Amazing Quilts
Quilts that are over the top - masterpieces in applique and quilting that are a must see.
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This is a quilt by Rosie Lee Tompkins. She inspired the collector Eli Leon. "Her gorgeous quilts are made from a variety of new and recycled fabrics and clothes of cotton, artificial fur, denim, various glittery materials and many in luscious velvets. Tompkins used a wide variety of traditional patterns, including half-squares, medallions and yo-yos. She was inspired by her spirituality and desire to honor family members." Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4l6TO68
Wow. Get close. https://bit.ly/3Ty74VH Good Night, Charles Bridge! by Li-Hui Yin won two awards in back-to-back AQS shows in the same category. About the inspiration for the quilt, "The Charles Bridge, also known as the Stone Bridge, is a historic bridge across the Vltava River in Prague. Li-Hui likes to use quilting to record travels with her children. "For a mother," she says, "it is the most beautiful and happy memory in life."
My Favorite Things by Hiroko Miyama and Masanobu Miyama
My Favorite Things by Hiroko Miyama and Masanobu Miyama won Second Place - Wall Quilt: Quilter’s Choice at AQS QuiltWeek – Paducah 2025. . The quilt includes caterpillars, butterflies, mushrooms, and Hiroko's three dogs, who are also stars of the quilt. My Favorite Things also contains Hiroko's first use of needle punch in one of her competition quilts, which she used to create the three-dimensional effects on the mushrooms and beetles.
Remembering Me by Simone Steuxner
You will love the closeups. First Place Large Quilts Stationary Machine Quilted at AQS QuiltWeek Branson 2025 Remembering Me by Simone Steuxner. "A deep internal life crisis inspired Simone's original design. Remembering the fun times, she realized that although life can change in an instant, there is always a chance to find yourself again. There are 254 leaves appliquéd on the outer border. Simone says, "The quilt helped me focus on the moment, and grounded me. Working on this quilt brough
Uprooted by June Jaeger
Uprooted by June Jaeger was featured in the Abstract Category - Houston 2024. June says, "I like to find inspiration and beauty in the simple things in nature. I was intrigued by the shadow-play of an uprooted juniper tree. As I played with lines and fabrics, this piece took on a life of its own. The deeper I got into this piece, the more stories and symbolism began to appear. It represents the struggle of life and growth manipulating around the blockades as it strives to exist."
Mango Garden by Stacie Spradlin
It Started with a Mistake. Mango Garden by Stacie Spradlin was featured in the Wall Quilts - Quilter's Choice category at AQS QuiltWeek - Paducah 2025. Stacie made the quilt from the pattern of the same name featured at Tildasworld.com. The first iteration was made as a shop sample for her local quilt shop, the Hickory Stick Quilt Shop, in Hannibal, MO. That version featured a mistake where two of the parrots' heads were inverted from the original pattern's intention. Stacie started from scratc
Alice Neal’s poignant, hand-pieced tribute to her mother, Mary Bright. Neal, who was born in Louisiana, made the sentimental quilt soon after her mother’s death in 1954, using material from the dress Bright was wearing in the photo that provided the basis for the quilt’s portrait, and embroidering important dates on it.
Viewer's Choice at AQS QuiltWeek Daytona Beach 2025 In Bloom by Ashley Bandy won Viewer's Choice. "True to her love of quilting, combined with a fearless approach to melding her favorite hobbies, Ashley combined quilling with quilting on this interesting quilt. The quilled flowers were created with prepared fabric strips. Triaxial weaving forms hexagons in the center section, while thread painting and beadwork enhance this small quilt that is bordered by 1/2" prairie points."
Best Miniature Quilt Award at AQS QuiltWeek Paducah 2025
Best Miniature Quilt Award at AQS QuiltWeek Paducah 2025 This quilt is "Scandinavian Summer" by Barbara Kilbourn. "Barbara's original design was inspired by traditional Scandinavian folk art. Because her grandfather was Swedish, she made the quilt to honor her Scandinavian heritage. The 14" x 14" quilt includes 329 appliquéd pieces and 100 scallops. Barbara says, "Quilting is a journey. Be open to trying new things."
Tales of Cloth is by Andrea Ashwell
First Place Wall Quilts 1st Entry in an AQS Quilt Contest at AQS QuiltWeek Branson 2025 Tales of Cloth is by Andrea Ashwell. Using a Boehm House Vintage pattern by Rhonda Dort as its design source, "Andrea collected vintage linens from the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany at antique malls, charity shops, and from family members for this quilt. Andrea reclaimed parts of tablecloths, place mats, pillow cases, her mother's crochet handkerchiefs along with repurposed stash and vintage qui
Soaring Dragon
First Place Group Quilts at AQS QuiltWeek Paducah 2025 Soaring Dragon by QianNaFang Studio won First Place. "The Group worked together in the Year of the Dragon to create a patchwork to express best wishes to their country and the world with the wisdom, power, and spirits of the dragon. The idea was originally inspired by a traditional paper-cut prototype of a dragon by Yang Jinqiu and was accomplished in the quilt with mola and traditional Chinese Dingjin embroidery."
Get up close: https://bit.ly/4kgaiJs Here's what AQS had to say about Ann-Marie's quilt at the exhibit: "This pattern by Susan Garman took Ann-Marie seven years to complete. In the quest to get this UFO done, she omitted her last row and did a reverse couching computerized embroidery pattern. There are 142 handmade ornaments and too many rhinestones to count in this award-winning quilt. The kit was bought right after losing her whole house in the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge November 2016 wildfire.!"
Wetlands by Paula Curry
Wetlands by Paula Curry won Second Place - Large Quilts: 1st Entry in an AQS Paducah Quilt Contest at AQS QuiltWeek – Paducah 2025. Paula's quilt takes its inspiration from two different patterns by Judy & Bradley Niemeyer at Quiltworx.com, which are Cattails in the Meadow and Celtic Sunrise. Quilted by Sherry May, we love the way Paula uses machine appliqué, foundation piecing, machine piecing, paper piecing, and free motion quilting to create the Wetlands of the title vividly.
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