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W.Va. Strawberry Festival Quilt Show winners list

People’s Choice – Jill Bentley - Bargello
People’s Choice – Jill Bentley - Bargello

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 600 people enjoyed the colorful array of eighty-nine entries which were judged by Amy Pabst.  The winners are as follows:

  • Best of Show – Deborah Curtis – Baskets for Mother
  • People’s Choice – Jill Bentley – Bargello
  • Judge’s Choice – Linda Artler – Dress Form
  • Queen’s Choice – Iris Perry – Animals and Log Cabins
  • King’s Choice – Camilla Hornbeck – Ava’s Quilt
  • President’s Choice – Linda Artler – Green Lattice
  • Teen Queen’s Choice – Cindy Gay – Teal

Category winners are:

Machine Applique
                1st – Judy Moore – The Raven
                2nd – Deborah Cvechko – Remembering Puss
                3rd – Deborah Raynes – The Queen and Her Court

Hand Applique
                1st – Thalia Fisher – Sunbonnet Sue
                2nd – Fayetta Spears – Strawberry Fields

Hand Pieced, Hand Quilted
                3rd – Terry Morrison – Ohio Star

Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted
                1st – Kaila St. Louis – Wings to Fly
                2nd – Georgette Ward – Colonial Star
                3rd – Jewell Campbell – Sisters Quilt

Machine Pieced, Domestic Machine Quilted
                1st – Sharon Wyatt – Dawn and Dusk
                2nd – Tish Stemple – Star Blossom
                3rd – Patti Anderson – Repro Double Four Patch

Large Machine Pieced, Longarm Quilted
                1st – Rita Gum – Sunny Days, Cloudy Nights
                2nd – Jill Bentley – Bargello
                3rd – Judy Moore – Square N Square
               HM – Ann Mickle – Jenni’s Quilt
                HM – Sharon Wyatt – Fall Mix

Medium Machine Pieced, Longarm Quilted
                1st – Carol A Pizzino – Super Cool, Groovy Mod
                2nd – Kitty Lee – Aloha
                3rd – Patsy Burgess – Scrappy String Quilt
                HM – Barbara Hunter – Lace & Romance

Mixed Techniques
                1st – Deborah Curtis – Baskets for Mother
                2nd – Kitty Lee – Emma’s Floral Menagerie
                3rd – Deborah Raynes – Over the River and through the Woods
                HM – Beatrice Parks – Granny’s Star

Embroidered
                1st – Camilla Hornbeck – Ava’s Quilt
                2nd – Marilyn Peterson – Kitty Kats

Baby and Child’s Quilts
                1st – Tish Stemple – Layer Cake Pop
                2nd – Joyce Zirkle – Sunbonnet Sue & Overall Bill

Large Wall Hangings
                1st – Mary Utt – Turtle Travels
                2nd – Log Cabin Quilters – Autumn Splendor
                3rd – Patty Anderson – Dresden Garden
                HM – Tish Stemple – Fire Burst

Medium Wall Hangings
                1st – Tish Stemple – Carpenter Wheel
                2nd – Sharon L Wyatt – Sawtooth Star
                3rd – Marilyn Peterson – Script Ohio

Miniature Quilts
                1st – Luanne Bowers – Flowers and Fences
               2nd – Mary Utt – Log Cabin Twist
                3rd  – Barbara Lane – Stars, Stars, Stars

Wearables and Accessories
                1st – Luanne Bowers – Cattitude Tote
                2nd – Bonne Riffle – Felted Butterfly Vest

Home Décor
                1st – Linda Artler – Dress Form
                2nd – Sharon Wyatt – Summer Treat
                3rd – Pamela Brown – Christmas Table Runner

Comforters
                2nd – Jewel Campbell – Roosters

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