IQA

2008 Winners in Quilts: A World of Beauty,

the annual Judged Show of the

International Quilt Association


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Top Winners

The Handi Quilter® Best of Show Award

$10,000
Sponsored by Handi Quilter®

Spirit of Mother Earth
by SHARON SCHAMBER
of PAYSON, ARIZONA

The Founders Award

$7,500
Sponsored by International Quilt Festival

 

Trellis of Red Flowers
by DEBORAH KEMBALL
of BAIE D'URFE, QUEBEC, CANADA

 

The World of Beauty Award

$7,500
Sponsored by TheQuiltShow.com

 

Seasonal Sisters
by GAIL THOMAS, Annette M. Hendricks, and Helen Godden
of VERNON, BC, CANADA

The Robert S. Cohan Master Award for Traditional Artistry

$5,000
Sponsored by RJR Fabrics

 

Spring With Delight
by MEGUMI MIZUNO
of SHIKI CITY, SAITAMA PREFECT, JAPAN

Fairfield Master Award
for Contemporary Artistry

$5,000
Sponsored by Fairfield Processing Corporation

 

Twilight
by RITA STEFFENSON
of URBANA, OHIO

 

Pfaff Master Award
for Machine Artistry

$5,000
Sponsored by Pfaff Sewing Machines

 

Flower Power
by PHILIPPA NAYLOR
of BEVERLEY, EAST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM

Maywood Studio
Master Award
for Innovative Artistry

$5,000
Sponsored by Maywood Studio

 

Log Cabin/Kaleidoscope Two (II)
by FUMIKO OHKAWA
of HYOGOKU KOBE, HYOGOKEN, JAPAN

Superior Threads
Master Award
for Thread Artistry

$5,000
Sponsored by Superior Threads

 

Oriental Lace
by SUSAN STEWART
of PITTSBURG, KANSAS

The Future of Quilting Award

$2,000
Sponsored by C & T Publishing

 

 

 

 

Silken Defiance
by GINA PERKES
of PAYSON, ARIZONA

 

Judge’s Choice

$250 each, Sponsored by Jackie's Animas Quilts

Greensleeves
by CLAUDIA CLARK MYERS and MARILYN BADGER of DULUTH, MINNESOTA
Choice of Sherri Driver		 Anniversary-A Year of Ueda Family
by MAYUMI UEDA
of TOKYO, JAPAN
Choice of Becky Goldsmith 		Collaboration II
by PEGGY BROWN
of NASHVILLE, INDIANA
Choice of Karen Hampton

CATEGORY AWARDS
($1,000 for 1st, $700 for 2nd, $300 for 3rd)

 

Art-Abstract, Large
Sponsored by Hoffman California Fabrics

First Place

Phobos Kenesis
by LESLIE HALL
of LONGBOAT KEY, FLORIDA		 Second Place

Flowing Counterpoint
by LESLIE REGO
of SUN VALLEY, IDAHO 		Third Place

The Green Colored Zephyr
by MASAE HARATA
of TOKYO, JAPAN

 

Art-Abstract, Small
Sponsored by Benartex, Inc.



First Place

Winter Marsh
by MARGARETE STEINHAUER
of SCITUATE, MASSACHUSETTS

Second Place

Ishi-Datami
by CYNTHIA VOGT
of YORKTOWN, VIRGINIA 		Third Place

Formations
by PAMELA MORRIS
of NOKOMIS, FLORIDA		 Honorable Mention

Reflections From a Blue Moon II
by MARILYN GILLIS
of SHELBURNE, VERMONT 		Honorable Mention

Coast to Coast
by JANET STEADMAN
of LANGLEY, WASHINGTON

 

Art-Miniature
Sponsored by eQuilter.com

First Place

Dancing Ribbons
by CINDY ROUNDS RICHARDS
of SNELLVILLE, GEORGIA
 Second Place

Self Portrait '08
by KATHY YORK
of AUSTIN, TEXAS 		Third Place

Housing Department #7
by LAURA WASILOWSKI
of ELGIN, ILLINOIS 		Honorable Mention

Ambition
by NANCY DICKEY
of MAGNOLIA, TEXAS

 

Art-Naturescapes
Sponsored by JWD Publishing

First Place

A Year Under the Aspens
by DAVID TAYLOR
of STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO 		Second Place

Parasol
by LIZ JONES of LEOMINSTER,
HEREFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM		 Third Place

Beside the Still Waters
by PAT DURBIN
of EUREKA, CALIFORNIA

 

  
Honorable Mention

Parrot's Island
by CLAUDIA PFEIL
of KREFELD, GERMANY		   Honorable Mention

Radiant Reflections
by NORIKO ENDO
of NARASHINO, CHIBA, JAPAN

 

Art-Painted Surface
Sponsored by Tims Art Quilt Studio

First Place

Screeching Cockatoo
by HELEN GODDEN
of LATHAM, ACT, AUSTRALIA		 Second Place

Mother Earth
by HELEN GODDEN
of LATHAM, ACT, AUSTRALIA		 Third Place

Windsong
by PATT BLAIR
of MT. BALDY, CALIFORNIA		 Honorable Mention

Pretty Eyebrows
by INGE MARDAL and STEEN HOUGS
of CHANTILLY, FRANCE

 

Art-People, Portraits, and Figures
Sponsored by The Grace Company, Fine Quilting Frames

First Place

Evening
by DEBORAH SYLVESTER
of MARYSVILLE, WASHINGTON		 Second Place

Praise III
by TERI McHALE
of OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA 		Third Place

Fresh Outlook
by JOAN SOWADA
of GILLETTE, WYOMING
 
Honorable Mention

Badlands
by CAROL ANN SINNREICH
of LAWTON, OKLAHOMA 		  Honorable Mention

Taylor's Graph Girl
by KELLI THOMPSON
of ALVIN, TEXAS

 

Art-Pictorial
Sponsored by FreeSpirit® Fabrics

First Place

Christmas Chickadee
by DAVID TAYLOR
of STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO		 Second Place

Gorilla Gorilla
by NANCY BROWN
of OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA		 Third Place

Through Ancient Portals
by MARY ARNOLD
of VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON

 
Honorable Mention
Fragrant Memories
by RACHEL WETZLER
of ST. CHARLES, ILLINOIS		 Honorable Mention
Moonlight Sonata
by BARBARA SHAPEL
of WASHOUGAL, WASHINGTON

 

Art-Whimsical
Sponsored by Quiltmaker

First Place Second Place Third Place
Poppy Soliloquy
by SANDRA LEICHNER
of ALBANY, OREGON 		Inside There's a Person
by PAULINE SALZMAN
of TREASURE ISLAND, FLORIDA		 Match the Bears
by CATHY WIGGINS
of MACON, NORTH CAROLINA
 

 


Honorable Mention   Honorable Mention
Three Guinea Fowl
by PAMELA ALLEN
of KINGSTON, ONTARIO, CANADA		   Grandmother's Garden Swing
by JANET FOGG and
unknown mid-20th century piecer
of LAKE OSWEGO, OREGON

 

Computer-Aided Machine Embroidery
Sponsored by Oklahoma Embroidery Supply & Design (OESD, Inc.)

First Place Second Place Third Place
Beauty from Within
by RENAE HADDADIN
of SANDY, UTAH		 Embroidered Elegance I
by JOANIE ZEIER POOLE
of SUN PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN		 Joy Comes in the Morning
by ANN HORTON
of REDWOOD VALLEY, CALIFORNIA

 

Digital Imagery
Sponsored by C & T Publishing

First Place Second Place Third Place Honorable Mention
Blushing Triangles 4
by GLORIA HANSEN
of EAST WINDSOR, NEW JERSEY		 The Gathering
by DIANE RUSIN DORAN
of GLENELG, MARYLAND		 A Dark Angel's Plea for the Salvation
of Our Planet by LAURA FOGG
of UKIAH, CALIFORNIA		 Snow Dance
by BECKY KELHER
of CANON CITY, COLORADO

 

Embellished
Sponsored by Quilting Arts, LLC

First Place
Second Place
 Third Place
Praise Ye Now Our Gardens Green
by SONIA GRASVIK
of SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 		Crazy for Flowers
by ALLISON ALLER
of WASHOUGAL, WASHINGTON		 Sounds of Music #2
by LUDMILA ARISTOVA
of BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

 

Group
Sponsored by Quilter’s World

First Place Second Place Third Place
Arena Farms, Concord, Massachusetts
by BOBBIE SULLIVAN and Coastal Quilt Artists
of SCITUATE, MASSACHUSETTS 		A Slice of Life
by KATHLEEN MURPHY, Jane Lowell, Gail Niland,
Suzanne Thibeault, Linda Ramrath, Carol Middleton,
June Peckingham, and Louise Redding
of MENDON, MASSACHUSETTS		 Oregon Shores
by JACKIE EVANS, Kathy Millspaugh,
and Ami Krenzel
of ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

 

Handmade
Sponsored by Roxanne Products

First Place Second Place Third Place Honorable Mention
Hana-Kasumi
by MICHIYO NISHIMOTO
of SAKURAI CITY, NARA, JAPAN		 Sweet Time
by TOSHIKO SHIMADA
of TAKAICHI-GUN, NARA, JAPAN		 Ten Ti Sui
by REIKO YOSHIDA
of HINO, TOKYO, JAPAN		 Smile Again
by IKUKO UENO
of NAGOYA, AICHI, JAPAN

 

Innovative Appliqué, Large
Sponsored by Mountain Mist/Leggett & Platt, Inc.

First Place Second Place Third Place Honorable Mention
Cwlwm Lafant (koo-loom lav-ant)
by GWENFAI GRIFFITHS
of ABERGELE, NORTH WALES, UNITED KINGDOM		 Arabesque
by KAREN KAY BUCKLEY
of CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA 		String of Pearls
by MARY BUVIA
of GREENWOOD, INDIANA 		Joy
by MARILYN SMITH
of COLUMBIA, MISSOURI

 

Innovative Appliqué, Small
Sponsored by EZ Quilting by Wrights

First Place Second Place Third Place
The Legend of Guimar
by SUZANNE MARSHALL
of CLAYTON, MISSOURI		 Turkish Panel
by CAMILLA WATSON
of WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND		 Encrustaceans I
by DEBORAH SNIDER
of GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO

 

Innovative Pieced, Large
Sponsored by Handi Quilter, LLC

First Place Second Place Third Place Honorable Mention
Victorian Valentine
by MARY SUE SUIT and JUDY WOODWORTH
of SIDNEY, NEBRASKA		 My Diamond
by NORIKO MISAWA
of KIYOSHE, TOKYO, JAPAN		 Storm at Sea
by EVELYN JUDSON
of RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA		 Shoo, Fly
by PATRICIA NORDMARK
of ROCKPORT, TEXAS

 

Innovative Pieced, Small
Sponsored by Janome America

First Place Second Place Third Place
Jennie's Windmill
by KARLA POGGEN
of LAS VEGAS, NEVADA		 Luminiferous
by SUSAN NELSON
of PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA		 Out of Africa
by LINDA HUMPHREY
of KERRVILLE, TEXAS

 

Merit Quilting—Hand
Sponsored by Flynn Quilt Frame Company

First Place Second Place Third Place
Romanesque Flourishes
by HAZEL CANNY
of HOUSTON, TEXAS		 Homage to Provence
by ANDREA PEREJDA
of ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA		 Les Paniers Francais, Fleurit & les Oiseaux
by LINDA PUMPHREY
of CINCINNATI, OHIO

 

  

 
Honorable Mention   Honorable Mention
Flora Grande
by JACQUIE HARVEY
of WEST BECKHAM, HOLT, NORFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM		   Crystal Line
by KAYOKO HATA
of YOKOHAMA, KANAGAWA PREF, JAPAN

 

Merit Quilting—Machine
Sponsored by Bernina® of America

First Place Second Place Third Place Honorable Mention
Indian Summer
by JAN HUTCHISON
of SEDGWICK, KANSAS		 Summer Blossoms
by TERRI DOYLE
of GILBERT, ARIZONA		 Sweet Surrender
by CINDY SEITZ-KRUG
of BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA		 Aphrodite's Despair
by SUE MCCARTY
of ROY, UTAH

 

Miniature Quilts
Sponsored by YLI Corporation

First Place Second Place Third Place Honorable Mention
Himalayan Garden
by PAT HOLLY
of ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN		 Blue Birds in Paradise
by MARIYA WATERS
of MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA		 Mission: Impossible?
by KUMIKO FRYDL
of HOUSTON, TEXAS		 Illusions
by GEORGE SICILIANO
of LABANON, PENNSYLVANIA

 

Mixed Technique
Sponsored by Robert Kaufman Co., Inc.

First Place Second Place Third Place
Requiem (Blue Leaves Garden)
by MIKIKO OGURA
of HACHIOJI, TOKYO, JAPAN		 Tea at Tenby
by SUE NICKELS and PAT HOLLY
of ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 		Glory Hallelujah
by SUSAN STEWART
of PITTSBURG, KANSAS

 

 

  

 
Honorable Mention   Honorable Mention
America the Beautiful
by SHARON L. SCHLOTZHAUER
of COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO 		  The Heirloom Quilt
by PAULINE INESON
of BEWDLEY, WORCS, UNITED KINGDOM

 

Traditional Appliqué
Sponsored by Quilter’s Newsletter®

First Place Second Place Third Place
Wistful Willow
by LINDA ROY
of KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE

The Birth
by KIYOKO ISHIHARA
of ASHIKAGA, TOCHIGI, JAPAN

 Polka Trip to Wien
by FUSAKO TAKIDO
of SHIZUOKASHI, SHIZUOKA KEN, JAPAN

 

Traditional Pieced
Sponsored by From Marti Michell

First Place Second Place Third Place Honorable Mention
Coral Reef
by NORIKO KOBAYASHI
of YOKOHAMA, JAPAN		 Fall's Feathered Star
by JAYNETTE HUFF
of CONWAY, ARKANSAS		 Scarlet Beauty
by KATHRYN SIMS
of ALEXIS, ILLINOIS		 Button Up
by IRENE MUELLER
of BALLWIN, MISSOURI

 

Wearable Art
Sponsored by Hobbs Bonded Fibers

First Place Second Place Third Place Honorable Mention Honorable Mention
Secret Garden in the Starry, Starry Night
by RAMI KIM
of GRANITE BAY, CALIFORNIA		 Elizabethan Rose
by EVE KOVACS
of WOODRIDGE, ILLINOIS 		Midnight Garden
by SUMMERSET BANKS
of NORTHFIELD, NEW HAMPSHIRE 		Teal Elegance
by GINA PERKES
of PAYSON, ARIZONA		 The Blue
by JI-YOUNG YUN
of WASHINGTON, D.C.

 

Viewer’s Choice—$500
Sponsored by MamasLogHouseQuiltshop.com

Viewers Choice
“Herd Mentality”
by Ferret of North Harrow, Middlesex, UK.