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2025 Quilt Competition Winners

Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival XXXVI
Quilt Competition
February 27 - March 2, 2025

Congratulations to our winners and to all of the entrants who participated in this year's
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival Competition!

BEST OF SHOW:
#1029 The Arrival by Kestrel Michaud
1029 1 1029 2

Innovative Category
1st Place: #1036 Floriferous by Luz Adriana Seidensticker
1036 1

2nd Place: #1020 Transformation (Romans 8:18) by Robyn Gragg
1020 1

3rd Place: # 1006 Expressive Eyes by Sandy Curran
1006 1

Honorable Mentions (2):
#1017 Modern Rag Flowers by Mary Anne Fontana
1017 1

#1009 Visions of Stained Glass by Karen DeGraw
1009 1 NEW

Best Hand Workmanship: #1005 Welcome to My World by Nechama Cox & Rachael Komet
1005 1

Best Sewing Machine Workmanship: #1013 Garden Twists by Karen Eckmeier
1013 1

Best Longarm Machine Workmanship: #1041 Stiletto Boutique by Lorraine Young
1041 1

Best Use of Color: #1026 Orange Slices by Mary Landon
1026 2

Best Interpretation of Theme: #1025 Ransom Note by Lissa LaGreca
1025 1

 

Traditional Category
1st Place: #2032 My Garden Party Down Under by Joanne Sorrentino
2032 1

2nd Place: #2033 Silver Spring by Gail Stepanek & Jan Hutchison
2033 1

3rd Place: #2027 Wheels and Gears by Ellen Rosenthal
2027 1

Honorable Mentions (2):
#2008 Spin On! by Karen Eckmeier
2008 1

#2015 Rococo Variations by Jan Hutchison
2015 1

Best Hand Workmanship: #2007 Dutch Whimsy by Judith Craddock
2007 1

Best Sewing Machine Workmanship: #2037 Flower Dance by Kathryn Zimmerman
2037 1 NEW

Best Longarm Machine Workmanship: #2003 Classic Santas Tweaked by Karen Byers & Jan Devitto
2003 1

Best Use of Color: #2005 Regal Beauty by Rosalinda Cerceo
2005 1

Best Interpretation of Theme: #2029 Crystals by Jane Schiemer
2029 1

 

Mid-Century Modern Competition
Best Mid-Century Mod Quilt: #4038 Overprint by Betsy Vinegrad
4038 1

2nd Place: #4013 Vortex Radial by Audrey Esarey
4013 1

3rd Place: #4032 Stepping Stones #6: Crop Circles by Jan Soules
4032 1

Honorable Mention:
#4006 Allergy Season by Susan Braverman
4006 1

Best Use of Color: #4036 Entwined by Claire Victor
4036 1

Best Use of Negative Space: #4037 Melodeon by Betsy Vinegrad
4037 1

Best Interpretation of Mid-Century Theme: #4010 Macchinetta by AnnMarie Cowley
4010 1

 

Wall Quilt Competition
Best Wall Quilt: #3050 Eternal Beauty by Zena Thorpe
3050 1

The Baby Lock Best Sewing Machine Workmanship Award: #3029 Three Travelers in Search of a Vague Notion by Nikki Hill
3029 1

2nd Place: #3015 Dancing in the Deep by Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry
3015 1

3rd Place: #3011 Big Brother by Suzette Coppage
3011 1

Honorable Mention:#3035 Date Night by Kestrel Michaud
3035 1

Best Mid-Century Mod Wall Quilt: #3010 Infinite Possibilities by Patricia Caldwell
3010 1

Best Hand Workmanship: #3031 Wysteria Baskets by Sara Lynn Madson
3031 1

Best Longarm Machine Workmanship: #3013 Twist & Shout by Rachel B Derstine
3013 1

Best Pictorial Quilt: #3027 Pete’s Garage by Carol Ann Heinitz
3027 1 NEW

Best Use of Color: #3018 The Alcazaba Mary Anne Fontana
3018 1

Best Interpretation of Theme: #3002 A Mile of Runway by Hollie Baron
3002 1

 

JUDGE’S CHOICE RIBBONS
Bobbie Bergquist: #3046 Spring Wagon by Mary K Russell
3046 1 NEW

Cynthia England: #2036 Forrest by Jane Zillmer
2036 1

Marjan Kluepfel: #4008 Destiny Calling by Carlton Brown
4008 2

Christa Watson: #4012 BOB and 5 Cats by Katherine M Dossman
4012 1

Pat Yamin: #3042 Don’t Shoot! Only Elephants Should Wear Ivory by Claudia Pearce
3042 1

 

VIEWER’S CHOICE:
#2001 Share Your Radiance! by Valerie Ainsworth
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