MQX Quilt Festival - I VINCITORI

Buongiorno!
Oggi posto la lista dei vincitori del Concorso organizzato all'MQX Quilt Festival.
Leggerete numerose categorie e proprio questo mi ha portato a scoprire una realtà molto diversa da quella italiana. All'inizio non è stato facile capire esattamente dove poter inserire il mio quilt, ho dovuto tradurre bene il regolamento e documentarmi su longarm... midarm... shortarm... tutto abbastanza complicato. Alcuni esempi: nella "Computerized Quilting" non sono ammesse quiltature in free-hand ma solo quiltature eseguite usando un sistema di guida computerizzato; nella categoria "Solo Artist" il quilt deve essere creato solo da una persona, infatti nelle altre categorie è ammesso un lavoro fatto da una persona e quiltato da un'altra. Io ho scelto la categoria "Wallhanging Small", cioè quella in cui il quilt viene usato come decorazione da appendere al muro ed il cui perimetro deve misurare meno di 160 pollici. Nella scheda di iscrizione, inoltre, bisogna specificare l'anno di acquisto della propria macchina per cucire, quale sistema di quitatura si usa, se si quilta da seduti o in piedi, se di usa un regolatore di punto... insomma... veramente complicato, un lavoro che ho fatto da sola, chiedendo a volte una consulenza linguistica a mia marito. 

MQX Quilt Festival – PacificNorthwest 2013
Winner’s List

This winners list is organized exactly how they are read at the Awards Ceremony.

Kids Can Quilt! – Hand Guided  Sponsored by HandiQuilter
4th Place  Sarah Itzhakov – Sweet Sixteen
3rd Place  Marianna Walker – Chaotic Palms
2nd Place  Abigail Reffner – Raspberry Sundae
1st Place  Alexandra Jackson – A Gift for Rachel

Kids Can Quilt! – Computerized  Sponsored by IntelliQuilter
3rd Place  Delaney Herness – Zirafah
2nd Place  Abbigail Erwin – Something New
1st Place  Brenna McRae – Pins and Needles

Emerging Entrants  Sponsored by Boersma’s Sewing Center
3rd Place  Lorraine Williams – Pandora’s Valentine
2nd Place  Sharon Lacey – Orange You Glad?
1st Place  Judith Phelps – The Value of Gears

Edge‐to‐Edge, Hand Guided  Sponsored by HandiQuilter
3rd Place  Terri VandenBoxch – Friendship Unchained
2nd Place   Joan Nicholson – Mystery Brew
1st Place  Linda Reinert – Birds of a Feather

Computerized Quilting  Sponsored by IntelliQuilter
3rd Place  Page Johnson – Reach for the Stars, pieced by Terri Krysan
2nd Place  Kaylene Parry – Sherbert Stars
1st Place  Jo Ann Blade & Kim Diamond – Serengetti

Quilts Among Friends  Sponsored by ABM International / Innova
3rd Place  Pat Durbin – Eureka
2nd Place  Becky Knopp – Cats of a Feather
1st Place  Kathy Wylie – Symphony of Praise

Wholecloth Large  Sponsored by Superior Threads
3rd Place  Judy Irish – You are my Sunshine
2nd Place  Janet Wilson – Paisley‐go‐Round
1st Place  Karen Terrens – Double Cream

Wholecloth Small  Sponsored by ABM International/Innova

3rd Place  Eva Birch ‐ Opulence 

2nd Place  Donna James – Serenity 

1st Place  Lisa Calle – Crown Jewels 

 

Machine Quilting the Modern Way  Sponsored by Angela Walters 

HM    Christa Watson – String of Pearls (Sponsored by The Gadget Girls) 

3rd Place  Judy Woodworth – Summer Raindrops 

2nd Place  Jennifer McRae – Dahlia’s Dream 

1st Place  Linda Thielfoldt – Modern Mojo 

 

Custom Our Daily Bed  Sponsored by Superior Threads 

3rd Place  JoLynn O’Neil – Arlington, pieced by Dianna Carter‐Hinz 

2nd Place  Paula Wallace – Georgia Peach, piecing by Paula Wallace, quilted by Loretta Orsborn 

1st Place  Helen Baczynski – Hungarian Blues 

 

Wallhanging Small  Sponsored by Nolting Manufacturing 

3rd Place  Terry Knott – Flight Path 

2nd Place  Laura Di Cera – Tiger’s Head 

1st Place  Susan Brubaker Knapp – Fall Color 

 

Wallhanging Large  Sponsored by Nolting Manufacturing 

HM    Linda V. Taylor – Swan Lake, pieced by Cheri Meineke‐Johnson (Sponsored by The Gadget Girls) 

3rd Place  Denise Havlan – The Peaceful Ones 

2nd Place  Kristin Vierra – I Dream of Wild Horses 

1st Place  Laurie Tigner – Christ in Gold 

 

Custom Heirloom Show  Sponsored by E.E. Schenck 

HM    Loretta Orsborn – FeatherQuest (Sponsored by The Gadget Girls) 

3rd Place  Mary Olson – Midnight at the Celtic Garden 

2nd Place  Tracey Browning & Helen Stubbings – Cornelian 

1st Place  Peggy Kragnes –Green Miles 

 

Solo Artist  Sponsored by Heartbeat Quilting 

3rd Place  Pat Durbin – Sequoia Duckpond 

2nd Place  Linzi Upton – Odin’s Trilogy 

1st Place  Andrea Brokenshire – Dazzling Dahlia 

 

Judge’s Choice  Sponsored by IntelliQuilter 

Marcel Miller    Krista Withers – Krazy Triangles 

Kathy Lichtendahl    Diane Dixon – Eureka 

Scott Murkin    Krista Withers – Frankenquilt 

Rookie ofthe Year  Sponsored byHeartbeatQuilting

Janet Wilson – Magic Carpet Ride

 

Photographer’s Choice 

Judith Phelps – The Value of Gears 

 

Surface Design Award  Sponsored by Dreaming Color 

Gayle Pulley – Proceed with Caution 

 

Embroidery at its Best  Sponsored by HoopSisters 

Tracey Browning & Helen Stubbings – Cornelian 

 

Best Use of Thread  Sponsored by Aurifil Thread (threads) and Follow That Thread (cash) 

Judith Phelps – The Value of Gears 

 

Best Machine Quilting ‐ Sit Down  Sponsored by Montavilla Sewing (sewing machine) MQX (cash) 

Denise Havlan – The Peaceful Ones 

 

Best Machine Quilting ‐ Stand Up  Sponsored by Gammill Quilting Systems 

Lisa Calle – Crown Jewels 

 

Best of Show  Sponsored by Gammill Quilting Systems (cash), SewVac Direct (AccuQuilt Go Cutter) 

The Shell Collector – Bethanne Nemesh 

Vi consiglio di andare a cercare in rete le persone che sono su questa lista e vedrete che hanno blog, siti, hanno pubblicato libri, fatto mostre, vinto mega premi... insomma... mostri sacri del patchwork mondiale!!! Lavori da sogno!!!!

Io e la mia tigre vi auguriamo un buon proseguimento di giornata ;-)

LAURA