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
Innovative Category
1st Place: #1036 Floriferous by Luz Adriana Seidensticker
2nd Place: #1020 Transformation (Romans 8:18) by Robyn Gragg
3rd Place: # 1006 Expressive Eyes by Sandy Curran
Honorable Mentions (2):
#1017 Modern Rag Flowers by Mary Anne Fontana
#1009 Visions of Stained Glass by Karen DeGraw
Best Hand Workmanship: #1005 Welcome to My World by Nechama Cox & Rachael Komet
Best Sewing Machine Workmanship: #1013 Garden Twists by Karen Eckmeier
Best Longarm Machine Workmanship: #1041 Stiletto Boutique by Lorraine Young
Best Use of Color: #1026 Orange Slices by Mary Landon
Best Interpretation of Theme: #1025 Ransom Note by Lissa LaGreca
Traditional Category
1st Place: #2032 My Garden Party Down Under by Joanne Sorrentino
2nd Place: #2033 Silver Spring by Gail Stepanek & Jan Hutchison
3rd Place: #2027 Wheels and Gears by Ellen Rosenthal
Honorable Mentions (2):
#2008 Spin On! by Karen Eckmeier
#2015 Rococo Variations by Jan Hutchison
Best Hand Workmanship: #2007 Dutch Whimsy by Judith Craddock
Best Sewing Machine Workmanship: #2037 Flower Dance by Kathryn Zimmerman
Best Longarm Machine Workmanship: #2003 Classic Santas Tweaked by Karen Byers & Jan Devitto
Best Use of Color: #2005 Regal Beauty by Rosalinda Cerceo
Best Interpretation of Theme: #2029 Crystals by Jane Schiemer
Mid-Century Modern Competition
Best Mid-Century Mod Quilt: #4038 Overprint by Betsy Vinegrad
2nd Place: #4013 Vortex Radial by Audrey Esarey
3rd Place: #4032 Stepping Stones #6: Crop Circles by Jan Soules
Honorable Mention:
#4006 Allergy Season by Susan Braverman
Best Use of Color: #4036 Entwined by Claire Victor
Best Use of Negative Space: #4037 Melodeon by Betsy Vinegrad
Best Interpretation of Mid-Century Theme: #4010 Macchinetta by AnnMarie Cowley
Wall Quilt Competition
Best Wall Quilt: #3050 Eternal Beauty by Zena Thorpe
The Baby Lock Best Sewing Machine Workmanship Award: #3029 Three Travelers in Search of a Vague Notion by Nikki Hill
2nd Place: #3015 Dancing in the Deep by Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry
3rd Place: #3011 Big Brother by Suzette Coppage
Honorable Mention:#3035 Date Night by Kestrel Michaud
Best Mid-Century Mod Wall Quilt: #3010 Infinite Possibilities by Patricia Caldwell
Best Hand Workmanship: #3031 Wysteria Baskets by Sara Lynn Madson
Best Longarm Machine Workmanship: #3013 Twist & Shout by Rachel B Derstine
Best Pictorial Quilt: #3027 Pete’s Garage by Carol Ann Heinitz
Best Use of Color: #3018 The Alcazaba Mary Anne Fontana
Best Interpretation of Theme: #3002 A Mile of Runway by Hollie Baron
JUDGE’S CHOICE RIBBONS
Bobbie Bergquist: #3046 Spring Wagon by Mary K Russell
Cynthia England: #2036 Forrest by Jane Zillmer
Marjan Kluepfel: #4008 Destiny Calling by Carlton Brown
Christa Watson: #4012 BOB and 5 Cats by Katherine M Dossman
Pat Yamin: #3042 Don’t Shoot! Only Elephants Should Wear Ivory by Claudia Pearce
VIEWER’S CHOICE:
#2001 Share Your Radiance! by Valerie Ainsworth
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