Quilt Show Winners

I feel bad.... OK not that bad but still i should have totally posted this info for you all months ago! As you already know my quilt guild The Crossroads Quilters Guild of Effingham IL., held their annual quilt show back in September (like i said MONTHS ago!) I did send a list of the show winners to the local newspaper but i have been told by many that the list never appeared and if it did no one has ever seen it.  So here it is, the list of all the winners as well as photos of each of the winning quilts!

The winning quilts are listed by the name of the person who entered the quilt into the show. Also listed is the name of the person that quilted the quilt. If no quilter is named it is assumed that the same person who made the quilt also did the quilting.

Miniature Quilt Category

1st  - 110 Diamonds In The Rough - Elizabeth Karnes

2nd - 103 Nine patch Flowers - Carol Bidrawn

3rd - 109 Wee Garden - Joy Voltenburg

Baby/Juvenile Quilts (smaller than a twin)

1st  - 214 The Cat In The Hat Is Back - Sharon Shields

2nd - 201 Yipes Stripes - Carol Bidrawn

3rd - 203 Scrappy Trails, - Harvy Gerth quilted by Sharon Shields

Wall or Lap Quilt (smaller than a twin)

1st  - 309 Cream Fantasy - Jeanne Harbin

2nd - 314 Star At The Heart Of The Sampler - Carol Bidrawn

3rd - 306 Patriotic Wall Hanging - Gerry Thoman, quilted by Karie Wines

Art Quilt (any size)

1st  - 402 Climbing Clematis - Becky Miller

2nd - 410 Summer Breeze Over Lake Ontario - Rena Van Zee Smith, quilted by Elizabeth karnes

3rd - 409 Just Cause I Can - Elizabeth Karnes

Embroidery or Applique (twin or larger)

1st  - 502 State Flowers- Becky Miller

2nd - 505 Purple Daisies - Betty Boos

3rd - 503 Budding Beauty - Shirley Zimmerman

Mixed Technique (twin or larger)

1st  - 604 Vintage Purple  - Glenda Edwards, quilted by Joy Voltenburg

2nd - 601 Spring Shadows  - Joy Voltenburg

3rd - 605 My Latte  - Glenda Edwards

Pieced or Whole Cloth (twin or larger)

1st  - 703 Queen Anne Star - Dana Silva, quilted by Dana Silva & Shirley Zimmerman

2nd - 715 - Habing

3rd - 706 Daisy Dash - Pam Romack

Pieced or Whole cloth (pantograph machine quilted)

1st  - 805 Christmas In July - Angie Neu, quilted by Sharon Shields

2nd - 802 Summer Porch - Janet Kay Hall, Quilted by Gloria Hall

3rd - 806 Christmastime - Harvy Gerth, Quilted by Deb Workman

Pieced or Whole Cloth (custom machine quilted)

1st  - 912 Grandmother’s Diamond Ring - Mary Hagen, Quilted By Elizabeth Karnes

2nd - 922 Dresden Dreams - Elizabeth Karnes

3rd - 915 Primrose  - Mary Hagen, quilted by Elizabeth Karnes

Crossroads Quilters Guild 2013 Challenge

(Crossroads Quilters Guild members only)

1st - 1010 Carol Bidrawn

2nd - 1013 Bev Elving

3rd - 1015 - Nita Motogawa

Judges Best of Show:

301 Fireworks, Tylene Alexander, quilted by Joy Voltenburg

Viewers Choice:

904 No Diamonds In The Sky, Mary Hagen, quilted by Elizabeth Karnes

(full view of quilt can bee seen above)

If you would like to see photos of the other quilts in the 2013 Crossroads Harvest of Quilts show you can find them all on flickr!

2013 Crossroads Harvest of Quilts Show

Its almost that time again...

Quilt Show Time!

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You may or may not already know i belong to the local quilt guild, The Crossroads Quilters Guild of Effingham, IL. and that each year for the past nine years we have held a pretty darn nice quilt show. This year is our tenth year, and we are hoping it will be even better than years past.

The first show took place at the local school, i was not a part of the guild at that time, matter of fact i didn't even know there was a quilt guild in the area until i went to that first show.  The next year the show was moved to the local Hendelmeyer Park Recreation Center, it had great lighting, a great large area to display the quilts, but we didn't have a sound system so to announce events i literally had to stand in the middle of the room and scream each and every event... Every, Single, Hour, all, Day, Long. The venders of the show dubbed me the Quilt Show Crier. Oh and let's not forget the lack of air conditioning. i don't know if you have ever been to Southern Illinois or not but it can be (and usually is) very very very hot in September.  I joined the guild after the second show and we stayed at the Rec Center for a total of six years. The heat was always a issue but we dealt with it. In 2001 we were able to move the show to the Thelma Keller Convention Center, Great location, nice carpeted flooring, a sound system to announce events, lights in the parking lot that didn't flicker on and off, and a big plus Air Conditioning! Granted ever since we had the added air conditioning we have had a cold front and have been known to start our days with jackets on. Mother nature, got to love her irony!

The show improves each and every year. The judges have told us in a previous year that we may have had a few less quilts at that year's show but the quality of the quilts on display had improved 100%  Categories have come and gone, and as time goes by we do our best to add to or take away from the categories to keep up with the quilting world. Want to see the quilts? Well most all of the quilts, starting from the 2005 quilt show can be found online. Just pick a year and enjoy!

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012

This years show takes place on September 20th & 21st and i hope to see a few of you there, or better yet why not enter a quilt in the show?! Because of the holiday weekend we have extended the deadline from this past Sunday September 1st to this upcoming Saturday September 7th. If you would like your quit and its info to show up in the book we need to receive your information by September 7th to include it. Anything after that will not be in the show book so if you want to be sure to get your quilt listed in the show book you can email the information to our shows Chairman Marilyn at the email on the entry form! You can find the entry for on the Quilt guilds blog at:  Crossroads Quilters Guild

Want to come to the show to see the quilts but don't want to bring your husbands along? Well it just so happens that at the same time the Corvette FunFest is also taking place! Now i am not condoning you leaving your husbands alone and unsupervised at car show why you come check out all the pretty quilts on display.  Just be sure to leave them with a cell phone, a peanut butter sandwich for a snack, and be sure to take the credit cards away from them (just in case he decides to make a unsupervised purchase) and all will be just fine!