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Awards

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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
Flower Power

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Bird

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

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.

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