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Ribbons, Awards, Competition Entries

I received my very first blue ribbon from the Alameda County fair.  Not only did they give me a ribbon, they then sent me $8.00 in the mail, and I figured I could make a living at this quilting thing.  Since then, I've collected many more ribbons, and for a while, had them all displayed in my sewing studio (above), until I decided they were distracting, and there just wasn't room for any more ribbons, so took them all down and put them in the attic; but I still love to enter competitions and challenges, and get those beautiful ribbons and that lovely money in the mail.  I appreciate each and every one, and everyone who puts on a competition.  Take a moment and read a my essay called Jealousy is a Terrible Thing, just for fun.   Here is a list of the awards I have won (all that I can remember, anyway).  
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Organization

Road to California

​American Quilters Society

​Best of the Valley

Best of the Valley

Best of the Valley

Alameda County Fair​

​Alameda County Fair

​Pacific International Quilt Show

​Porsche Parade Art Show

​Alameda County Fair

​World Quilt & Textile

​Pacific International Quilt Show

Alameda County Fair

Alameda County Fair
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​Best of the Valley

Best of the Valley

IQA-Houston

The Lutheran Magazine

Best of the Valley

Savannah Quilt Festival

World Quilt & Textile

Porsche Parade Art Show


Sacred Threads

Porsche Parade Art Show

Artquilts-Water (Page-Walker Museum)

Artquilts-Water

Dare to Dance


International Quilt Association

Cutting Edge Art Quilts


Alameda County Fair

Alameda County Fair

Best of the Valley

Best of the Valley

Best of the Valley

Alameda County Fair

Alameda County Fair

Alameda County Fair

Road to California

World Quilt and Textile

Houston International Quilt Show

Sacred Threads

Alameda County Fair

Alameda County Fair

Houston International Quilt Show

Houston International Quilt Show


Bernina Fashion Show

Porsche Club Parade Art Show

American Quilter's Society

Road to California

Alameda County Fair

Pacific International Quilt Show

Pacific International Quilt Show

Imagine That Competition

Best of the Valley

Best of the Valley

Porsche Club Parade Art Show

World Quilt and Textile Exhibition

Marin Quilt and Needle Arts Show

Houston International Quilt Show

The Indelible Spirit

Myths & Legends Traveling Exhibition

Alameda County Fair

Alameda County Fair

Alameda County Fair

Marin Needlework Show

Bernina Fashion Show

Page-Walker Museum – Elements Exhibit

Black and White Exhibition

Women of Biblical Proportion

Husqvarna-Viking – MasterPieces: Spirit and Strength

Marin Needlework Show

Marin Needlework Show

Marin Needlework Show

National Quilting Association

Professional Quilter

Marin Needlework Show

Marin Needlework Show

Marin Needlework Show

Marin Needlework Show

National Quilt Association

Alameda County Fair

Chitra Publications, Miniatures from the Heart Contest

Quilting the Quilt 2002

Marin Quilt and Needlework Show

Marin Quilt and Needlework Show

Chitra Publications, Miniatures from the Heart Contest

National Quilting Association

National Quilting Association

Road to California

Sulky of America

Quilter’s Newsletter Crossing Boundaries Exhibition


Chitra Publications

Alameda County Fair

Alameda County Fair

Alameda County Fair

Marin Quilt Show


American Quilter’s Society

National Quilt Association

National Quilt Association


Road to California

Quilter’s Anonymous


Quilter’s Anonymous

National Quilt Association

National Quilt Association

National Quilt Association

Pacific International Quilt Festival

Glendale Quilt Show

Marin Needlepeople’s Festival

Marin Needlepeople’s Festival

Amador Valley Quilters

Alameda County Fair

Alameda County Fair

*Alameda County Fair

Alameda County Fair

Alameda County Fair

Best of the Valley Quilt Show

Embellishment - Small Wonders

LHQ - Mountain Heritage Show

Marin Needlepeople’s Show

National Quilt Association

National Quilt Association

Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza

Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza

Best of the Valley Quilt Show

Marin Needlepeople’s Show


Marin Needlepeople’s Show

“Painted Images”- Mickey Lawler Invitational Exhibit

Alameda County Fair


Alameda County Fair

American Quilter’s Society - Paducah

Best of the Valley Quilt Show


California State Fair


Empty Spools - Asilomar

American International Quilt Association - Houston

Marin Needlepeople’s Show

Fairfield Fashion Show


Marin Needlepeople’s Show

Marin Needlepeople’s Show


Marin Needlepeople’s Show

Marin Needlepeople’s Show

Best of the Valley Quilt Show


Alameda County Fair

Alameda County Fair

American Quilter’s Society - Paducah

Empty Spools - Asilomar

Empty Spools - Asilomar

Manneque Productions - In Stitches Conference

Marin Needlepeople’s Show

Marin Needlepeople’s Show

Marin Needlepeople’s Show

Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival

Pacific International Quilt Show

Pacific International Quilt Show

Porsche Parade Art Show

American International Quilt Association - Houston

American International Quilt Association - Houston

Alameda County Fair

Alameda County Fair

American Quilter’s Society - Paducah

California State Fair

Empty Spools - Asilomar

Marin Needlepeople’s Show

Marin Needlepeople’s Show

Marin Needlepeople’s Show

Expo V - France

Fairfield Fashion Show


Alameda County Fair

Empty Spools - Asilomar

Marin Needlepeople’s Show


Alameda County Fair

Alameda County Fair

Alameda County Fair

California State Fair


Marin Needlepeople’s Show

Alameda County Fair

Empty Spools - Asilomar

Marin Needlepeople’s Show

Marin Needlepeople’s Show

Porsche Parade Art Show

West Coast Quilter’s Conference

Alameda County Fair

Alameda County Fair

Fairfield Art Show

Marin Needlepeople’s Show

Marin Needlepeople’s Show

Marin Needlepeople’s Show

Marin Needlepeople’s Show

Pleasanton Art League Show

Alameda County Fair

Alameda County Fair

Alameda County Fair

Alameda County Fair

Alameda County Fair

Alameda County Fair

Livermore Art Show

Marin Needlepeople’s Show

Marin Needlepeople’s Show

Alameda County Fair

Alameda County Fair

Alameda County Fair

Alameda County Fair

Alameda County Fair

Quilt/Garment

Mont St Michel Memories

​Mont St Michel Memories

​Tico Rocks!

Tangle Falls

The Thinker

​Tico Rocks!

Modern Log Cabin​

​Mont St Michel Memories

​Porsche Parade!

​Mont St. Michel Memories

​Mont St. Michel Memories

​Skyrockets in Flight Over San Francisco

​Tangle Falls

Skyrockets in Flight Over San Francisco


​​Skyrockets in Flight Over San Francisco

It's a Jungle Out There
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The Dawn of Time

Pentecost

Rendezvous in Florence

Ahhh......Venice

Ahhhh.....Venice

If You're Going to San Francisco, Be Sure to Drive Your Porsche

Benediction

Rheingau Tour

Ahh…Venice


May the Force be With You

Swinging Beginning


Rites of Spring

High Flight, Roses for Remembrance & Celebrate the Material World

Fire! Coat

Wedding Road Trip

Benediction

Minnesotan Farewell

Where the River Meets the Sea (quilt)

Earth Angel

Benediction

Where the River Meets the Sea (quilt)

Parisian Ninepatch

Come to the Water

Burg Hornberg Castle

Into the Light

Come to the Water

Catch a Wave

Into the Light

4 Journal Quilts


Starry Starry Night

Geissbachfall

On The Road Again

High Flight

High Flight

On the Road Again

Firestorm Jacket

Fairies Still Live Here

Cascade

The Kiss

On the Road Again

Cascade

The Kiss

No Chickens in the Garden!

Here There Be Lions

The Moonspinners

Cascade

Bridalveil Falls Creek Bridge

The Kiss

Cascade

New Day Dawning

Rites of Spring


Winter Wolf

The Penitent Woman

Into the Light


Yosemite Falls

Oriental Dreams

We Are Family

Girls’ Day Out at Tumwater Falls

Quilting Teacher of the Year

Morning Glory Vest

Filament Fantasy

Olympic Tribute

Girls’ Day Out at Tumwater Falls

Olympic Tribute

Girls’ Day Out at Tumwater Falls

Bienvenue au Pont du Gard


Olympic Tribute

Sandcastle Dreams

Girl of the Limberlost

Go Now and Do Likewise


Roses for Remembrance

Monet Memories

Roses for Remembrance

Dragonfly Dreams Vest

Monet Memories II



Miniature Parisian Nine Patch

Jardin a Giverny

Monet Memories II

Roses for Remembrance

Roses for Remembrance


Parisian Nine Patch

Mermaid Lagoon (Wearable)

Parisian Nine Patch


Parisian Nine Patch

Rites of Spring


Winter Wolf

Imagine Peace on Our Planet

Rites of Spring

Where the River Meets the Sea (dress and coat)

Parisian Nine Patch

Where the River Meets the Sea (dress and coat)

Where the River Meets the Sea (dress & coat)

Parisian Nine-Patch

Feed the Birds (dress)

Monet Memories

Parisian Ninepatch

Midnight Blues (vest)

Feed the Birds (ensemble)

Still Fishing - Somewhere

Imagine Peace on Our Planet

Midnight Blues (Vest)

McArthur-Burney Falls

Still Fishing - Somewhere

First Catch

Winter Wolf

Feed the Birds (Garment)


Rites of Spring


Imagine Peace on Our Planet

Rites of Spring (quilt)


Mermaid Lagoon (ensemble)

The Dawn of Time


Rites of Spring


Asilomar Sunrise (vest)

The Rites of Spring

Celebrate the Material World


Asilomar Sunrise (vest)


The Dawn of Time

Asilomar Sunrise (vest)


Mermaid Lagoon (Vest, Jacket, pants)

Where the River Meets the Sea


First Catch

Rites of Spring


Mermaid Lagoon (ensemble)

Catch the Falling Snow

Celebrate the Material World


Falling Leaves (ensemble)

Celebrate the Material World

McArthur-Burney Falls

Asilomar Sunrise - Vest

Winter Wolf

Mermaid Lagoon Ensemble


Imagine Peace on Our Planet

The Dawn of Time/Only the Shadow Knows

Your Children Are Not Your Children

Winter Wolf

Asilomar Sunrise (ensemble)

The Dawn of Time

The Cosmic Racetrack

Lord of the Rings - Revisited


Winter Wolf


The Dawn of Time/Only the Shadow Knows

McArthur-Burney Falls

Winter Wolf

The Dawn of Time/Only the Shadow Knows

Jacket

McArthur-Burney Falls

Old Dead Tree

Celebrate the Material World

Special Exhibit - Prizewinners sponsored by AIQA

Wild Things in the Night Garden


Lord of the Rings

Mermaid Lagoon Jacket

Winter Wolf


Winter Wolf

Music of the Night (ensemble)

Summer’s Gone - Coat

Music of the Night


Water of Life

Island Girl

Twisted Ribbons - (sweatshirt contest)

Come Fly With Me

Prepare Ye the Way

Dumpkopf Shirt

Twisted Ribbons Jacket

Pentecost

Flamboyancy Rising (ensemble)

Point Lobos

Point Lobos

Victorian Easter Suit

Water of Life

Pentecost

Kaleidoscope

Pachelbel Canon in D

Peasant Dress

Yosemite Sunrise

Feed the Birds dress

Rainbow Connection

Easter Dress

Yosemite Sunrise

The Rainbow Connection

Yosemite Sunrise

Suede Jacket

Come to My Garden

Through My Window

Smocked Dress

Birds in Flight

Award

Second Place

​Honorable Mention

​1st Place

Viewers' Choice, 1st Place

Third Place

​Best of Show, 1st Place

Judge's Favorite​

​Best Pictorial

​First Place, 2nd Viewers' Choice

​Best of Show, First Place

Honorable Mention-World

​Best Embellishment

​Second Place

Best of Show, 1st Place, Judge's Choice

​Best Embellishment

First Place

​Chosen for Tactile Architecture

Chosen as Cover of magazine

First Place

Second Place- Wall Quilts

Honorable Mention for the World

First Place & Viewers' Choice


Chosen for both exhibitions

Viewers’ Choice & First Place

Members’ Choice Award


Accepted for exhibition

Accepted for exhibition/book, travelling exhibition

Accepted for exhibition

Published in book


First Place

First Place

Best Use of Color

First Place4

Best in Show

Best in Show, First Place

First Place

Judge’s Choice, 2nd Place

Best of Show

Viewer’s Choice

Chosen for Tactile Architecture

Chosen for exhibition

Second Place

First Place

Chosen for Tactile Architecture exhibit

In special Journal Quilt exhibition and chosen for Journal Quilt book

Chosen as Designer

First Place

Honorable Mention

Third Place

Third Place

Best Interpretation of Theme

Honorable Mention

Accepted into traveling show

Best in Show

Most Memorable Quilt

Best of Show

Honorable Mention in World 

Best in Class

Chosen for I Remember Mama Exhibit

Chosen for traveling exhibition

Second Place

First Place

Second Place

Third Place

Judge’s Choice

Chosen as designer 

Chosen for traveling exhibition


Chosen for traveling exhibition

Chosen for traveling exhibition

Chosen for traveling exhibition

S
econd Place

Third Place

Honorable Mention

Third Place

QT of the Year

Honorable Mention

Best in Class

Third Place

First Place

Second Place

First Place

Honorable Mention


Guard’s Award

Third Place

Honorable Mention

Third Place - Other


Second Place – Mixed Bed Quilt

First Place – Wall Hanging

Second Place

Honorable Mention - in traveling show

Juried into “Crossing Boundaries” competition, traveled for a yr, including Expo VII in Strasbourg

First Place- “Other” Category

Second Place

Blue Ribbon

Blue Ribbon

Judge’s Choice, Viewer’s Choice, First Place, Best in Class

First Place - Pictorial Wall

First Place - Wearables

Representational Design Award + Second Place

Best of Show

Best of Show, Viewer’s Choice, People’s Choice

Third Place

1st Place-Theme Category

1st Place - Wall Hangings

3rd Place - Garments

Judge’s Choice

2nd Place Viewer’s Choice-wearables

Third Place - wearables

Best in Class

Viewer’s Choice - wearables

First Place

Second Place

First Place wearables

First Place wearables

Best in Show

2nd Place Viewer’s Choice

Second Runner-up wearables

Viewer’s Choice

Second Place

Honorable Mention

Second Place

Viewer’s Choice, Judge’s Choice


Honorable Mention


Viewer’s Choice 2nd Place

Best in Class Judge’s Choice & People’s Choice

First Place, People’s Choice

First Place


First Place, Best in Show, Special Award - Fair Employees’ Favorite

Best in Show

Second Place

Best of Show- Committee’s Choice, Viewers Choice 1st Place

Award of Merit, Best of Show Competition

Third Place

Award of Merit


People’s Choice, Blue Ribbon

Selected as Designer, traveled for year, & to Japan

Honorable Mention

Blue Ribbon, Best in Class, People’s Choice, Judge’s Choice

First Place, Viewer’s Choice

Blue Ribbon, Best in Class

Committee’s Choice - First Place; Viewer’s Choice/Second Place

First Place

First Place

Honorable Mention

Judge’s Choice & People’s Choice

Second Place

Best of Show


First Place and Best in Class

Best in Class, Blue Ribbon

Second Place

Honorable Mention

Honorable Mention

Second Place

Best of Show/Crystal Trophy

Honorable Mention


Award of Merit (2nd), Art quilt, small


Best of Show

First Place

Honorable Mention

Accepted for Competition

Judge’s Choice - Second Place

First Place & Best in Class

Third Place

First Place

No prizes given, invitational only

Selected as designer – garment traveled for a year

First Place

People’s Choice - Third Place

First Place, 2 Judge’s Awards, Best in Class

First Place

Best in Show

Honorable Mention

Award of Merit, Best of Show Competition

First Place, Best in Class

Second Place

Judge’s Choice – First Place

Best in Class

Best in Class

Honorable Mention

First Place

First Place, Best in Show

First Place

1 of 10 Artist’s Awards

Honorable Mention

Honorable Mention

Best in Class

Judge’s Choice, First Place

Honorable Mention

First Place

Third Place

First Place

First Place

2nd Place

First Place

1 of 10 Artist Awards

Third Place

Best in Class

Second Place

Second Place

Second Place

Honorable Mention

First Place

There is vitality, a life-force, a quickening that is translated through you into action. And because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. If you block it, it will never exist through another medium. It will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is…It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. - Martha Graham

"We can do no great things, only small things with great love."  - Mother Theresa

"When the eye, the hand, and the heart come together, that's when you get the greatest art." - David Hockney
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