Posted By drsao on March 23, 2011
Mary Simon Rediscovered Nancy Kerns
There was a no photograph rule at the AQS Quilt Show; however the AQS has shared this picture so I figured it was OK for me to share it. It is truly breathtaking and won BEST HAND WORKMANSHIP!
I am in a STATE OF TOTAL AWE – can you imagine the work that went into this. This is a WELL-DESERVED AWARD!!! Love it!
Posted By drsao on March 23, 2011
TIME TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITES!! The link for sewcalgal is at the bottom of the post (this is where you go to vote! )
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE NOMINEES!!!!
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These sponsors have generously donated 30 wonderful prizes for a giveaway where those that help with PR, nominate, vote, as well as enter the giveaway for this event, have a chance to win prizes. You are also automatically entered to win a prize in the when you submit a valid vote at the bottom of this post.
If you have not yet entered this giveaway, you may wish to click here to enter.
Thank you to everyone that took time to submit your nominations. You also received an entry to the giveaway for this event by nominating candidates!
Congratulations to all of the nominees for the 2011 Golden Quilter Awards. You were recognized by fellow quilters, from throughout the world, for your contributions in making our world of quilting so wonderful. We hope you understand how much you are all truly appreciated.
1) Best Designer
Bari J. Ackerman
Liz Angus at Sunflower Fields Pattern Co (research pending)
Curtis Boehringer
Joanna Figuora, Fig Tree Quilts
Jill Finley, Jilly Studio Quilting
Harriet Hargrave
Julie Herman, of Jaybird Quilts
Lacy J. Hill,of Golden Thyme Design
Aneela Hoey of Comfortstitching and Sherbet Pips (research pending)
Lori Holt, of Bee in my Bonnet
Susan Brubaker Knapp of Blue Moon River
Sandra Leichner
Toby Lischko (Gateway Quilts Stuff)
Patrick Lose
Kim McLean
Melody Miller (Ruby Star Rising)
Nina Lise Moen
Verna Mosquera (The Vintage Spool)
Amanda Murphy
Carrie Nelson of Miss Rosie Quilts
Angie Padilla (Angie’s Bits & Pieces)
Jennifer Paganelli
Camille Roskelley (Thimble Blossoms)
Heather Ross
Erin Russek
Pat Sloan
Jessica J. E. Smith, mystery quilt designer of Quilt & Needle
Anne Sutton of Bunny Hills Designs
Sarah Vedeler
Elaine Waldschmitt, of The Quilted Closet
Linda Winters of B. Bumble & Company
Toni Whitney
2) Best Teacher/Instructor
Alex Anderson
Karen Kay Buckley
Margaret Bucklew, Chisled in Cloth
Mary Buvia, Shiisa Quilts
Kay Capps Cross
Karen Cunagin, Millefleur Fibre Arts
Carol Doak
Jenny Doan, of The Missouri Star Quilt Company & also teaches at Sympoz
Kaye England
Harriet Hargrave
Linda Hungeford, Stitchin Mission
Linda Hahn, Two Country Quilters
Bonnie Hunter, Quiltville
Susan Brubaker Knapp of Blue Moon River
Kay Mackenzie
Wendy Mathson
Sue Nickels
Sue Patten
Dawn Ramirez, the Pajama Quilter
Sharon Schamber
Pat Speth (Nickel quilt books)
Elly Sienkiewicz, Applique with Elly
Pat Sloan
Mary Ellen Von Holt of Little Quilts, Marietta, GA
Sarah Vedeler
Pat Wys of Silver Thimble Club
3) Best Author
Karla Alexander, Saginaw Street Quilt Company
Bari J
Kim Brackett, Magnolia Bay Quilts
Eleanor Burns, of Quilt In A Day
Kim Diehl
Sarah Fielke
Linda Franz
Linda J. Hahn
Harriet Hargrave
Elizabeth Hartman
Judy Laquidara, Patchwork Times
Bonnie Hunter, Quiltville
Lynn Jensen (Thimbleberries)
Liz Kettle
Sandra Leichner
Patrick Lose
Cheryl Lynch
Kay Mackenzie
Gwen Marston
Deborah Moebes
Tonya Ricucci (UnRuly Quilter)
Pat Sloan
Kathleen Tracey (A Sentimental Quilter)
4) Best Quilt Store (Physical)
A Quilted Heart in Vacaville, Ca
Cozy Quilt Shop, El Cajon, CA
Fabric-Etc, in Bellingham, WA
Fabric Expressions, Littleton CO
Fabric Shack, Waynesville, Ohio
Glacier Quilts of Kalispell, Montana
Going Batty, Reno, NV
Harriet’s Treadle Art, in Wheat Ridge, CO
Luella’s Quilt Basket, Redondo Beach, CA
The Quilt Barn in Puyallup, WA
The Quilt Crossing, in Boise, Idaho
Little Quilts, Marietta, GA
Mary Jo’s in Gastonia NC
Mill House Quilts, Waunakee, Wisconsin
Monica’s Quilt and Beads Shop in Palm Desert, CA
Quilters Paradise, Escondido, CA
Quilting Possibilities & Sewing Center, in New Jersey
Quilts on Plum Lane, in Dade City, Florida
Quiltz, Phoenix, Arizona
Red Hen, Marietta, GA
Rosies Calico Cupboard, San Diego, CA
Satin Moon, Victoria, BC
Serendipity Quilt Shop, in Dagsboro, DE
Sew from the Heart, Scottsdale, AZ
Sew to Speak, Columbus, OH
Suzanne’s Quilt Shop of Moultrie, Georgia
The Quilted Kitty, Lincoln, Nebraska
Tiny Stitches in Marietta, GA
Ye Olde Schoolhouse Quilts in Cedarburg, WI
Waterwheel House Quilt Shop, Londonderry Vermont
5) Best Quilt Store (online)
Abby Mays
Burgundy Buttons
Canton Village Quilt Works
Cotton Charm Quilts
Cozy Quilt Shop
Crazy Quilt Girl Fabric Shop
Delta Patchwork
Fabric.com
Fabric Buffet
FabricWorm
Fashionable Fabrics
Fat Quarter Shop
Green Fairy Quilts
Hawthorne Threads
I Have a Notion
Missouri Star Quilt Company
Old Country Store Fabrics
Pink Chalk Fabrics
Prairie Moon Quilts
Quilt Home
Quilt In A Day
Quilt Taffy
Sew Fresh Fabrics
Sew, Mama, Sew!
Sew-Sisters.com in Canada
Sew Fun Quilts
Sew Unique Creations
Shabby Fabrics
Stitch in the Ditch in Canada
The Quilted Kitty
Venezie Designs
Whittlesfabrics.com
6) Best Long Arm Quilter
Natalia Bonner, Piece N Quilt
Thearica Burroughs, Pigtales & Quilts
Mary Flynn of Quilt Hollow
Deb Geyer of Deb Geyer Quilter
Sarah Hahn, Two Country Quilters
Jessica Jones (Jessica’s Quilting Studio)
Kathy Kessler (Kathy’s Machine Quilting)
Jackie Kunkle (Canton Village Quiltworks)
Millie Kriel (Millie’s Quilting)
Judi Madsen – Green Fairy Quilts
Lisa Marie – That Crazy Quilty Girl
Sue Patten
Tammy Spencer – Quilt’n Things for You.
7) Most Innovative product (physical item)
AccuQuilt Go! Fabric Cutter
AccuQuilt Go! Baby
Angler II, by Pam Bono Designs
Bias Stripper (ruler) by Quilt in a Day
Creatopia by Xyron
Cutting Corners Ruler set, by Sharyn Craig
Fusi-Boo Batting, by Fairfield Processing
HQ Sweet Sixteen
Lapel Stick
Rule Steady from Keep Quilting
Silhouette
Slice Fabrique by Making Memories
Set in Triangle ruler, by Quilt in a Day
Spoonflower
8) Most Innovated product (software item)
Bernina Cutwork tool & software
Electric Quilt 7 (EQ7)
Inklingo, by Linda Franz
Kaleidoscope Kreator
Quilt Album Software
Pro-Q Designer
9) Most influential person in the world of quilting to-date, aka “Lifetime Achievement”
Alex Anderson
Eleanor Burns, Quilt in a Day
Fons & Porter team, Marianne Fons and Liz Porter
Diane Gaudynski
Harriet Hargrave
Bonnie Hunter, Quiltville
Lynette Jensen, Thimbleberries
Patrick Lose
Gwen Marston (Liberated Quilting)
Nancy J. Martin
Dean Neumann, main programmer for Electric Quilt software.
Sharon Pederson
Pat Sloan
Kate Spain
Ricky Tims
10) Best Quilt Retreat
Bed, Breakfast, Quilts (BBQ weekends in Vermont)
North Bow Lodge (Alberta, Canada)
Saw Mill Creek Cottages (Alberta, Canada)
Teton Patchworks Quilt Retreat, Eastern Idaho
That Dam Christmas Party, Patrick Lose- Hoover Dam/Boulder City, NV
Two Wacky Woman (Southern California)
Cindy Casciato’s Quiltescape Retreat (Southern Idaho)
Quilters Connection Magazine Retreat, organized by Heather Macarther, in Canada
HERE IS WHERE YOU GO TO VOTE!
http://sewcalgal.blogspot.com/2011/03/vote-for-your-favorite-nominees-for.html
Posted By drsao on March 20, 2011
I think that I would like to live in PA – it would be a great place to have a BED AND BREAKFAST and I would want a big barn with goats and chickens and a few horses….yes that would be so nice. I can see it now – all of my quilter friends at big wooden farm tables sewing away…..quilts would be hanging on the walls and there MIGHT even be a fire roaring in a big stone fireplace. I guess I shouldn’t be dreaming about snow and fireplaces on the first day of spring…….but it really does sound wonderful to me! Sigh……..maybe one day when I retire!
We saw some beautiful WHITE DEER just outside the OREGON DAIRY (we liked this place so much that we ate there TWICE – and I am still dreaming about my piece of coconut custard pie!) I had never seen white ones before – that was a real treat! I just LOVE it when I see or learn new things!
The pastures, the barns, the silos, the animals…….it was just wonderful. I hope you enjoy my pictures!!!!
Posted By drsao on March 20, 2011
I think our shopping adventures in PA were as much fun as the AQS Quilt show. Everything was priced AMAZINGLY LOW – it was just a never ending wonderland for quilters in search of fabric……
and yes….I did take a few photos! Our first stop was Weaver’s Warehouse….isn’t it wonderful. It is a BIG OLE RED BARNLIKE WAREHOUSE (not heated) filled with fabric, buttons, books, thread and trims. It was so much fun to see all of the colors and textures – they had EVERYTHING under the sun! I even got a package of needle threaders for 10 cents!
Weaver's Warehouse
Rows and Rows of Bargains at Weavers
And then we went to Zooks and The Old Country Store…….yes, in Intercourse, PA.
Love the OLD COUNTRY STORE
Beautiful Window Quilt
Fun at Lancaster Beads
We always enjoy the Lancaster Bead Company Store….and I got two beautiful green beads that became my St. Pat’s Day earrings! Catherine found LOTS of goodies!
Sauder's
Sauders may have been my favorite place this year…..they had FOLDS of fabric for $2.49 a yard (and there was a discount on top of that – 10 or 15%….can’t remember which) …. isn’t that unbelievable!
I had to chuckle at all of the quilter bikes parked outside Sauders…..LOVE THOSE CARDBOARD BOX BASKETS!!! 🙂
Quilter Bikes
Burkholder's Quilt Store
And WAY OUT in the countryside (with cows right beside the quilt shop) was Burkholders. Oh my, they had the largest variety of fabrics….I don’t think I have ever seen so many bolts of 30’s fabrics in one place! Isn’t this just EYE CANDY!
30's Fabrics at Burkholders
I really enjoyed sitting in the rocking chairs IN THE SUNSHINE outside Burkholders too! We will definitely return there next year – I think it was Catherine’s favorite.
Rocking in the sunshine
Speaking of Catherine – the button on my shoe popped off and Catherine sewed it back on for me. She can do anything….but take a look at how the needle got bent sewing through the leather!!
Catherine's Shoe Repair
Catherine's Shirt in Progress
Doesn’t this just take your breath away? It is Catherine’s shirt – in progress – love the hand dyed fabrics on the t-shirt. This was one of the ROOM PROJECTS that we worked on!
Catherine's Bracelet
I HAD to take a picture of Catherine’s bracelet – yes she made it. REALLY striking.
OK – and what is a trip to PA without a stop at an ANTIQUE STORE….we chose Adams and it was WONDERFUL. I saw SO MANY THINGS that I would have liked to have brought home!!!
Adams Antiques
It was HUMONGOUS….I took one picture….
Inside Adams Antiques
Well, I guess I took TWO PICTURES……look at this antique quilt (no I didn’t buy it!)
Antique Quilt
I wonder if any of my quilts will end up in an antique store 100 years from now? Love the colors and the way that the quilters put WHAT THEY HAD INTO THE QUILT – no matter if all of the fabrics in one block matched or not!!!
LOTS OF FUN….and I did buy ONE wooden crutch that I will use as a quilt rack (I will post a picture when it gets put up on the wall!)
Posted By drsao on March 20, 2011
We really enjoyed the AQS Quilt Show in Lancaster, PA this year. The vendors were simply ENTERTAINING and the quilts were WONDERFUL. Unfortunately they would not allow us to photograph the quilts to put on blogs (and they were monitoring us pretty closely) …..bummer…..but I took a few random photos of NONQUILT fun.
My car, Nellie, fell apart (literally) the day before we left but thanks to my DD and SIL we were able to find a place that could get it repaired (new brakes and lots of other parts……..) WHEW!!!! That was a little TOO MUCH EXCITEMENT……
…..and after Catherine spilled her drink on herself, EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT THE TRIP was perfect!
Catherine Spills.....
Can you just FEEL the excitement……this year everything was under one roof and that was so nice! It was a good thing too because the hotel/show shuttle was not free this year.
AQS Show here we come!
Checking in
Everyone was so nice – Catherine even got a free bandaid! No, it wasn’t GREEN but we were dressed for St. Pat’s Day for sure…..do you think I had on enough green beads (Catherine made my scarf and her fantastic necklace…..it was truly a masterpiece!)
St Pats Day
I sure wish I could show photos of the quilts – but guess I had better not since they were quite explicit with their RULE OF NO PHOTOS!
Ellen and Margaret took a quilting class taught by Sue Nickels – and she had them cut off FINGERS from rubber gloves to wear to guide the quilt during the quilting process. Isn’t that an interesting concept to wear two rubber finger tips?
Ellen tried really hard to think of a USE for the leftover partly fingerless gloves…
Ellen and her FASHIONABLE purple rubber gloves
Catherine flew into a fit of giggles with the GLOVE CHALLENGE
Well, I guess they COULD be used for a head adornment?
sao and the Purple Glove
Margaret decided to pose WITHOUT the gloves – do you like this glamour shot?
Margaret's Glamour Pose
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