2023 Black Canyon Quilt Show Photos
Special Awards and Quilting Awards

Best of Show
Bea the Bear – Contemplation
Original design and quilting by Margaret Noah

Judges Choice, Nancy Fuka
Dresden-ology
Pieced and quilted by Debbie Watkins

Judges Choice, Terri Miller
The Cabin Door
Original design and quilting by Margaret Noah

Presidents Choice, Sue Palmer
My Town and Country
Pieced by Mary Ann Start, quilted by Gale Smith

Montrose Center for Arts Choice
Innocents
Original design and quilting by Paula Straw

Mayors Choice
Glowing Wedding Ring
Pieced by Betty Favier, quilted by Gale Smith

Viewer's Choice
Meditation
Pieced by Margaret Noah, quilted by Gale Smith

NACQJ Award
Innocents
Original design and quilting by Paula Straw

Best Professional Machine Quilting
Piecing by Margaret Noah, quilted by Gale Smith

Best Non-professional Machine Quilting
Wensleydale
Pieced and quilted by Patricia Renolds Heath

Best Computer Aided Machine Quilting
Structure
Pieced and quilted by Denise Betts

Best Non-Movable Machine Quilting
49 Etoiles
Pieced and quilted by Marilyn Mudge

Best Hand Quilting
Wildflower Garden
Laurel Sitki
Applique Quilt Awards

Applique, Large Quilt
1st Place
Birds in Spring
Appliqued by FQWC applique Group, quilted by Glenda Davis

Applique, Large Quilt
2nd Place
Nature’s Garden
Appliqued by Verna Mullet, quilted by Glenda Davis

Applique, Large Quilt
3rd Place
Childhood Memories
Appliqued by Caroline Ellerman, quilted by Glenda Davis


Applique, Small Quilt
2nd Place
Prickly Home
Appliqued and quilted by Carolyn Ray

Applique, Small Quilt
3rd Place
Stars
Appliqued and quilted by Sonia Sanderson
Art, and Challenge Awards

Art
1st Place
Bea the Bear – Contemplation
Original design and quilting by Margaret Noah

Art
2nd Place
The Cabin Door
Original design and quilting by Margaret Noah

Art
3rd Place
Cosmos
Original design and quilting by Paula Straw

Challenge
1st Place
Maggie’s Dresden
Made by Verna Mullet

Challenge
2nd Place
Something Old, Something New, Something Dresden, Something Blue
Made by Patricia Reynolds Heath

Challenge
3rd Place
Farm Life Favorites
Made by Jean Hatfield
Mixed Technique Awards

Mixed Technique, Small
1st Place
East Wind
Pieced and quilted by Paula Jean Millsapps

Mixed Technique, Small
2nd Place
Innocents
Original design and quilting by Paula Straw

Mixed Technique Small
3rd Place
Sunshine Cove
Made by Verna Mullet

Mixed Technizue Large
1st Place
Grandmothers’ Flower Garden
Made by Sue Peters, and Mary Ross, quilted by Glenda Davis

Mixed Technique, Large
2nd Place
Meditation
Pieced by Margaret Noah, quilted by Gale Smith

Mixed Technique, Large
3rd Place
Grandmother’s Garden Quilt
Pieced/appliqued by Valerie Lange, quilted by Gale Smith
Pieced Quilt Awards

Small
1st Place
Wishing Star
Pieced by Betty Omgiv, quilted by Ladybugz

Small
2nd Place
Old Glory
Pieced by Mary Ross, Carolyn Casedy and Glenda Davis, quilted by Glenda Davis

Small
3rd Place
Open Options
Pieced and quilted by Nancy Kenton

Medium
1st Place
Papyrus
Pieced and quilted by Bonnie Bucknam

Medium
2nd Place
Spring Fever
Pieced by Betty Favier, quilted by Melody Maskus

Medium
3rd Place
Log Cabin Sampler
Pieced by Joyce Camping, quilted by Sheryl Wardlaw

Medium Large
1st Place
Anemone
Pieced by Bonnie Noland, quilted by Peggy Murrell

Medium Large
2nd Place
Gaebryel’s Games
Pieced and quilted by Glenda Davis

Medium Large
3rd Place
Stars for Amy
Pieced by Elizabeth Binder, quilted by Laurie Gerse

Large
1st Place
Winter Solstice
Pieced by Jan Daoust, quilted by Judy Clay

Large
2nd Place
Vintage Blossom
Pieced by Lois Gier, quilted by Gale Smith

Large
3rd Place
49 Etoiles
Pieced and quilted by Marilyn Mudge