Show Winners 2019

Thank you to Eamonn Bell for the quilt photos included below.

Best in Show

Painted Magnolia by Catherine Butterworth [Modern Traditional]

Generously sponsored by major sponsor Blessington who donated the fabulous PFAFF Quilt Ambition 630.

Judge’s Choice

Judge’s Choice awards kindly sponsored by Quality Always NuWool Wadding, Quiltmania, Remnant Warehouse and YouPatch

Judge’s Choice – Michele Elliot

The Red House by Carolynne Gordon [Small]

Judge’s Choice – Sharon Thomson

Bird in the hand and other snippets of life by Andrea MacRae [Improvisational]

Judge’s Choice – Rachaeldaisy

SunPath by Laura-Mae West [Modern Traditional]

Viewer’s Choice

Animalia by Rebecca Hastings
Major Prize sponsored by Material Obsession.
Additional prizes from sponsors Quiltmania, The Remnant Warehouse and Creative Abundance

Junior

1st Place

Sakura in the Spring by Evie Gionfriddo (Age 10)
Major Prize sponsored by My Sewing Supplies
Additional prizes sponsored by Make Modern Magazine and YouPatch

2nd Place

Alone in the Dark by Quito Munoz Letham (Age 9)
Major prize sponsored by Fabric Garden
Additional prize sponsored by Dayview Textiles

Small

1st Place

Integrifolia #4: Potential by Brenda Gael Smith
Major prize sponsored by PK Fabrics
Additional prize sponsored by Make Modern Magazine

2nd Place

A Tight Embrace by Pat Forster
Major prize sponsored by PK Fabrics

3rd Place

Tidying Up by Kate Shea
Major prize sponsored by PK Fabrics

Judges’ Commendation

The Red House by Carolynne Gordon
Major prize sponsored by Dayview Textiles
Additional prize sponsored by The Remnant Warehouse

Collaborative or group quilts

1st Place

eMergence by Melbourne Modern Quilt Guild QuiltCon Charity Challenge
Major prize sponsored by Rokset
Additional prizes sponsored by Dayview Textiles and Make Modern Magazine

2nd Place

Brisbane River Dreaming by Brisbane Modern Quilt Guild
Sponsored by Berry Quilt & Co

3rd Place

Stellar Australis by Melbourne Modern Quilt Guild QuiltCon Charity Challenge
Sponsored by Patchwork Plus and Fabric Sauce

Minimalist and/or use of negative space

1st Place

Found by Sandra Dorse
Major prize sponsored by Blessington
Additional prizes sponsored by Make Modern Magazine and Creative Abundance

2nd Place

Sakura Breeze by Lorena Uriarte
Major prize sponsored by Quiltmania
Additional prize spnsored by Victorian Textiles

3rd Place

Christchurch home by Anna Small
Major prize sponsored by Appleyard Cottage
Additional prizes sponsored by Victorian Textiles and Creative Abundance

Judges’ Commendation

Watching You by Susan Horvath
Major prize sponsored by Dayview Textiles
Additional prize sponsored by The Remnant Warehouse

Improvisational

1st Place

CONFIGURATION; KASURI WITH 5 LINES by Julie Haddrick
Major prize sponsored by Material Girls Down Under and an anonymous MQG Member
Additional prizes sponsored by Make Modern Magazine and Creative Abundance

2nd Place

Shattered Squares by Deborah Louie
Major prize sponsored by Material Obsession

3rd Place

Veritable Dutch Wax by Jess Wheelahan
Major prize sponsored by Quiltmania
Additional prizes sponsored by Victorian Textiles and Creative Abundance

Judges’ Commendation

Turquoise Slices by Anita Brown
Major prize sponsored by Dayview Textiles
Additional prize sponsored by The Remnant Warehouse

Modern Traditional

1st Place

Painted Magnolia by Catherine Butterworth
Major prize sponsored by XLN Fabrics
Additional prize sponsored by Make Modern Magazine

2nd Place

‘ Great Southern Land by Jess Wheelahan
Major prize sponsored by Blessington
Additional prize sponsored by Rokset

3rd Place

Vortex by Wendy Nutt
Major prize sponsored by Quiltsmith

Judges’ Commendations

All Modern Traditional Judge’s Commendation prizes kindly sponsored by Dayview Textiles and The Remnant Warehouse

Animalia by Rebecca Hastings


Sun, Sand and Seaweed by Catherine Butterworth


Hurtling Through Time by Grace Widders