All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

Strawberry Festival Quilt Show winners announced

The Quilters at Heart Guild and the Upshur County CEOS wish to thank everyone who participated in and visited the West Virginia Strawberry Festival Quilt Show.  Over 300 people enjoyed the colorful array of sixty-seven entries which were judged by Fran Kordek.  The winners are as follows:

  • Best of Show – Sharon Wyatt – Vintage Housewife
  • People’s Choice – Michael Brown – Ducks Etcetera
  • Judge’s Choice – Mary Ellen Lemons – Bertie’s Year
  • Junior Royalty Queen’s Choice – Sharon Wyatt – Vintage Housewife

Category winners are:

Machine Applique
1st – Sharon Wyatt – Granny’s Garden
Hand Applique
1st – Sharon Wyatt – Vintage Housewife
HM – Bonnie Hardman – Calico Rose

Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted
1st – Mary Snelson – Mary’s Story
2nd – Patti Anderson – Homespun Comfort

Machine Pieced, Domestic Machine Quilted
1st – Jeanie Brown – Paths and Circles
2nd – Bonne Riffle – Cool Kaleidoscope for Ukraine
3rd – Sharon Wyatt – Liberty Legacy
HM – Sherri Shreves – Endless Direction

Large Machine Pieced, Longarm Quilted
1st – Jill Cable – Moda Modern Building Block
2nd – Mary Ellen Lemons – Charley’s Creatures
3rd – Deborah Raynes – Showering Stars
HM – Joan Propst – Fiesta

Medium Machine Pieced, Longarm Quilted
1st – Kitty Lee – State of Zen
2nd – Joyce Phillips – Holiday Heartland Barn Quilt
3rd – Deborah Raynes – The Stars Are Gathering
HM – Pam Brown – Cinnaberry

Mixed Techniques
1st – Deborah Curtis – Nocturnal Gaze
2nd – Mary Ellen Lemons – Bertie’s Year
3rd – Sherri Shreves – Sunny Days on the Farm
HM – Kitty Lee – Vintage Christmas

Embroidered
1st – Mary Ellen Lemons – Garden Whimsy
2nd – Jeanie Brown – The Garden Wall

Baby and Child’s Quilts
HM – Bonne Rifle – Zoo Baby Pinwheel
HM – Thalia Fisher – Diamond Star Baby

Large Wall Hangings
1st – Jeanie Brown – Going in Circles
2nd – Patti Anderson – School Girl Sampler
3rd – Michael Brown – Mariner’s Compass
HM – Deborah Raynes – All Stacked Up

Medium Wall Hangings
1st – Sherri Shreves – Seasonal Silhouettes-August
2nd – Jeanie Brown – Star Spin
3rd – Bonne Riffle – West Virginia Style Sunset

Miniature Quilts
HM – Jeanie Brown – Sunset Ridge
HM – Michael Brown – Time and Again

Home Décor
1st – Sherri Shreves – Christmas Cactus
2nd – Patti Anderson – Boho Pillow
3rd – Deborah Curtis – Through Ata’s Eyes

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