"Little Blocks 365 + 3" by Gail Maloney of Canton, MI Commercial Pattern ~ Gayle Bomers Quilted by Beckie Binder, Bad Axe, MI 116" x 116" Awarded by NACQJ CJ Lisa Schreck Sauder Village Quilt Show, Archibold, OH April, 2026
"Bountiful Harvest" by Sharon Wasteney of Hannibal, MO Original Design Quilted by Sharon Wasteney 36" x 33" Quilted Treasures Quilt Show, Hannibal, MO Awarded by NACQJ CJ Aleta Gustafson March, 2026
"Harboured Lighthouse" by Donna Simmons of Okatie, SC Commercial Pattern ~ Judy Neimeyer Quilted by Roger Simmons, Okatie, SC 92" x 92" Palmetto Quilt Guild Show, Hilton Head, SC Awarded by NACQJ CJ Maribeth Schmit March, 2026
"The Yellow Brick Road" by Donna Jean Kitner of Port Richey, FL Commercial Pattern ~ Terry Atkinson 66" x 71" Quilted by Donna Jean Kitner West Pasco Quilt Guild Show, New Port Richey, FL Awarded by NACQJ CJ Karen Kendo February, 2026
"Dreams" by Veronica Hudson of Las Vegas, NV Commercial Pattern ~ Amelia Jenkins Quilted by Veronica Hudson 48" x 64" Desert Quilters of Nevada Quilt Show, Henderson, NV Awarded by NACQJ CJ Kathi Eubank March, 2026
"Pete's Guitar" by Pete Fuselier of Canonsburg, PA Commercial Pattern ~ Laura Heine Quilted by Annie Perella, Morgantown, WV 23" x 35" Three Rivers Quilters Guild Show, Canonsburg, PA Awarded by NACQJ CJ Stacy Koehler April, 2026
"Country Dreams" by Frances Wilderson Eagle Point, OR Original Design Quilted by Frances Wilderson 34" x 39" Mountain Stars Quilt Guild Show, Medford, OR Awarded by NACQJ CJ Kathie Kerler April, 2026
"Outer Galaxy" by Margaret Smith of Center, TX Commercial Pattern ~ Missouri Star Quilted by Margaret Smith 82" x 88" Pinet Woods Quilt Festival Carthage, TX Awarded by NACQJ CJ Jackie Ruffing April, 2026
"Hearts of Hope" by Harriet Simoneau of Warwick, RI Commercial Pattern ~ Bonnie Hunter Quilted by Harriet Simoneau 55" x 55" Narragansett Bay Quilters' Association Show Wast Warwick, RI Awarded by NACQJ CJ Mary Walter, April, 2026
"Floating in Space" by Kim Gimblette of Red Bank, NJ Original Design Quilted by Kristin Alfano, New Palestine, IN 35" x 35" Beachplum Quilters of the Jersey Shore, Toms River, NJ Awarded by NACQJ CJ Stacy Koehler April, 2026
"Rosie" by Rosemarie Gotowicki of Pahrump, NV Commercial Pattern ~ Steve Wilson 48" x 48" Quilted by Marilyn Herbert, Pahrump, NV Shadow Mountain Quilters, Pahrump, NV Awarded by NACQJ CJ Terri Miller March, 2026
"Sydney's Wedding Quilt" by Judy M. Folsom of Weatherford, OK Commercial Pattern ~ Laura Muir & Natalie Crabtree 104" x 104" Quilted by Sherry Coody of Muskogree, OK Muskogee Area Quilt Guild Show, Muskogee, OK Awarded by NACQJ CJ Sherry Massey April, 2026
"Adventure Awaits" by Cindy Murdoch of Amarillo, TX Original Design Quilted by Cindy Murdoch 36" x 39" Ogallala Quilt Festival, Dimmit, TX Awarded by NACQJ CJ Cindy Seitz-Krug March, 2026
"Mini Baltimore Album" by Marcia Petroni of Sun City West, AZ Commercial Pattern: Jennifer Buechel Quilted by Marcia Petroni 28" x 28" Palo Verde Patchers Quilt Show Sun City West, AZ Awarded by NACQJ CJ Terri Miller February, 2026
"My Heart is Like a Zoo" by Linda K. Douglas of Granville, OH Blocks adapted from illustrations by Michael Hall in book, My Heart is Like a Zoo, with permission Quilted by Linda Douglas 54" x 60" Farm Park Quilts 2026, Mentor, OH Awarded by NACQJ CJ Stacy Koehler March, 2026
"Mandalas Gone Wild" by Judy Ballance of Hunstville, AL Commercial Pattern ~ Rachelle Dennehy Quilted by Patty Wilson of Huntsville, AL 87" x 87" Heritage Quilters of Huntsville Quilt Show, Huntsville, AL Awarded by NACQJ CJ Maribeth Schmit February, 2026
"Here Comes the Night Shift" by Gabrielle Ryan of Scottsdale, AZ Original Design Quilted by Gabrielle Ryan 16" x 27" Arizona State Quilter's Show, Glendale, AZ Awarded by NACQJ CJ Kathie Kerler March, 2026
"Green Fields" by Jim Haley of Lufkin, TX Commercial Pattern ~ Bonnie Hunter Quilted by Jo Caraway of Nederland, TX 86" x 86" Needle of the Pines Quilt Show, Lufkin, TX Awarded by NACQJ CJ Jackie Ruffing March, 2026
"Haunted House" by Gloria Rangel of Durham, NC Commercial Pattern ~ Sweet Pea Designs Quilted by Gloria Rangel 18" x 24" Capital Quilt Guild Show, Durham, NC Awarded by NACQJ CJ Kathi Eubank March, 2026
"Jalapeno on a Stick" by Gwen Moore of Bostic, NC Commercial Pattern ~ Marina Landi Quilted by Gwen Moore 53" x 71" Cobblestone Quilt Guild Show, Charleston, SC Awarded by NACQJ Cj Kathryn Zimmerman March, 2026
"Brambleberry' by Michelle Walker of Beaumont, TX Commercial Pattern ~ Eye Candy Quilts Quilted by Michelle Walker 60" x 59" Golden Triangle Quilt Guild Show, Beaumont, TX Awarded by NACQJ CJ Marilyn Hardy February, 2026
'Amidst the Rain Came Flowers" by Jamie Stanley of Northport, AL Commercial Pattern ~ Sarah Fielke Quilted by Jamie Stanley 95" x 95" West Alabama Quilters Guild Show, Tuscaloosa, AL Awarded by NACQJ CJ Karen Kendo March, 2026
"Elegance Personified" by Jackie Hillman of Hempstead, TX Original Design Quilted by Jackie Hillman 65" x 85" Tri-County Quilt Guild Show, Cypress, TX Awarded by NACQJ CJ Jackie Ruffing February, 2026
"Orphans No More" by Katherine O'Brien of Chandler, AZ Commercial Pattern ~ Moda Blockheads with Original Layout Quilted by Penny Boese, Chandler, AZ 76" x 76" Tucson Quilt Fiesta, Tucson, AZ Awarded by NACQJ CJ Cindy Erickson February, 2026
"Joshua Tree" by Bonnie Langenfeld of Cape Coral, FL Original Design Quilted by Bonnie Langenfeld 23" x 30" Southwest Florida Quilt Guild Show Punta Gorda, FL Awarded by NACQJ CJ Maribeth Schmit February, 2026
"Around the Garden" by Judith Griffin of Sun City West, AZ Commercial Pattern ~ Wendy Williams Quilted by Cindy Paulson of South Jordan, UT 55" x 60" Palo Verde Patchers Quilt Show, Sun City, AZ Awarded by NACQJ CJ Cindy Seitz-Krug February, 2026
"It Must be Monday" by Gail E. Zorr Port St. Lucie, FL Original Design Quilted by Gail E. Zorr 30" x 40" Port St. Lucie Crazy Quilters, Port St. Lucie, FL Awarded by NACQJ CJ Cindy Seitz-Krug January, 2026
"Frosty Goes to Town" by Margaret (Teddy) Wenner of Roseville, CA Commercial Pattern ~ Maywood Studio Quilted by Pam McIntyre of Gainesville, FL 60" x 70" Ladies of the Lake Quilt Show, Lakeland, FL Awarded by NACQJ CJ Maribeth Schmit January, 2026