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Wednesday, November 14, 2018

The 2018 Houston International Quilt Festival - Part One


(Someone pointed out that I had not included a picture of myself in front of my quilt in the last post...this is right after the Winner's Circle big reveal program was over.

Thank you to whoever grabbed my camera and got the picture!)

Ready for the show???  The first 8 quilts are the big money winners.  I "borrowed" the first pictures of each quilt from the quilts.org website, where they are flat, square, and true-colored, LOL.  

But I am not sure you can zoom in on their pics for details, so I have included any good shots I took.  There was no way I could get satisfactory, square pictures of all quilts, as you will see.

I will share the shots I have!

DISCLAIMER:  I am a crappy photographer!!  The lovely, soft lighting of the show venue and the super bright spotlights of the Winner's Circle celebration were challenging for my iPhone.

I usually bring my old-fashioned Sony "point and shoot" camera because it takes pretty good pics...should have packed it...



QUILTS: A WORLD OF BEAUTY
MAJOR PRIZES



The Handi Quilter Best of Show - $12,500


"Eternal Beauty"
Sherry Reynolds
Laramie, Wyoming
USA










The International Quilt Festival Founders Award - $7500


"Over the Waves"
Setsuko Matsushima
Otsu-Shi, Shiga
JAPAN






The Baby Lock World of Beauty Award - $7500

"An Old Woman With Joyous Face"
Marina Landi
Sao Paulo
BRAZIL
with Natasha De Souza Bugarin







The RJR Fabrics Robert S. Cohan Award for Traditional Artistry - $5,000

"Reminiscence"
Mariko Takeda
Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken
JAPAN









The Gammill Master Award for Contemporary Artistry - $5,000

"Velvet Flowers"
Linda Anderson
La Mesa. California
USA







The Pfaff Master Award for Machine Artistry - $5,000

"Hope"
Ximo Navarro Sirera
Canals, Valencia
SPAIN









The Koala Studios Master Award for Innovative Artistry - $5,000

"Silent Canary"
Patricia Kennedy-Zafred
Murrysville, Pennsylvania
USA






The Superior Threads Master Award for Thread Artistry - $5000

"Blue Anemone"
Andrea Brokenshire
Round Rock, Texas
USA








Judge's Award, Vicki Anderson - $250

"Ruby"
Roxanne Nelson
Calgary, Alberta
CANADA







Judge's Award, Jonathan Gregory - $250

"Stone Lakes"
Jan Soules
Elk Grove, California
USA





Judge's Award, Carrie Nelson - $250

"The Architecture of Trees"
Suzan Engler
Panorama Village, Texas
USA





QUILTS: A WORLD OF BEAUTY
CATEGORY AWARDS

1st - $1,000
2nd - $700
3rd - $300



ABSTRACT, LARGE
(sponsored by Elna)


1st - "A Self-Portrait in an Ancient Bronze Mirror"
Eudjoo An
Yongin-Si, Gyeonggi-Do
SOUTH KOREA







2nd Place - "Fractal"








3rd - "Antelope Canyon Mosaic"
Kimberly Lacy
Colorado Springs, Colorado
USA





Honorable Mention - "Winter Squash"
Maren Johnston
Santa Barbara, California
USA










ABSTRACT, SMALL
(sponsored by Benartex)


1st - "Cool Jazz"
Shirley Gisi
Colorado Springs, Colorado
USA





2nd - "Flax Fields"
Leah Gravells
Edmonton, Alberta
CANADA





3rd - "Lepidopteran"
Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry
Port Townsend, Washington
USA














ALTERNATIVE TECHNIQUES
(sponsored by Madeira Thread)




1st - "Small Happy Crazy Quilt"
Aki Sakai
Hachiouji, Tokyo
JAPAN









2nd - "Fair and Square"
Rachel Daisy
Springwood, New South Wales
AUSTRALIA




3rd - "The Royal Huntress"
Karlee Porter
Clinton, Utah
USA





Honorable Mention - "Who Let the Dogs In?"
Sandra Branjord
Sun City, Arizonia
USA



Much more to come!!!

In stitches, 
Teresa   :o)

11 comments:

  1. Great pic of you and your quilt. Awesome quilts. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Wow, you are in great company. And you look wonderful, BTW!

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  3. Ah yes, that's better! I was hoping we would get to see a picture of YOU with your masterpiece. What a treasure!

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  4. I was at the awards ceremony and was happy to see you'd won, congratulations!

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  5. Wonderful to see you with your quilt in the Winners' Circle and thank you for sharing all these photos :-)

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  6. You look fabulous my dear! Thank you for sharing all these spectacular quilts with us.

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  7. Many of your photos are more nuanced than the "official" portrait shots. Good for you -- you are in great company with those winners!

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  8. Great photos~ thanks for sharing so many and including the story cards.

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  9. So many wonderful quilts to be inspired by... love the detail in Small Happy Crazy quilt!

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  10. Teresa, thank you so much for this post. I didn't get to go to festival this year or last, so this was a little taste of what I missed. Congratulations on your first place win. You certainly deserve it. I am continually amazed at your talent, creativity and determination. Yay!!!

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