Every year, in our Quilt Faire Program, there is a ballot to vote for your favorite entries. The most favorite entries receive a “Viewer’s Choice” award ribbon.
We know that these are tough choices, and we notice the concentration and serious consideration that our guests show when voting. We are all grateful that you make the effort for us. Those in the guild who didn’t get ribbons this year will have another chance next year.
Y’all are our ‘Academy,’ and we thank you for rewarding us with what we feel in our hearts is equivalent to an Oscar.
And this year’s winners are…
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Guild Meetings Return
The Independence Hall Quilt Guild will hold a 10:00 a.m. meeting on Monday, August 19, its first since mid-June. It will be noisy in the Hall. Catching up with friends, turning in items made over the summer after showing them off during “Sew N’ Tell.”
Plan to attend the Comfort Quilt Workshop(s). Sign up for the September 23rd class on Cathedral Windows, taught by member Carol Wychopen.
Are you working on an entry for the Quilt Faire? Turn in your application and photo to Dana Osterlund. The deadline has been moved to September 16th.
Tip: the “Free Table” could be stuffed full of goodies after members clean out their stashes over the summer…
See you Monday!
And the Winners Are…
In case you missed Monday’s meeting, the awards are different this year. No more 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place ribbons. This year, IHQ started a new system where the number of top awards is based on the number of entries in each category. For example, the Dolls had four entries, so that category was awarded one ribbon. The Wall and Bed Quilts had many entries, so 19 ribbons were awarded among those categories. The voting was especially difficult – so many beautiful and clever pieces of art. Thank you to our dedicated ‘Viewers’.
Congratulations to the winners!
| Dolls | |
| Barbara Cleveland | “Granny Quilter” |
| Needle Art | |
| Dana Osterlund | “Needle Books” |
| Wearable Art | |
| Diana Davis | “Tamarack Stars Jacket” |
| Member Challenge | |
| Doris Lantz | “Frogs” |
| Large Wall Quilts | |
| Diane Mitchell | “Best Friends, Almost Sisters” |
| Doris Lantz | “Zebra with Bird” |
| Doris Lantz | “Makings Wings” |
| Joanne Padelford | “View of Yosemite” |
| Small Wall Quilts | |
| Lori Wisheropp | “Tree Stump” |
| Doris Lantz | “Leopard Face” |
| Renorise Krause | “Harriet Tubman” |
| Valerie Conrado | “Mark Twain” |
| Large Bed Quilts | |
| Charlotte Beach | “Born Free” |
| Charlotte Beach | “Shirt off his Back” |
| Deb Luevano-Hicks | “Boho Heart Quilt” |
| Cindy Barkley | “Book Shelves” |
| Eileen Roberson | “Asian Windows” |
| Mary Sue Budrow | “Blue & Yellow Modified Ohio Star” |
| Laura McGavren | Piccadilly Circus |
| Sue Bishop | “O Say…Can You Sew” |
| Small Bed Quilts | |
| Jean Schwisow | “Route 66” |
| Candy Gutierrez | “The Gathering” |
| Candy Gutierrez | “Bag Ladies” |
| Sue Bishop | “Wooly Star” |
| Nadine Bowlus | “National Quilt Museum Round 4” |
| Paula Broglio | “Oranges” |
| Best of Show for 2023 | |
| Candy Gutierrez | “Deer Creek Falls” |
Photos can be found on the Independence Hall Quilters Facebook page.