Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Big Prize Winners at Festival in Houston


Handi Quilter Best of Show = $10,000
Chihuly's Gondona”
by Melissa Sobotka, Texas



Detail



Detail






eQuilter.com World ofBeauty Award = $7,500
Septem Peccata Mortalia” [Seven Deadly Sins]
by Christine Alexiou, Canada

This Book totally blew me away.  Totally original; marvelous execution.








IQA Founders Award [tie]= $7,500
A Little Bit of Baltimore”
by Janet Stone, Kansas


IQA Founders Award [tie]= $7,500
Gorsuch Family Quilt Circa 1840 Revisited”
by Margo Hardie, Australia



Margo was a lot of fun to talk with about her quilt. She said something like, 'There is only one way to do it.  Do it right.'  She also mentioned she puts a lot of birds in her quilts because she likes birds.


Robert S. Cohan Master Award for Traditional Artistry = $5,000
Forever in My Heart”
by Lahala Phelps, Washington


Fairfield Master Award for Contemporary Artistry = $5,000
Photographer Darling”
by Noriko Nozawa, Japan


Pfaff Master Award for Machine Artistry = $5,000
Quilt Noir”
by Shirley Gisi, Colorado



Baby Lock Master Award for Innovative Artistry = $5,000
Illinois Album”
by Jane Sassaman, Illinois



Superior Threads Master Award for Thread Artistry = $5,000
Wind”
by Masanobu Miyama, Japan




The dog is totally created with thread.  No photo or painting.
He showed how he made a chart of the colors, then stitched them.





The Future of Quilting Award sponsored by Omnigrid = $1,000
Oklahoma Windsong”
by Cherrie Hampton, Oklahoma



Judge's Choice sponsored by Hohin France= $250 each



choice of Carolie Hensley
Did You Wash Your Beak?”
by David Talor, Colorado

The background quilting is incredible.




SORRY, I can not find the photo that go with this award.
IF you have a photo that I might insert, please email me.
choice of Sandra Leichner
Crest of Tulip”
by Takido Fusako, Japan



choice of Katie Pasquini Masopust
Escape II”
by Betty Hahn, Arizona

Betty did a painting on canvas, then had it printed on fabric so she could quilt it.