National Association of Certified Quilt Judges
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NACQJ Certified Judges in Action!!!

NACQJ CJs Sue Cortese and Cindy Seitz-Krug with Candidates Irene Scheffler and Margaret Powers are busy judging the quilts at the
Indiana Heritage Quilt Show
March 6-8, 2025
Bloomington, IN.
https://www.ihqs.org/


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     NACQJ Certified Judges and Candidates
       at Quilt Arizona! in Mesa, AZ
L to R in the front are CJ Sue Cortese,CJ Andi Perejda, and Candidate Mary Wolter. Back row are Candidate Terri Miller, Candidate Caroline Ellermann, Candidate Laurie Klinkhammer and CJ Diane Pitchford.
NACQJ CJ Kate Eelkema judging the quilts of the Des Moines Area Quilter's Guild. The show is September 26-28, 2024; 9 am – 5 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa.
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NACQJ Candidates Colleen Carlson, Sandra Borgschatz, and Laurie Klinkhammer gaining valuable judging experience assisting NACQJ Certified Judge Kate Eelkema at the 2024 Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul, MN
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NACQJ Certified Judges Nancy Fuka, Sandy Gard, Sherry Massey, and Cindy Seitz-Krug busy judging the quilts of the Edmond (OK) Quilt Guild. Helping out is NACQJ Candidate Stacy Miller. The show was July 26 & 27. Visit the guild website: edmondquiltguild.us
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NACQJ CJs Diane Pitchford and Cindy Seitz-Krug judging the Black Canyon Quilt Guild show in Montrose, Colorado. Also shown is NACQJ candidate Caroline Ellerman (far left).
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NACQJ CJs Brandy Maslowski and Kathie Kerler judging the quilts at the Minnesota Quilt Show in Duluth, MN in June, 2024.
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NACQJ CJs (from left) Marilyn Hardy, De Leclair, Candidate Jackie Ruffing, CJ Sandy Gard, and Candidate Eleanor Moland enjoying the quilts of Woodland Quilt Guild in Conroe, TX. The show is June 21-22, 2024 at the Lone Star Expo Center in Conroe.
NACQJ CJs De Leclair and Sandy Gard with the wonderful judging room team at the recent Gulf Coast Quilting Association judging day.
Their show is coming fast!
GSQA 2024 BIENNIAL QUILT SHOW
"GULF STATES BEAUTY "
Date: April 12-13, 2024 Time: 10am - 5pm
Location: The Harbor Center, Slidell, Louisiana

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What a wonderful two days judging in Tyler, TX.

Lucky to have NACQJ Candidates Shawn Sickle, Stacy Miller, Lois Kindley ,and Jackie Ruffing join CJs Marilyn Hardy and De Leclair to work on the judging floor in various capacities. So many fabulous quilts! Thank you to The Quilters Guild of East Texas for having us as part of their judging team.


NACQJ CJs Karen Kendo(l), show judging Chair Rebecca Haines,  and Katherine Zimmerman (r) judging the quilts of the Cobblestone Quilters in Charleston, SC. The guild's show is March 15-16.  
 Check it out at: Cobblestonequilters.com 


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NACQJ CJs Carol Brooks and Maribeth Schmit judging the quilts of the West Pasco Quilters in New Port Richey, FL. Their show, Pocketful of Sunshine, is being held February 16-18, 2024. For more information about the show go to their website: www.westpascoquilters.org
NACQJ CJs Lorry Chwazik and Sandra Dorrbecker judging the quilts of the Brownstone Quilters Guild show in Ramsey, NJ. Thanks to the amazing coordinators and volunteers for their organization, hospitality, and unflagging good cheer!
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Volunteers assisting NACQJ CJ Kate Eelkema judge the Treasures of Tomorrow Quilt Show in a spacious, light-filled room in Marshfield, WI.
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NACQJ CJs Brandy Maslowski and Cindy Erickson met up at Quilt Market in Houston, TX
October, 2023

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NACQJ CJ CIndy Erickson met up with NACQJ Candidate Shawn Sickle at Quilt Market in Houston, TX
October, 2023

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NACQJ CJ Sue Cortese at the completion of a  successful judging day with the enthusiastic judging room staff at the Olney Quilt Guild in Olney, IL. Their show was this past weekend in Olney.
NACQJ CJ Pat Harrison judging the quilts of the Merrimack Valley Quilt Guild in Merrimac, MA. Their show is September 28-29 at Hope Community Church in Newburyport, MA, from 10-4.
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NACQJ CJs Kathi Eubank and Cindy Erickson judging the quilts of the Asheville (NC) Quilt Guild. The guild's show is September 28 - 20 at the WNC Ag Center in Fletcher, NC. The judging room staff was amazing.
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The Greater San Antonio Quilt Show is coming fast. It's being held at the San Antonio Shrine Auditorium on Friday, September 22, 10-5 and Sunday, September 23, 10-4.
NACQJ CJ Cindy Erickson and NACQJ Candidate Shawn Sickle, with scribing by Candidate Lois Kindley, shown examining the quilts that were judged hanging, just one way a show is judged.

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NACQJ CJ Brandy Maslowski judged the International Quilt and Fiber Arts Festival in LaConner, WA with fellow fiber arts judge David Owen Hastings. The show dates are:
October 6-8, 2023.
NACQJ CJ Cindy Erickson judging the quilts of the New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque, NM
Fair dates: September 7-17, 2023
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NACQJ CJ Cindy Erickson judging the quilts of the Siouxland Samplers Quilt Guild in Sioux City, Iowa.
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NACQJ Certified Judges, Candidate (yellow name tags), and Minnesota Quilt Show volunteers working in the judging room and on the show floor at the NACQJ Annual Partner Show in St. Cloud, MN
June 12-14, 2023

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NACQJ CJ Allison Rainboth presents a continuing education breakout session after the judging was completed,  on her recent judging trip to Kuwait to an audience of Certified Judges and Candidates!
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NACQJ CJs Sue Cortese and Linda Scholten join the judging room staff at Indiana Heritage Quilt Show where they were judging this year's show.
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NACQJ CJs Kathryn Zimmerman and Nancy Fuka
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NACQJ CJs Kathy Lichtendahl and Doris Goins checking every last detail of a quilt!
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NACQJ CJs Andi Perejda and Sue Cortese enjoying the judging process!
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NACQJ CJ Pat Harrison judging the quilt of "Quilts Unlimited" at View Arts Center in Old Forge, NY. The juried and judged exhibit includes quilts from all over the US and continues through December 3rd.
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NACQJ CJs Nancy Fuka and Cindy Erickson judging the quilts of the Asheville Quilt Guild!
The show is Sept. 30-Oct. 2nd at the Davis Event Center in Fletcher, NC.
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NACQJ CJs Sue Cortese and Linda Scholten judge the quilts at the Great River Quilt Show of the Mississippi Valley Quilters in Davenport, Iowa on September 14-15, 2022!
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NACQJ CJs Mary Walters and Pat Harrison busy judging the wonderful quilts at Maine Quilts today, 7/26/22,  in Augusta, Maine. Judging concludes tomorrow and the show opens with a Champagne reception and a show preview from 7- 9.
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NACQJ CJ Nancy Fuka judging the quilts of the Omaha Quilters' Guild or the upcoming show
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NACQJ CJ Cindi Erickson judging the quilts of the Black Hills Quilters Guild in Rapid City, SD
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NACQJ CJs Allison Rainboth and Amy Pabst judging the Pigeon Forge Quilt Show in TN.
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Certified Judge Doris Goins
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Certified Judge Cindy Erickson and Candidate Cindy Seitz-Krug
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Certified Judge Mary Zesiger
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Certified Judge Priscilla Godfrey
  • Home
    • Welcome!
    • What's New with NACQJ!
    • CJ Challenge 2024
    • CJs in Action!
    • Reviews
    • History of the Judging Program
  • Certified Judges - CJs
    • Lists of Judges
    • Annual Partner Shows
    • Evaluation Form
  • CJ Award of Merit
    • About the Award
    • Media Permission Form & Letter
    • 2025 Gallery
    • 2024 Gallery
    • 2023 Gallery
    • 2022 Gallery
    • 2021 Gallery
    • 2020 Gallery
    • 2019 Gallery
    • Award of Merit Gallery 2016-18
  • Certification Program
    • Candidates in Action !
    • Becoming a CJ - What's Involved
    • New Candidate Application and FAQs
    • List of Current Candidates
  • Judging Seminars
  • Masterpiece Quilts
    • Masterpiece Quilt Program
    • Masterpiece Gallery
  • Blog - The Quilt Judge's Eye
  • Judging Topics
    • Criteria NACQJ CJs look for
    • The Quilt Police
    • Benefit of a CJ comment sheet
    • How Original Work is Addressed
  • Association Forms, Docs, etc.
    • Board Members
    • CJ Policies and Forms
    • Association Documents
    • Association Forms