Quilt Artist
Awards
Madam Butterfly - "80 x "80
Best of Show - Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival 2021
Pieced and appliquéd. Cotton fabrics, kimono silk thread, embellished with hand embroidery, 16 large hand-embroidered butterflies, Swarovski crystals. Completed in 2021. Claudia Clark Myers design.
Midnight in Morocco - "75 x "75
1st Place Movable Large Wall - AQS Daytona Beach 2020
Best of Show - PIQF 2020
Pieced and appliquéd with cotton fabrics, hand embroidery, Swarovski crystals, crochet, and hand beads. Stitched with kimono silk thread. Completed in 2020. Claudia Clark Myers design.
Flower Power - "86 x "86
2nd Place Large Pieced - Road to California 2020
2nd Place Traditional Large - PIQF 2020
Pieced and appliquéd with, kimono silk, hand-dyed cotton, silk dupioni, and batik fabrics, stitched with silk and cotton thread, embellished with trim, Swarovski pearls, and crystals. Completed in 2019. Collaborative quilt with friendship group.
Christmas in St. Andrews - "84 x "84
Best of Show - Road to California 2020
Best Longarm Award - AQS Daytona Beach
Cover AQS Magazine - November 2019
Pieced and appliquéd with cotton and silk fabrics, stitched in metallic and kimono silk thread, hand embroidery, embellished with painted lace trims, Lumiere paint, Swarovski pearls and crystals with vintage jewelry in the center. Completed in 2019. Claudia Clark Myers design.
Marie's Treasure - "76 x "76
Best of Show - PIQF 2018
Best Use of Color - Road to California 2019
1st Place Movable Machine - AQS Daytona Beach 2019
Viewer's Choice and 1st Place - AQS Paducah 2019
Best Movable Machine - AQS Charleston 2019
1st Place Mixed and Exemplary Use of Color - Indiana Heritage 2020
Appliquéd with cotton gradations and Paula Nadelstern fabrics, hand-dyed vintage doily and crochet pieces by Wendy Richardson, hand-dyed trims by Rainbow Resources, embroidery using hand-dyed thread from Laura Wasilowski, hand-sewn beads, Swarovski crystals, and Lumiere paints. Stitched with kimono silk thread. Completed in 2018. Original design.
Champagne Supernova - "75 x "75
Best Traditional Quilt - PIQF 2017
Director's Choice - Road to California 2018
1st Place Pieced - Shipshewana 2018
2nd Place Pieced - Indiana Heritage 2019
1st Place Pieced - Quilt Odyssey 2019
Pfaff Master of Machine Artistry - IQA Houston 2019
Pieced and appliquéd. Cotton gradations, batiks, and prints, embellished with hand embroidery, Lumiere paints, hand-sewn beads, and hand-dyed trim, Swarovski crystals, and metal pieces. Stitched with kimono silk thread. Completed in 2017. Original design.
Exuberance - "78 x "78
1st Place Mixed Technique - HMQS 2014
Best of Show - Minnesota Quilters 2014
Best of Show - AQS Chattanooga 2014
Best of Show - PIQF Santa Clara 2014
2nd Place Traditional - Road to California 2015
1st Place Large Longarm Wall - AQS Paducah 2015
1st Place Large Longarm Wall - AQS Syracuse 2015
Honorable Mention IQA Houston 2015
Pieced and appliquéd. Cotton batiks, gradations, and silk dupioni fabrics stitched with kimono silk thread, hand embroidery, and hand-sewn beads. Completed in 2014. Original design.
Eureka! - "84 x "84
Best Solitaire - HMQS 2012
1st Place and Merit Award for Machine Quilting - APWQ 2012
Best of Show and Best Longarm Quilting - MQX West 2012
Best of Show - AQS Des Moines 2013
1st Place Large - Road to California 2013
Best of Show and 1st Place Large - Indiana Heritage 2013
Best Solitaire - MQS 2013
Best Longarm and 1st Place Pieced - Minnesota Quilters 2013
2nd Place Merit Machine Quilting - IQA Houston 2013
Cover IQA Calendar 2015
Best of Show, 1st Place Pieced, and nominated for Master Quilt status by NQA Columbus 2014
Best of Show - Shipshewana 2014
Pieced and appliquéd. Hand-dyed cotton sateen, gradations and silk dupioni stitched with kimono silk thread and embellished with Razzle Dazzle thread and hand-sewn Swarovski crystal beads. Completed in 2012. Original design.
Superstar - "77 x "77
Best of Show - Quilt Odyssey 2011
Best Longarm Award - AQS Des Moines 2011
Best Machine Workmanship - PIQF 2011
Best Large Quilt - Road to California 2012
1st Place Pieced - Indiana Quilter's Heritage 2012
1st Place Pieced - Minnesota Quilters 2012
Best Longarm Award - Minnesota Quilters 2012
Best Pieced, Best Longarm and Exceptional Merit - VQF 2012
Best of Show, Best in Division and 1st Place Tools - Machine Quilting Today 2012
1st Place Merit Machine Quilting - IQA Houston 2012
Best Longarm and 1st Place Solo - MQX East 2013
Best of Show - HMQS 2013
Best of Show - APWQ 2013
Cover Quilter's Newsletter - August 2013
1st Place Traditional - Quilt Expo 2013
Exemplary Piecing and 1st Place Pieced - NQA Columbus 2014
Cover "500 Traditional Quilts" book by Lark Publications 2014
Pieced and appliquéd. Silk dupioni and cotton fabrics stitched with metallic and kimono silk thread, embellished with Swarovski crystals and metallic trim. Completed in 2011. Original design.
Berry Patch - "70 x "70
Winner of the National Quilt Museum New Quilts from an Old Favorite contest and featured on the cover of the contest book. Traveled for two years in their exhibit.
Hand-dyed fabrics by Wendy Richardson and silk dupioni, stitched with silk thread and hand-painted with Lumiere fabric paint. Completed in 2010. Collaborative quilt with Claudia Clark Myers.
Filigree - "94 x "94
Best of Show - PIQF 2009
Best of Show - AQS Lancaster 2010
1st Place Diamond Category - Minnesota Quilters 2010
Best of Show - Quilt Odyssey 2010
1st Place Merit Machine Quilting - IQA Houston 2010
Outstanding Traditional Quilt - Road to California 2011
Best Solitaire - HMQS 2011
1st Place Large Pieced - Quilt Expo 2011
1st Place Large Pieced - Shipshewana 2012
Silk dupioni and cotton fabrics stitched using over 15,000 yards of metallic thread. Completed in 2009 - Judy Niemeyer design.
Bali Hai - "95 x "95
1st Place Innovative Template - MQX 2009
Viewer's Choice - MQX 2009
1st Place Tools of the Trade - MQS 2009
Best Artistry in Longarm Quilting - Quilt Odyssey 2009
Best Longarm Quilting - AQS Des Moines 2009
Best Large Quilt - Road to California 2010
Best Traditional Quilt - Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival 2010
1st Place Tools of the Trade - MMQS 2010
Best of Show - MMQS 2010
1st Place Machine Quilting - Quilt Expo Madison 2010
1st Place Pieced Traditional - Minnesota Quilters 2011
Cotton, silk dupioni, and gradated fabric stitched using over 10,000 yards of metallic thread. Completed in 2009. Claudia Clark Myers design.
Geisha and the Serving Girl - "40 x "70
Best Machine Workmanship - PIQF Santa Clara, CA 2009
1st Place Art - People - Road to California 2010
1st Place Wall - Indiana Quilter's Heritage 2010
1st Place Small Wall Longarm - AQS Paducah 2010
1st Place Art/Pictorial - Machine Quilters Showcase 2010
1st Place Painted Surface - IQA Houston 2010
1st Place Mixed Small - Shipshewana 2012
Vintage linen hand-dyed fabric by Wendy Richardson stitched in kimono silk thread and painted with Lumiere fabric paint. Completed in 2009. Collaborative quilt with Claudia Clark Myers.
Fifth Dimension - "88 x "104
1st Place Tools of the Trade - Machine Quilters Showcase 2008
Cotton batiks and prints stitched with silk thread. Completed in 2008. Claudia Clark Myers design.
Awesome Blossoms - "97 x "97
Cover Quilter's Newsletter Magazine, May 2008
Best of Show - Quilter's Heritage, Lancaster, PA 2008
Viewer's Choice - Quilt Expo - Madison, Wisconsin 2008
Best of Show - PIQF 2008
Best Combination - HMQS 2009
Best of Show - Quilt Odyssey 2009
1st Place Masters Category - Minnesota Quilters 2009
Best of Show - NQA Columbus 2010
IMQA Wall Calendar 2011
Cotton and kimono silk fabric stitched in metallic and silk thread. Appliquéd and pieced, inked border design after quilting, embellished with hand-sewn beads. Completed in 2007. Collaborative quilt with Claudia Clark Myers.
Yellow Birds - "96 x "96
Best Machine Workmanship - Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival 2006
1st Place Innovative Custom - Machine Quilters Showcase 2006
2nd Place Oh My Stars Contest - AQS Nashville 2006
3rd Place Two-Party Category - IQA Houston 2006
1st Place Traditional Large - Road to California 2007
2nd Place Team Quilt - Quilter's Heritage, Lancaster, PA 2007
1st Place Group Category - Quilt Odyssey 2007
1st Place Masters Category - HMQS 2010
Cotton batiks and prints, stitched in Caryl Bryte thread by Superior and hand-painted with Shiva Paint Sticks. Completed in 2006. Collaborative quilt with Claudia Clark Myers.
Great Balls of Fire - "92 x "92
1st Place Theme Category - Machine Quilters Showcase 2005
1st Place Traditional Category - PIQF Santa Clara, CA 2005
Best Team Quilt - Quilter's Heritage, Lancaster, PA
Best in Machine Quilting Category of $100,000 Quilt Challenge 2006
Dupioni silk and cotton fabrics stitched in variegated rayon thread and embellished with Swarovski crystals. Completed in 2005. Collaborative quilt with Claudia Clark Myers.