QuiltCon 2020 Winners Gallery

Best in Show

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Vera+Bradley

Starring You

52″ x 63″

By Peter Byrne

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Best Machine Quilting: Frameless

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Cityscape
78” x 88”
Pieced and quilted by Peter Byrne
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Best Machine Quilting: Framed

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Deportation
48” x 80”
By Jackie Benedetti
Quilted by Rachael Dorr
Seattle, Washington, United States

MQG Award of Excellence

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For the Love of Squircles
73” x 63”
Pieced and quilted by Marla Varner
Sequim, Washington, United States

People’s Choice

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Bob
48” z 67”
Pieced and quilted by Patti Coppock
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

American Patchwork & Quilting Stripe Quilting Challenge

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1st Place: Handloomed
52” x 62”
By Tara Glastonbury
Kensington, Victoria, Australia

2nd Place: Shade Study
46” x 52”
By Megan Ellinger
Spring Hill, Tennessee, United States

3rd Place: Dynamic Hypnotic
68” x 68”
By Lorena Uriarte
Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia

Appliqué

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1st Place: More is More
45” x 56”
By Laura Loewen
Lafayette, Colorado, United Sates

2nd Place: Clementine
42” x 59”
By Debra Jalbert
Clermont, Florida, United States

3rd Place: All the Lights Couldn’t Put Out the Dark
48” x 48”
By Liz Harvatine
Burbank, California, United States

Group or Bee

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1st Place: Timelines
89” x 100”
By Stephanie Ruyle
Quilted by Christine Perrigo
Denver, Colorado, United States

2nd Place: Tante Louise
44” x 66”
By Alexis Deise
Quilted by Linda Wolyniec
Newton, Massachusetts, United States

3rd Place: Japandi
57” x 50”
By Kristie Jarchow
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Handwork

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1st Place: There’s Something Between Us
37” x 57”
By Heidi Parkes
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

2nd Place: Pink O’s
46” x 46”
By Terrie Mangat
El Prado, New Mexico, United States

3rd Place: Chain Variation No. 1 (Tangled)
57” x 57”
By Alexis Deise
Newton, Massachusetts, United States

Improvisation

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1st Place: Line Drawing Landscape
57” x 72”
By Irene Roderick
Austin, Texas, United States

2nd Place: ME
23” x 47”
By Kristen von Minden
Austin, Texas, United States

3rd Place: Let’s Get Loud
65” x 74”
By Kathryn Upitis
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Me + You Fabric Challenge

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1st Place: To All the Plants I’ve Killed Before
40” x 49”
By Emily Watts
Santa Monica, California, United States

2nd Place: Wildwood
36” x 20”
Portland, Oregon, United States

3rd Place: Windows and Doors
23” x 44”
By Karen Stabile
Bastrop, Texas, United States

Minimalist Design

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1st Place: Peach Quilt
56” x 65”
By Kamala Murali
Quilted by The Square Inch Studio
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

2nd Place: Rift
37” x 41”
By Jera MacKenzie
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

3rd Place: DK Meet EK
62.5” x 53”
By Deborah Krajkowski
Stuart, Florida, United States

Modern Traditionalism

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1st Place: Untitled 2-2019
67” x 67”
By Carson Converse
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, United States

2nd Place: Arlo Quilt
65” x 75”
By Carolyn Friedlander
Lake Wells, Florida, United States

3rd Place: Problem Solved and Beautifully Flawed
54” x 54”
By Jen Broemel
Indianapolis, Indiana, United Staes

Piecing

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1st Place: Pick Up Sticks
41” x 56”
By Hillary Goodwin
Auburn, California, United States

2nd Place: Red Hot Radial
48” x 48”
By Audrey Esarey
Louisville, Kentucky, United States

3rd Place: Seasons
32” x 48”
By Terry Peart
Seattle, Washington, United States

Small Quilts

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1st Place: The Circle Will be Broken
35” x 35”
By Kathy Cook
Bloomington, Illinois, United States

2nd Place: Ghana Batik Study
32″ x 44″
By Lauren Klementz-Harte
Moorpark, California, United States

3rd Place: Blushin’ Blue
28” x 35”
By Jen Broemel
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Use of Negative Space

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1st Place: Angular No. 1
37” x 36”
By Audrey Esarey
Louisville, Kentucky, United States

2nd Place: Bubble Gum
31” x 50”
By Sophie Zaugg
Le Sentier, Switzerland

3rd Place: Columns and Vines
70” x 66”
By Daisy Aschehoug
Nesodden, Norway

Youth Quilts

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1st Place: Broken to Built
33” x 41”
By Logan Jacobson
Omaha, Nebraska, United States

2nd Place: My Brain on Technology
43” x 46”
By Emma Costa
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

3rd Place: American Scream
40” x 60”
By Audrey Bernier
Quilted by Nancy Williams
California, United States

Judge’s Choice

Christie Beniston

Problem Solved and Beautifully Flawed
54” x 54”
By Jen Broemel
Indianapolis MQG
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Season Evans

In Memoriam: Tamir Rice
60” x 80”
Pieced by Thomas Knauer
Quilted by Shelly Pagliai
Clinton, New York, United States

Nancy Fuka

Like a Girl
72” x 72”
By Lorna Costantini
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Contributors: Stephanie Baisley, Jennifer Dyck, Effie Faubert, Dorothy Holdenmeyer, Heather Slater, Tara McInerney