Quilts:A World of Beauty
Presented by the International Quilt Association

The International Quilt Association is a 501 nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of the art of quilting, the attainment of public recognition for quilting as an art form, and the advancement of the state of the art throughout the world. It was founded in 1979 by Karey Bresenhan, Nancy O'Bryant, and their mothers, the Jewel Patterson (1910-2002), and Helen O'Bryant (1914-2005).

IQA supports many projects and activities, including a grant program, which funds research and other quilt-related projects, and two annual Judged Show of members' work. Quilts: A World of Beauty is held at International Quilt Festival/Houston every fall. In 2006, a total of $87,750 in non-purchase cash prizes were awarded to winners. Celebrate Spring! is held each spring at International Quilt Festival/Chicago, with cash and travel/hotel prizes going to the top four entries.

For more information on the organization and its goals, please visit www.quilts.org

2006 Winners in Quilts: A World of Beauty,
the annual fall Judged Show of the International Quilt Association

Winners List

(click on quilt title to see full color photo of artwork)

That Patchwork Place® Best of Show Award
$10,000
Sponsored by Martingale & Co./That Patchwork Place
Mother Earth and Her Children
by Sieglinde Schoen Smith
of Carlisle, Pennsylvania

The Founders Award
$7,500
Sponsored by International Quilt Festival
Shadows of Umbria
by Diane Gaudynski
of Pewaukee, Wisconsin

Robert S. Cohan Master Award for Traditional Artistry
$5,000
Sponsored by RJR Fabrics
Promise
by Noriko Kido
of Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Fairfield Master Award for Contemporary Artistry
$5,000
Sponsored by Fairfield Processing Corporation
Sally at the Window
by David Taylor
of Steamboat Springs, Colorado

Pfaff Master Award for Machine Artistry
$5,000
Sponsored by Pfaff Sewing Machines
Chance Encounter
by Rita Steffenson
of Urbana, Ohio

Maywood Studio Master Award for Innovative Artistry
$5,000
Sponsored by Maywood Studio
Mekong Gold
by Helen Godden
of Latham, Act, Australia

Superior Threads Master Award for Thread Artistry
$5,000Sponsored by Superior Threads
Tied in Knots
by Sylvain Bergeron
of Oswego,Illinois

Judge’s Choice
$250 each, sponsored by Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting

Low Tide
by HELENE KNOTT
of OREGON CITY, OREGON—Choice of Scott Murkin

Jacarandas & Daisy Chains
by MARGERY GOODALL
of MT. LAWLEY, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA—Choice of Velda Newman

Scarlet Ibis
by GABRIELLE PAQUIN
of ORLEANS, FRANCE—Choice of Mary Sorensen

CATEGORY AWARDS
($1,000 for 1st, $700 for 2nd, $300 for 3rd)

Art-Abstract, Large
Sponsored by Hoffman California Fabrics

First Place—Little Cities
by KATHY YORK
of AUSTIN, TEXAS

Second Place—Fantasy Flowers
by ROBBI JOY EKLOW
of THIRD LAKE, ILLINOIS

Third Place—Illuminations
by CAROL TAYLOR
of PITTSFORD, NEW YORK


Art-Naturescapes
Sponsored by JWD Publishing

First Place—Among Giants
by PAT DURBIN of EUREKA, CALIFORNIA

Second Place—Journeys
by JOAN FRANTZ of FT. MYERS, FLORIDA

Third Place—Firewheels
by JUDY KRIEHN of GARLAND, TEXAS

Honorable Mention—Colorado Columbine I
by DAVID TAYLOR
of STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO


Art-People, Portraits, and Figures
Sponsored by The Grace Company,
Fine Quilting Frames

First Place—Moondance
by ANNETTE HENDRICKS
of GRAYSLAKE, ILLINOIS

Second Place—Rundy
by MARILYN BELFORD
of CHENANGO FORKS, NEW YORK

Third Place—Jon's Big Adventure
by TONYA LITTMANN
of DENTON, TEXAS

Honorable Mention—Going Home
by JO-ANN GOLENIA
of VENICE, FLORIDA


Art-Whimsical
Sponsored by Quiltmaker

First Place—Young at Heart
by MARY BUVIA
of GREENWOOD, INDIANA

Second Place—Towers of Babble
by PAM RUBERT
of SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI

Third Place—Threadz from Hell!!!
by PAULINE SALZMAN
of TREASURE ISLAND, FLORIDA


Group Quilts
Sponsored by Quilter’s World

First Place—Remembrance
by PAT LAPIERRE-MCAFEE and Members
of the Naples Quilt Guild of NAPLES, FLORIDA

Second Place—Daddy's Shirts and My Pinwheels
by CAROL BISHOP, Dorris Raska,
and the Quilt Guild of Greater Victoria
of VICTORIA, TEXAS

Third Place—Altered States: A Dichotomy of
Individual and Group Processes

by KATHY YORK, Anne Abbott, Frances Holliday
Alford, Betty Colburn, Connie Hudson, Leslie Jenison,
Raewyn Khosla, Sherri McCauley, and Niki Vick
of AUSTIN, TEXAS


Innovative Appliqué, Large
Sponsored by Mountain Mist/Leggett & Platt

First Place—Dying to Bloom
by DEBORAH TOMPKINS
of JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

Second Place—And Dragons, Too…
by SUZANNE MARSHALL
of CLAYTON, MISSOURI

Third Place—Fandango
by RACHEL WETZLER
of ST. CHARLES, ILLINOIS


Innovative Pieced, Large
Sponsored by Handi Quilter

First Place—Kitty Corner
by JANET FOGG
of LAKE OSWEGO, OREGON

Second Place—Log Cabin/Circular
by FUMIKO OHKAWA
of HYOGOKU KOBE, HYOGOKEN,
JAPAN

Third Place—Expanding Star
by JUDY MATHIESON
of SEBASTOPOL, CALIFORNIA

Honorable Mention—Symbolic Remnants
by CAROL TAYLOR
of PITTSFORD, NEW YORK

Honorable Mention—Zigzag
by YUKI YOKOI
of KAWAGUCHI, SAITAMA,
JAPAN


Merit Quilting—Hand
Sponsored by Flynn Quilt Frame Company

First Place—Tomorrow Shall be My Dancing Day
by JACQUIE HARVEY
of WEST BECKHAM, HOLT, NORFOLK,
UNITED KINGDOM

Second Place—Pocantico
by JANET ATKINS
of ATHENS, NEW YORK

Third Place—A White Persian Prayer Rug
by HAZEL CANNY
of HOUSTON, TEXAS


Miniature Quilts
Sponsored by Robert Kaufman

First Place—Pineapple Surprise Again
by JUDY SPIERS
of FOXWORTH, MISSISSIPPI

Second Place— Night Cruise on the River Thames
by KUMIKO FRYDL
of HOUSTON, TEXAS

Third Place—4-Block (Reduced)
by ANNE GILLIHAN
of LAKE FOREST PARK, WASHINGTON


Traditional Appliqué
Sponsored by Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine®

First Place—No More Berries
by SANDIE LUSH
of WINTERBOURNE, BRISTOL,
UNITED KINGDOM

Second Place—Organic Garden
by BONNIE KELLER
of CHEHALIS, WASHINGTON

Third Place—Prairie Trail Quilt
by RITA VERROCA
of WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIFORNIA

Honorable Mention—Crown Jules
by JULIE LAMBERT
of ERLANGER, KENTUCKY


Two Person
Sponsored by C & T Publishing

First Place—Nebraska's Rising Sun
by SANDI MCMILLAN and LAURA FRANCHINI
of ALBION, NEBRASKA

Second Place—November Fields
by GAIL STEPANEK and MONICA TROY
of NEW LENOX, ILLINOIS

Third Place—Yellow Bird
by CLAUDIA CLARK MYERS
and MARILYN BADGER
of DULUTH, MINNESOTA

Art-Abstract, Small
Sponsored by Benartex

First Place—Tsunami
by MARGARETE STEINHAUER
of SCITUATE, MASSACHUSETTS

Second Place—Jacarandas & Daisy Chains
by MARGERY GOODALL
of MT. LAWLEY, WESTERN AUSTRALIA,
AUSTRALIA

Third Place—Going in Circles II
by GLORIA HANSEN
of HIGHSTOWN, NEW JERSEY

Honorable Mention—Color Memory: Reflection on Blue
by EILEEN LAUTERBORN
of FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK


Art-Painted Surface
Sponsored by Tims Art Quilt Studio

First Place—Baobab Forest
by HOLLIS CHATELAIN
of HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA

Second Place—Hummingbird
by IRENA BLUHM
of ANTLERS, OKLAHOMA

Third Place—The Daisy Dilemma
by HELEN GODDEN
of LATHAM, ACT, AUSTRALIA

Honorable Mention—One Summer Day
by JEAN EVANS
of MEDINA, OHIO


Art-Pictorial
Sponsored by FreeSpirit® Fabrics

First Place—Furusato (My Sweet Old Home)
by HATSUKO HIROSE
of FUEFUKI, YAMANASHI, JAPAN

Second Place—Endangered Bliss
by C. SUSAN FERRARO
of COLCHESTER, CONNECTICUT

Third Place—Bullseye!
by CASSANDRA WILLIAMS
of GRANTS PASS, OREGON


Computer-Aided Machine Embroidery
Sponsored by Oklahoma Embroidery
Supply & Design

First Place—Sugar and Spice
by RENAE HADDADIN
of SANDY, UTAH

Second Place—Festival
by GERALDINE FORD
of CLINTON, MARYLAND

Third Place—Floral Tiles
by VALERIE JOHNSON
of NEWTON, WEST VIRGINIA


Handmade Quilts
Sponsored by Roxanne Products

First Place—La Avena Romantica
by MEGUMI MIZUNO
of SHIKI CITY, SAITAMA PREFECT,
JAPAN

Second Place—Deceased Mother Many Thanks
by TOMOKO SHIBAHARA
of HIRAKATA, OSAKA,
JAPAN

Third Place—I Must be Hexed
by CHERYL SEE
of ASHBURN, VIRGINIA

Honorable Mention—Taking a Lesson from the Past
by MICHIKO NABESHIMA of CHIBA, JAPAN


Innovative Appliqué, Small
Sponsored by EZ Quilting by Wrights’

First Place—Tango in the Wind
by LIUXIN NEWMAN
of TURRAMURRA, NSW,
AUSTRALIA

Second Place—Transformation
by NANCY DICKEY
of MAGNOLIA, TEXAS

Third Place—Springtime Roosting Robin
by LYNDA LYNN
of NEWMAN LAKE, WASHINGTON


Innovative Pieced, Small
Sponsored by Janome America

First Place—Second Chance
by JANET STEADMAN
of CLINTON, WASHINGTON

Second Place—Square Root Cubed 3
by JOAN FRANTZ
of FT. MYERS, FLORIDA

Third Place—Swish & Swirl
by SUSAN NELSON
of PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA


Merit Quilting—Machine
Sponsored by Bernina® of America

First Place—Son Compass
by ELIZABETH SPANNRING
of LA CENTER, WASHINGTON

Second Place—Past to the Present
by MILDRED SORRELLS
of MACOMB, ILLINOIS

Third Place—Not Quite Old World
by BOBBIE SMITH
of AVONDALE, ARIZONA

Honorable Mention—Feathers
by WINNIFRED MASSON
of BRAMPTON, ONTARIO, CANADA


Mixed Technique
Sponsored by Quilters’ Resource

First Place—Redeeming Fragments
by MARIA ELKINS
of BEAVERCREEK, OHIO

Second Place—Houston Reflections
by NORMA SCHLAGER
of DANBURY, CONNECTICUT

Third Place—Wildfire!
by BRENDA SMITH
of FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA

Honorable Mention—Wow That's Orange
by ANN FAHL
of RACINE, WISCONSIN


Traditional Pieced
Sponsored by From Marti Michell

First Place—Heart Song
by TONI FOSTER
of PITTSFORD, NEW YORK

Second Place—Ancient Stars
by SUSAN MARY WOJCIECHOWSKI
of MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

Third Place—Winter Flowers
by KATHY MUNKELWITZ
of ISLE, MINNESOTA

Honorable Mention—Sunburst Serenade
by BARBARA PERRIN
of PULLMAN, MICHIGAN


Wearable Art
Sponsored by Hobbs Bonded Fibers

First Place—Kyoto Spring
by EVE KOVACS
of WOODRIDGE, ILLINOIS

Second Place—Norwegian Wood
by ETTA McFARLAND
of OLIVE BRANCH, MISSISSIPPI

Third Place—Shadows of the Bamboo Forest
by RAMI KIM
of GRANITE BAY, CALIFORNIA

Honorable Mention—Jemma
by GAYLE WALLACE
of TAYLOR, LOUISIANA

Viewer’s Choice
Kitty Corner
by JANET FOGG of LAKE OSWEGO, OREGON