2016 SHOW WINNERS
Many thanks to Eugene McFarlane, for these images of all the prize-winning quilts at MQSA 2016
Best in Show | Viewers Choice | Judge’s choices
Collaborative or group quilts | Improvisational | Junior | Minimalist and/or use of negative space | Modern Traditional | Small
Best in Show (sponsored by Bernina)
Racheldaisy: Fair and Square
Viewers’ Choice (sponsored by My Sewing Supplies)
Di Jobbins: Levitation Fascination
Judge’s Choice, Anna Maria Horner (sponsored by Berry Quilt & Co and YouPatch)
Catherine Butterworth: The Miller’s Wheel
Judge’s Choice, Carolyn Friedlander (sponsored by 2 Green Zebras and YouPatch)
Wollongong MQG: For Harry Love KB15
Judge’s Choice, Lisa Cahill (sponsored by Leutenegger and YouPatch and Lisa Cahill)
Jane Davidson: One Bite, Paradise Lost
Collaborative or group quilts, 1st place (sponsored by Leutenegger)
Melbourne MQG: Never Forgotten
Collaborative or group quilts, 2nd place (sponsored by Craft Depot)
Wollongong MQG: For Harry Love KB15
Collaborative or group quilts, 3rd place (sponsored by Cottage Quiltworks)
Sydney MQG: NYE at the House
Collaborative or group quilts, Judges’ Commendation (sponsored by The Remnant Warehouse)
Sydney MQG: Break From Tradition
Improvisational, 1st place (sponsored by XLN)
Jess Wheelahan: Space Invaders
Improvisational, 2nd place (sponsored by Material Girls DownUnder and 2 Green Zebras)
Jess Frost: Scattered
Improvisational, 3rd place (sponsored by Frankenstein Fabric)
Lara Motta: Pinched Fruit
Improvisational, Judges’ Commendation (sponsored by The Remnant Warehouse)
Crystal McGann: Cross My Heart
Junior, 1st place (sponsored by Blessington)
Lucy Cameron: Butterflies
Junior, 2nd place (sponsored by Fabric Garden)
Elspeth Wright: Colour
Junior, 3rd place (sponsored by Polka Dot Tea)
Sofia Locke: Wreath & Berries
Junior, Judges’ Commendation (sponsored by The Remnant Warehouse)
Lulu McMahon: Rainbow Tears
Minimalist and/or use of negative space, 1st place (sponsored by Quiltsmith)
Lorena Uriarte: Positive : Negative
Minimalist and/or use of negative space, 2nd place (sponsored by AMQA)
Katherine Jones: Smoke
Minimalist and/or use of negative space, 3rd place (sponsored by Kate Quilts)
Grace Widders: Square Dance
Minimalist and/or use of negative space, Judges’ Commendation (sponsored by The Remnant Warehouse)
Justine Parker: Sonar
Modern Traditional, 1st place (sponsored by Material Obsession)
Rachaeldaisy: Fair and Square
Modern Traditional, 2nd place (sponsored by Victorian Textiles and Victoria Findlay Wolfe)
Catherine Butterworth: The Miller’s Wheel
Modern Traditional, 3rd place (sponsored by Lorena Uriarte and Bill Volckening)
Jess Wheelahan: Go Your Own Way
Modern Traditional, Judges’ Commendation (sponsored by The Remnant Warehouse)
Jess Frost: Off the Grid
Small, 1st place (sponsored by Annies Designs)
Jane Davidson: One Bite, Paradise Lost
Small, 2nd place (sponsored by GlideThreads/BusyQuilting and 2 Green Zebras)
Jane Frankham: SashingStash
Small, 3rd place (sponsored by Millhouse)
Kristal Cheneyr: Cabin Dash
Small, Judges’ Commendation (sponsored by The Remnant Warehouse)
Andi Herman: Clara
