Original Sewing & Quilt Expo’s 2023 Quilt Contest was a spectacular exhibit showcasing 50 amazing quilts juried from talented quiltmakers across the country. The entries submitted represent an extremely wide range of artistic skill and ability. Entrants competed for thousands in cash prizes and awards. Kathryn Zimmerman, NACQJ certified judge selected the award-winning quilts at the Expo in Lebanon, TN.
2023 Winners
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Best of Show is awarded a Ribbon and $2,000
Audra Rasnake | Hosanna
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Expo's Choice is awarded a Ribbon and $1,000
Vanessa McCallum | Twilight in the Woods
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First Place Artisan Division is awarded
a Ribbon and $500
Spring Weeks | Love in Black and White
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First Place Master Division is awarded
a Ribbon and $500
Barbara Clem | Spring Breeze
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NACQJ Award of Merit
Sandy Curran | Georgia
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Viewers' Choice is awarded a Ribbon and $500
Linda Roy | Berry Blue
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First and Second Place winners in each category are awarded a Ribbon
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First Place 102 Artisan
Small Appliqué or Art Quilt
Spring Weeks | Love in Black and White
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First Place 103 Artisan Large
Traditionally Pieced Quilt
Heather Horton | Dreaming in the Diamonds
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First Place 104 Artisan Large
Appliqué or Art Quilt
Joanne Sorrentino | A Rose for Sue - A Tribute
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First Place 202 Master
Small Appliqué or Art Quilt
Jackie Perry | Mouse Pad
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First Place 203 Master
Traditionally Pieced Quilt
Audra Rasnake | Psalm of Autumn
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First Place 204 Master
Large Appliqué or Art Quilt
Audra Rasnake | Hosanna
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Second Place 102 Artisan
Small Appliqué or Art Quilt
Ruth Anne Yax | Emerald Moth
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Second Place 103 Artisan Large
Traditionally Pieced Quilt
Diana Papin | My Blue Diamond
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Second Place 104 Artisan Large
Appliqué or Art Quilt
Karen Belker | Garden in Purple
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Second Place 202 Master
Small Appliqué or Art Quilt
Sandy Curran | Georgia
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Second Place 203 Master
Traditionally Pieced Quilt
Sherril Harris | Squared Ornaments
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Second Place 204 Master
Large Appliqué or Art Quilt
Barbara Clem | Spring Breeze
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All Finalists listed below receive an exclusive swag bag from Original Sewing & Quilt Expo. Contest open to residents of the U.S. only.
Kathryn Zimmerman, NACQJ certified judge
Kathryn Zimmerman gained her National Certification with the National Association of Certified Quilt Judges in 2022. She is a quilter, show competitor, quilt judge, teacher, and program presenter with more than 20 years of experience in the wonderful world of quilting. She has made over 60 quilts and has won awards at the national and regional level including five Best of Show. Her quilts have been published in American Quilt Society’s Calendar and Quilt Art Engagement Book. She has judged shows and given lectures and workshops in the Southeastern United States including North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia.
Kathryn states that judging quilt shows give me the opportunity to share with quilters a fair and professional critique of their artistic work. Several areas of the quilting process are evaluated based on design and overall construction. My desire in these evaluations is to affirm details that are done well as well as give inspiration and suggestions to the quilter as support to reach a higher level of creative ability.
Kathryn gives lectures on the specifics of quilt judging and trunk shows of her award-winning quilts. Many of her quilt creations contain a mix of piecing, machine applique, and embellishments. She teaches classes in several methods of machine applique, as well as techniques for achieving precision piecing.
Kathryn’s past professional career was in public school teaching and administration. She is a member of the Burnsville and Asheville, NC quilt guilds in which she has held several leadership positions, including coordinating the judging floor for the Asheville Quilt Show, one of the largest quilt shows in the south. She lives in Mars Hill with her husband Herbert and dachshund, Odie, on a 60-acre century farm where three grandchildren play and hopefully realize the need to hold on to the land of their ancestors.
Previous Quilt Contests
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2023 Finalists
The overall strength of the entries is breathtaking. The entries submitted represent a vast range of artistic skills and abilities. In selecting the group of finalists, the jury looked at overall excellence and the following criteria: creativity, workmanship and design choices.
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Artisan Division
102 Artisan Small Appliqué or Art Quilt
Deep Sea Turtle
Sonja Barrie
Bonnie the Boxer
Sue Bartlow
My Rose Garden
Sue Bartlow
Keep on Climbing
Cathy Henn
Let It Be
Jennifer Hope
Chickadee-Dee
Rachael Logsdon
El Diablo
Nanelle Strong
Love in Black and White
Spring Weeks
Emerald Moth
Ruth Anne Yax
Crazy, Happy Zen
Ruth Anne Yax
103 Artisan Traditionally Pieced Quilt
Tennessee Crossroads
Kristi Baughman
I Like Mine Spiked
Amy Chaney
Quilted by Linda Hallatt
Round and round
Kristin Driscoll
Circle of Life
Nancy Ebert
Quilted by Carol Cronk
Down the Rabbit Hole
Emily Herbster
Quilted by Ashley Jurney
Dreaming in the Diamonds
Heather Horton
Barbie the Fashionista Friendship Star quilt
Karla Hromyak
Garden Stars
Jamie Leote
Smitten in the Garden EPP
Jamie Leote
Rainbows, Diamonds, and Stars Scrappy Quilt
Kathy Mott
My Blue Diamond
Diana Papin
Quilted by Andrew Lee
Crimson Poppy
Dyanne Perkes
Quilted by Lynn Perkes
Dakota's Splendor
Deborah Thomas
Quilted by Cheryl Johnson
Bang
Lynn Wells
Scroll The Old Testament
Lois Womack
104 Artisan Large Appliqué or Art Quilt
Garden in Purple
Karen Belker
Mary Traxler - blocked quilt and binding
Fox Nap
Tracey Carothers
Quilted by Barbara Thomas
Sherill Carothers - binding
My Dear Ones
Carol Cronk
Penns Woods
Diane Hackenberg
Come Sit a Spell
Cathy Henn
Twilight in the Woods
Vanessa McCallum
The Lobsterman
Claudia Nicholson
Zoo Family Portrait
Linda O'Connell
A Rose for Sue - A Tribute
Joanne Sorrentino
Quilted by Rose Bell
Happy Days at Balboa Bay
Sandra Usher
Quilted by Julie Williams
My Whimsical Quilt Garden
Lois Womack
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Master Division
202 Master Small Appliqué or Art Quilt
Georgia
Sandy Curran
Stitching In the Garden
Felice Dahlhausen
Quilted by Mel Pickering
Angels
Pamala Hicklin
Mouse Pad
Jackie Perry
Identity
Lynn Rinehart
203 Master Traditionally Pieced Quilt
These Colors Should Run
Rachel Ivy Clarke
Squared Ornaments
Sherril Harris
Psalm of Autumn
Audra Rasnake
Eat Dessert First
Lynn Rinehart
204 Master Large Appliqué or Art Quilt
Spring Breeze
Barbara Clem
Critters Down Under
Anne Marcellis
Which Way Edna?
Anne Marcellis
Hosanna
Audra Rasnake
Berry Blue
Linda Roy
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