The winners of the recent Strawberry Festival Quilt Show have been announced, with Susanne Thompson’s Longwood Gardens winning Best in Show and People’s Choice.
Judges awarded Winter Diamonds by Mary Ellen Lemons Judge’s Choice. A Horse! Of Course received Queen’s Choice and Safe Haven by Sarah Sanders was named King’s Choice. Thompson also won Ms. Queen’s Choice for her 12 Days of Christmas design and Diana Kerr’s Sea Glass earned Mrs. Queen’s Choice.
Major Awards
- Best in Show – Longwood Gardens by Susanne Thompson
- Judge’s Choice – Winter Diamonds by Mary Ellen Lemons
- People’s Choice – Longwood Gardens by Susanne Thompson
- Queen’s Choice – A Horse! Of Course
- King’s Choice – Safe Haven by Sarah Sanders
- Ms. Queen’s Choice – 12 Days of Christmas by Susanne Thompson
- Mrs. Queen’s Choice – Sea Glass by Diana Kerr
- Teen Queen’s Choice – The Patricia Quilt by Sharon Wyatt
- Junior Royalty Queen’s Choice – Bridal Path by Diana Stark
- Junior Royalty King’s Choice – Wedding Star by Jill Bentley
Individual Pieced
Large
- 1st – Outstanding in His Field by Mary Ellen Lemons
- 2nd – Gallery Garden by Patti Anderson
- 3rd – The Patricia Quilt by Sharon Wyatt
Medium
- 1st – Winter Diamonds by Mary Ellen Lemons
- 2nd – Cozy Sweater by Sherri Shreve
- 3rd – Basket Weave by Patti Anderson
- HM – Potluck Stars by Sharon Wyatt
Small
- 1st – Bulb Play by Pat Gray
- 2nd – Salt and Pepper by Sherri Shreve
- 3rd – Fruit Salad by Karen Baum
- HM – Bennett Flower Garden by June Warner Devono
Individual Appliqué
Large
- 1st – Longwood Gardens by Susanne Thompson
- 2nd – Spoolie Birds by Sharon Wyatt
- 3rd – Glorious Summer by Donna Pettit
Small
- 1st – 12 Days of Christmas by Susanne Thompson
- 2nd – Harmony by Donna Pettit
- 3rd – Seasonal Silhouettes – December by Sherri Shreve
- HM – Fallout 76 by Kristy Henson
Individual Mixed/Other
Large
- 1st – Asymmetrical Symmetry by Holly Knight
Small
- 1st – Horn of Plenty by Linnea DiBiccari
- 2nd – Seasonal Tree by Donna Pettit
Multiple Maker Pieced
Large
- 1st – The Twisted Blossom Quilt by Sherri Shreve
- 2nd – Chatsworth in Blue by Patti Anderson
- 3rd – Sister’s Remembrance by Margaret Balcer
- HM – Sea Glass by Diana Kerr
- HM – Nautical Weave by Melanie Mercer
Medium
- 1st – Friends Forever by Judy Marsh
- 2nd – Gridiron Legacy by Courtney Campbell Martiny
- 3rd – Cavanaugh by Jean Kelley
- HM – Breast Cancer Quilt by Debbie Yerkey
- HM – Just Beachy by Melanie Mercer
Small
- 1st – Rainbow Triangles by Pat Gray
- 2nd – Autumn Lake by Patti Anderson
- 3rd – Click It by Bettie Hammock
- HM – Civil Unrest by Jean Kelley
- HM – Pretty in Pink by Melanie Mercer
Multiple Maker Mixed/Other
Large
- 1st – Rocky Mountain Star by Linnea DiBicarri
- 3rd – Dresden Plate by Suzanne Shobe-Myers
Baby Quilts
- 1st – Smitty Sharks by Beverly Smith
- 2nd – Playful Bears by Sharon Wyatt
- 3rd – Grant’s Safari Fun by June Warner Devono
Pictorial
- 1st – Dream Big by Susanne Thompson
- 2nd – A Walk in the Forest by Diana Kerr
- 3rd – A Horse! Of Course by Mary Ellen Lemons
- HM – Paragliding in the Swiss Alps by Donna Pettit
Clothing/Accessories/Home Décor
- 1st – Fancy Pumpkin by Linda Childers
- 2nd – Merry Little Christmas by Patti Anderson
- 3rd – Quilted Shawl by Sherri Sheve
- HM – Pass the Berries by Courtney Campbell Martiny
- HM – Strawberry Fields Forever by Kiara Williams
Hand-Pieced or Hand-Quilted
- 2nd – Flower Bouquet by Ruth Gregory Davidson
- 3rd – Confetti by Jamie Tomaro
