot Springs Village, AR Original Design Quilted by Pati Trippel 15" x 15" Arkansas Village Quilt Show Hot Springs Village, AR Awarded by NACQJ CJ Kathi Eubank September, 2024 |
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"Misunderstood"
by Jill Discordia of Loudon, TN Original Design, from public domain photo Quilted by Jill Discordia 30" x 42" Village Quilters Creative Threads Quilt Show Loudon, TN Awarded by NACQJ CJ Pat Harrison October, 2024 |
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"Aquarium Wonder"
by Polly Matsuoka of Santa Barbara, CA Original Design Quilted by Polly Matsuoka 36" x 48" Coastal Quilters Guild Quilt Show Santa Barbara, CA Awarded by NACQJ CJ Kathie Kerler October, 2024 |
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"Mr. 300"
by CJ Adams of Boise, ID Original Design Quilted by LaWanda Richardson of Mountain Home, ID 79" x 90" Boise Basin Quilt Show Boise, ID Awarded by NACQJ CJ Diane Pitchford September, 2024 |
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"Mobius Radial Color Study"
by Julie Doy of West Des Moines, IA Commercial Pattern ~ Cotton & Bourbon Quilted by Julie Doy 28" x 28" Des Moines Area Quilt Guild Des Moines, IA Awarded by NACQJ CJ Kate Eelkema September, 2024 |
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"Art of a Parfleche"
by J. Michelle Watts of New Braunfels, TX Original Design Quilted by Karen Lambdin of San Antonio, TX 70" x 87" Quilt Fest 2024 New Braunfels, TX Awarded by NACQJ CJ Diane Leclair July, 2024 |
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"Vintage Sampler"
by Elaine Shoemaker of New Vienna, OH Commercial Pattern ~ Nancy Rink Quilted by Elaine Shoemaker 95" x 95" Clinton County Corn Festival Quilt Show Wilmington, OH Awarded by NACQJ CJ Mary Zesiger August, 2024 |
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"Bee Flower"
by Hope Johnson of Shelburne, VT Original Design Quilted by Hope Johnson 65" x 67" Champlain Valley Quilt Guild Show Essex Junction, VT Awarded by NACQJ CJs Holice Turnbow and Kathie Beltz April, 2024 |
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"Midnight Secret Garden"
by Daryl B. Leach of Gaithersburg, MD Commercial Pattern ~ Esther Aliu Quilted by Daryl B. Leach 72" x 72" Montgomery County Agricultural Fair Quilt Show Gaithersburg, MD Awarded by NACQJ CJ Priscilla Godfrey August, 2024 |
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"Brilliant Beauties of Joy"
by Judy McGraw of Iola, KS Commercial Pattern ~ Jacqueline deJonge Quilted by Judy McGraw 80" x 80" Little Balkins Quilts Show Pittsburg, KS Awarded by NACQJ CJ Darlene Landrum August, 2024 |
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"Coat of Many Colors"
by Patricia C. Kilmark of Atlanta, GA Original design quilt, jacket - New Look commercial pattern Quilted by Patricia Kilmark 41" x 41" Mountain Quiltfest in Pigeon Forge, TN Awarded by NACQJ CJ Sue Cortese June, 2024 |
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"Irene, Goodnight"
by Bonnie M. Bucknam of Montrose, CO Original Design 62" x 82" Quilted by Bonnie Bucknam Black Canyon Quilt Show, Montrose, CO Awarded by NACQJ CJ Diane Pitchford and Cindy Seitz-Krug July, 2024 |
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"Of a Feather"
by Louise Thibaudeau of Milton, NH Commercial Pattern ~ Sue Spargo Quilted by Sue Foster of Newmarket, NH 52" x 52" MaineQuilts 2024, Augusta, ME Awarded by NACQJ CJ Mary Walter July, 2024 |
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"Round the Garden at Midnight"
by Susan Hardi of Rockwell, TX Commercial Pattern ~ Wendy Williams Quilted by Judy Shulter of Kemp, TX 60" x 60" Quilt Plano Quilt Show, Plano, TX Awarded by NACQJ CJ Kathie Kerler August, 2024 |
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"Splendid Sampler"
by Jean Attebery of Cisne, IL Block patterns from Splendid Sampler books Quilted by Lisa Helderman of Lawrenceville, IL 86" x 86" Sew Nifty Sisterhood Quilt Guild Show Flora, IL Awarded by NACQJ CJ Kathi Eubank July, 2024 |
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"Watson"
by Sandra Edmiston of Weatherford, TX Design from tattoo illustration by Sam Philips and Steampunk poster 23" x 29" Quilted by Brenda Smith of Jacksboro, TX Quilters Guild of Plano Quilt Show, Plano, TX Awarded by NACQJ CJ De Leclair August, 2024 |
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"The Guardian"
by Linda McKown of Newport, OR Original Design Quilted by Linda McKown 48" x 35" Quilts by the Sea Quilt Show Newport, OR Awarded by NACQJ CJ Kathie Kerler July, 2024 |
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"Celestial Garden"by Geri Cavanagh
of Scottsdale, AZ Original Design Quilted by Geri Cavanagh 31" x 56" For the Love of Quilts Quilt Show, Pinetop, AZ Awarded by NACQJ CJ Cindy Seitz-Krug August, 2024 |
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"BQ4"
by Judy Brown of Appleton, WI Commercial Pattern ~ Maple Island Quilts Quilted by Judy Brown 59" x 71" Darting Needles Quilt Show, Appleton, WI Awarded by NACQJ CJ Allison Rainboth August, 2024 |
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"Serenity"
by Nancy Baxter of St. Charles, IL Commercial Pattern ~ Judy Neimeyer Quilted by Karen McTavish, Duluth, MN 102" x 102" Minnesota Quilt Show, Duluth, MN Awarded by NACQJ CJ Brandy Maslowski June, 2024 |
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"Applique Affair"
by Kayleen Allen Grapevine, TX Commercial Pattern ~ Edyta Sitar Quilted by Matt Randall of Grapevine, TX 80" x 80" Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Irving, TX Awarded by NACQJ CJ Sherry Massey August, 2024 |
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"Nosegay"
by Wendy Richardson of Brooklyn Park, MN Original Design Quilted by Wendy Richardson 32" x 38" Minnesota Quilt Show, Duluth, MN Awarded by NACQJ CJ Kathie Kerler June, 2024 |
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"Rainbow Around the World"
by Nancy Curtis of Bowling Green, OH Original Design Quilted by Ginger Ouwenga of Findlay, OH 86" x 86" Quilt Show at Sauder Village, Archbold, OH Awarded by NACQJ CJs Doris Goins and Lisa Schreck May, 2024 |
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"Camille's Flower Garden"
by Jackie Compton of Kewadin, MI Commercial Pattern ~ Weeks Ringle & Bill Kerr Quilted by Jackie Compton 50" x 73" Little Traverse Bay Quilt Guild Show Petoskey, MI Awarded by NACQJ CJ Sue Cortese June, 2024 |
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"Singer, Song, Finale"
by Melanie Sloger of Papillion, NE Original Design Quilted by Kathleen Cavanaugh, Fort Calhoun, NE 54" x 52" Omaha Quilter's Guild Quilt Show Omaha, NE Awarded by NACQJ CJ Andrea Perejda June, 2024 |
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"Concatenation of Color and Shape"
by Vasha Rosenblum of Birmingham, AL Commercial Pattern ~ Jen Kingwell Quilted by Vasha Rosenblum 65" x 81" Birmingham Quiltfest Birmingham, AL Awarded by NACQJ CJ Karen Kendo June, 2024 |
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"Highway 61"
by J. Lee Bagan of Boulder City, NV Original Design Quilted by J. Lee Bagan 48" x 39" Quilt Las Vegas 2024 Henderson, NV Awarded by NACQJ CJ Cindy Seitz-Krug March, 2024 |
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"Points of Pride"
by Teresa A. Wilson of Lafayette, TN Commercial Pattern ~ Dolores Smith & Sarah Maxwell Quilted by Teresa A. Wilson 93" x 92" A Mountain Quiltfest 2024 Pigeon Forge, TN Awarded by NACQJ CJ Beverly Fine June, 2024 |
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"Flower Garden"
by Julie Koch of Benton Harbor, MI Original Design Quilted by Julie Koch 68" x 69" Elkhart County Quilt and Fiber Expo, Elkhart, IN Awarded by NACQJ CJ Carol Brooks June, 2024 |
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"Wanna Watch My Dance"
by Amanda Smallwood of Roswell, GA Commercial Patterns ~ Laura Piland, Toby Lischko Quilted by Amanda Smallwood 73" x 84" Georgia Celebrates Quilts Marietta, GA Awarded by NACQJ CJ Lisa Schreck June, 2024 |
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"Hawaiian Love Letters"
by Marion Miles of Chesapeake, VA Quilted by Marion Miles Original Design 85" x 85" Tidewater Quilter's Guild Quilt Show Virginia Beach, VA Awarded by NACQJ CJ Pat Harrison June, 2024 |
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Rowan's Forest"
by Lauri Dobbs of Applegate, OR Commercial Pattern ~ TQ and LPQPattern Quilted by Laurie Dobbs 40" x 56" Rogue Valley Piecemakers' Quilt Show Grants Pass, OR Awarded by NACQJ CJ Elizabeth Spannring May, 2024 |
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"Color My World"
by Dianna Ridge of Paris, TX Commercial Pattern ~ Wendy Williams Quilted by Dianna Ridge 69" x 69" "Eiffel in Love with Quilts" Quilt Show Paris, TX Awarded by NACQJ CJ Sandy Gard May, 2024 |
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"Experiment in Pink"
by Barbara Sorenson of Alcoa, TN Original Design Quilted by Barbara Sorensen 87" x 87" Foothills Quilters Quilt Show Maryville, TN Awarded by NACQJ CJ Kathryn Zimmerman September, 2023 |
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"Abandoned Workhorse"
by Jean McCreary of Victor, NY Original Design Quilted by Jean McCreary 40" x 37" Genesee Valley Quilt Fest Rochester, NY Awarded by NACQJ CJ Pat Harrison May, 2024 |
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"Land That I Love"
by Diane Sakamoto of Fresno, CA Commercial Pattern ~ Verna Mosquera Quilted by Jeanette Gauna of Los Banos, CA. 55" x 68" Best of the Valley Quilt Show Lindsay, CA Awarded by NACQJ CJ Andi Perejda and Cindy Seitz-Krug April, 2024 |
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"Love Birds"
by Glenda Parker of Gordo, AL Commercial Pattern ~ Kathy Doughty Quilted by Glenda Parker 80" x 80" West Alabama Quilters Guild Tuscaloosa, AL Awarded by NACQJ CJ Priscilla Godfrey March, 2024 |
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"Dear Jane"
by Sydney Caldwell of Exeter, MO Commercial Pattern ~ Jane Stickle/Brenda Papadakis Quilted by Janet Bray of Dearborn, MI 83" x 83" Ozark Country Quilters Quilt Show Cassville, MO Awarded by NACQJ CJ Darlene Landrum April, 2024 |
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"Solitude"
by Judith Phelps of Battle Ground, WA Original Design Quilted by Judith Phelps 39" x 47" Quiltfest Northwest Quilt Show Vancouver, WA Awarded by NACQJ CJ Kathie Kerler April, 2024 |
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"Welcome to the Neighborhood"
by Barbara Guthrie of Sun City West, AZ Original Design Quilted by Barbara Guthrie 40" x 39" Palo Verde Patchers Quilt Show Sun City West, AZ Awarded by NACQJ CJ Cindy Erickson February, 2024 |
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"Three Graces"
by Fabienne Peter-Contesse of Juneau, AK Original Design Quilt by Fabienne Peter-Contesse 48" x 48" Capital City Quilters Quilt Show Juneau, AK Awarded by NACQJ CJ Nancy Fuka May, 2024 |
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"Flowers of My Wedding"
by Jennie G. White of Albuquerque, NM Commercial Pattern ~ Brad & Judy Neimeyer Quilted by Barbara Lucero of Albuquerque, NM 98" x 98" Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta Albuquerque, NM Awarded by NACQJ CJ Nancy Fuka April, 2024 |
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"Seminole Sampler"
by Floyd Moss of Sulphur Springs, TX Original Design Quilted by Wilma Moss of Sulphur Springs, TX 50" x 56" Quilters Guild of East Texas Quilt Show Tyler, TX Awarded by NACQJ CJ Diane Leclair March, 2024 |
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"Shards on Grey"
by Pat Harrison of Exeter, RI Original Design Quilted by Pat Harrison 28" x 31" Narragansett Bay Quilters Quilt Show West Warwick, RI Awarded by NACQJ CJ Sandra Dorrbecker April, 2024 |
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"Theresa's Market Day"
Theresa Caselman of North Las Vegas, NV Commercial pattern ~ Deb Krasik Quilted by Theresa Caselman 48" x 56" Shadow Mountains Quilters Quilt Show Pahrump, NV Awarded by NACQJ CJ Nancy Fuka April, 2024 |
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"Ribbon in the Quilt"
by Peggy Bishop of Shreveport, LA Commercial Pattern ~ Lynn Wilder Quilted by Jan Trump of Dubberly, LA 92" x 93" Piney Woods Quilt Festival Carthage, TX Awarded by NACQJ CJ Marilyn Hardy April, 2024 |
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"Radiating Stars"
by Alice Zeman of Green Bay, WI Commercial Pattern ~ Madeline Vail Quilted by Denise Mariano of Leavenworth, KS 100" x 100" Evergreen Quilter's Show Green Bay, WI Awarded by NACQJ CJ Allison Rainboth April, 2024 |
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"Bookshelf Mystery"
by Lois Womack of Florence, MS Original Design Quilted by Lois Womack 56" x 83" Gulf States Quilt Show Slidell, LA Awarded by NACQJ CJ Sandy Gard April, 2024 |
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"Buzzing Around the Garden"
by Heide Gorman of Boca Raton, FL Commerical Pattern ~ Amy Carlson Quilted by Quilting Makes the Quilt Gainesville, FL 62" x 83" Quilting by the River Quilt Show Palatka, FL Awarded by NACQJ Molly Waddell April, 2024 |
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"Piercing Pyramids"
by Claire Victor of Scottsdale, AZ Original Design Quilted by Claire Victor 44" x 60" Arizona Quilters Guild Show Mesa, AZ Awarded by NACQJ CJ Kathi Eubank March, 2024 |
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"Flower Among the Stars"
by Jim Haley of Lufkin, TX Commercial Pattern ~ Edyta Sitar Quilted by Sara Burns of Henderson, TX 75" x 75" Quilt Guild of the Pineywoods Quilt Show Lufkin, TX Awarded by NACQJ CJ Marilyn Hardy March, 2024 |
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"Smallville"
By Sally Richardson, Cyndi Russell, Julie Anderson, Victoria Compton of Huntsville, Al Commercial Pattern ~ Janeen van Niekerk Quilted by Patty Wilson of Hunstville, AL 56" x 56" Heritage Quilters of Huntsville Quilt Show Huntsville, AL Awarded by NACQJ CJ Brandy Maslowski March, 2024 |
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"The Experiment"
by Dianne Neidigk of Magnolia, TX Quilted by Dianne Neidigk Commercial Pattern ~ Carolyn Murfitt 63" x 67" Tri-Country Quilt Show Cypress, TX Awarded by NACQJ CJ Cindy Erickson March, 2023 |
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"Leaves in My Garden"
by Laura Welklin of Noblesville, IN Original Design Quilted by Laura Welklin 45" x 45" Indiana Heritage Quilt Show Bloomington IN Awarded by NACQJ CJ Lisa Schreck February, 2024 |
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"Dreamy Hexagons"
by Melissa White of Hollywood, SC Commercial Pattern ~ Liza Prior Lucy Quilted by Susan deSerres of Chapel Hill, NC 80" x 80" Cobblestone Quilters Guild show Charleston, SC Awarded by NACQJ CJ Kathryn Zimmerman March, 2024 |
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"Cosmic Shores"
by Sarah Ruiz of Houston, TX Original Design Quilted by Sarah Ruiz 62" x 62" Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Houston, TX Awarded by NACQJ CJ De Leclair February, 2024 |
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"Shipwrecked in the Keys"
by Gail Klepper of Fort Myers, FL Quilted by Gail Klepper Original design 43" x 51" Southwest Florida Quilt Show Punta Gorda, FL Awarded by NACQJ CJ Beverly Fine March, 2024 |
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"Conscious Bias"
by Charles Cameron of Wake Forest, NC Original Design Quilted by Elizabeth Roy of Bentonville, AR 56" x 68" Capital Quilters Guild Show Raleigh, NC Awarded by NACQJ CJ Karen Kendo March, 2024 |
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"Lullaby in 3/4 Time"
by Barbara Clem of Rockford, IL Original Design Quilted by Barbara Clem 7 7" x 77" Indiana Heritage Quilt Show Bloomington, IN Awarded by NACQJ CJ Doris Goins February, 2024 |
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"Connections"
by Pauline Charron of Punta Gorda, FL Commercial Pattern ~ Connie Kauffman Quilted by Pauline Charron 26" x 29" Disconnected Piecers Quilt Show Punta Gorda, FL Awarded by NACQJ CJ Lisa Schreck February, 2024 |
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"Baskets and Bows"
by Jerrye Winters of Hudson, FL Public domain patterns Quilted by Jerrye Winters 37" x 37" West Pasco Quilters' Guild Quilt Show New Port Richey, FL Awarded by NACQJ CJ Carol Brooks February, 2024 |
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"Opening Night"
by LaDonna Meyer of Cyril, OK Commercial Pattern ~ Tula Pink Quilted by Bush Family Affair of Chickasha, OK 90" x 90" Wichita Mountain Quilt Guild Show Lawton, OK Awarded by NACQJ CJ Sherry Massey February, 2024 |
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"Amalfi Coast Dreams"
by Kathy Sonosky of Port Richey, FL Quilted by Sheila Remington Jones of Land O'Lakes, FL Commercial Pattern ~ Brittany Lloyd 98" x 98" West Pasco Quilters' Guild Quilt Show New Port Richey, FL Awarded by NACQJ CJ Maribeth Schmit February, 2024 |
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"Curiouser and Curiouser"
by Kimberly Boothe of Lakeland, FL Commercial Pattern ~ Helen Godden Quilts Quilted by Kimberley Boothe 53" x 54" Ladies of the Lake Quilt Show Lakeland, FL Awarded by NACQJ CJ Molly Waddell January, 2024 |
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"Treasures Down Under"
by Maureen McNally of Hobe Sound, FL Commercial Pattern ~ Helen Godden Quilts Quilted by Maureen McNally 41" x 40" Post St. Lucie Crazy Quilters - Quilting in Paradise Port St. Lucie, FL Awarded by NACQJ CJ Maribeth Schmit January, 2024 |