Show Winners 2017

2017 SHOW WINNERS

Many thanks to Eugene McFarlane, for these images of all the prize-winning quilts at MQSA2017

Best in Show (sponsored by Blessington)

Wollongong MQG: Illawarra Improv

Wollongong MQG: Illawarra Improv

Viewers’ Choice (sponsored by Dayview and YouPatch)

Laurelinda Carota: Sydney Beauty

Laurelinda Carota: Sydney Beauty

Judge’s Choice

Megan Manwaring (sponsored by Art N Quilting Studio and YouPatch)

Jane Rundle: Shirts Refashioned

Jane Rundle: Shirts Refashioned

Cath Derksema (sponsored by Art N Quilting Studio and YouPatch)

Kathy Thorncraft: Digital Offcuts

Kathy Thorncraft: Digital Offcuts

Lisa Cahill (sponsored by Art N Quilting Studio and YouPatch)

Laurelinda Carota: Sydney Beauty

Laurelinda Carota: Sydney Beauty

Collaborative or group quilts

1st place (sponsored by Leutenegger)

Wollongong MQG: Illawarra Improv

Wollongong MQG: Illawarra Improv

2nd place (sponsored by Craft Depot)

Brisbane MQG: River Fire

Brisbane MQG: River Fire

3rd place (sponsored by Cottage Quiltworks)

Canberra Quilters Modern Quilting Group: Kross Kut Kaffe

Canberra Quilters Modern Quilting Group: Kross Kut Kaffe

Judges’ Commendationn (sponsored by Remnant Warehouse)

Louise Luscombe & other members of Melbourne MQG: Trip Around Victoria

Louise Luscombe & other members of Melbourne MQG: Trip Around Victoria

Improvisational

1st place (sponsored by XLN)

Anita Brown: Orange Slices

Anita Brown: Orange Slices

2nd place (sponsored by Blessington)

Ros Farrugia: Colour Puzzle

Ros Farrugia: Colour Puzzle

3rd place (sponsored by Mercier)

Carolynne Gordon: Taming the Creative Beast

Carolynne Gordon: Taming the Creative Beast

Judges’ Commendationn (sponsored by Remnant Warehouse)

Jane Rundle: Shirts Refashioned

Jane Rundle: Shirts Refashioned

Junior

1st place (sponsored by My Sewing Supplies and Art N Quilting Studio)

Laurelinda Carota: Sydney Beauty

Laurelinda Carota: Sydney Beauty

2nd place (sponsored by Fabric Garden)

Elspeth Wright: Underneath a Tree

Elspeth Wright: Underneath a Tree

Judges’ Commendationn (sponsored by Craft Depot)

Lucy Cameron: Happy Blocks

Lucy Cameron: Happy Blocks

Minimalist and/or use of negative space

1st place (sponsored by Dayview)

Linda Graham: New Orleans Sidewalk

Linda Graham: New Orleans Sidewalk

2nd place (sponsored by Berry Quilt & Co)

Tanya O’Neil (Quilted by Di Holmes): Paddock Moon

Tanya O'Neil (Quilted by Di Holmes): Paddock Moon

3rd place (sponsored by Creative Abundance)

Bronwyn Cant: The New Australians

Bronwyn Cant: The New Australians

Judges’ Commendationn (sponsored by Remnant Warehouse)

Wendy Nutt: Saw Tooth

Wendy Nutt: Saw Tooth

Modern Traditional

1st place (sponsored by Quiltsmith)

Grace Widders: Third Time Lucky

Grace Widders: Third Time Lucky

2nd place (sponsored by Millhouse (Sue Daley))

Di Jobbins: Shining Through

Di Jobbins: Shining Through

3rd place (sponsored by Victoria Findlay Wolfe)

Kathy Thorncraft: Danger Ahead

Kathy Thorncraft: Danger Ahead

Judges’ Commendationn (sponsored by Quiltsmith)

Faye Harding: Reel Hexies

Faye Harding: Reel Hexies

Judges’ Commendationn (sponsored by Quiltsmith)

Jo Chandler (Quilted by Katherine Jones): Fly Away Blackbird

Jo Chandler (Quilted by Katherine Jones): Fly Away Blackbird

Small

1st place (sponsored by Blessington)

Kathy Thorncraft: Digital Offcuts

Kathy Thorncraft: Digital Offcuts

2nd place (sponsored by Victorian Textiles and Art N Quilting Studio)

Brenda Gael Smith: Blue Delphniums

Brenda Gael Smith: Blue Delphniums

3rd place (sponsored by MaterialGirls DownUnder)

Alison Kime: Ode to Gwen

Alison Kime: Ode to Gwen

Judges’ Commendationn (sponsored by Remnant Warehouse)

Jeanne Treleaven: Dissolving Diamonds
Jeanne Treleaven: Dissolving Diamonds