Houston 2017 -- Contest Quilts Part 2

Hi all -

Here are contest quilts from the rest of the categories from Houston this year. So many wonderful quilts!!

Embellished

Come Into Bloom by Eun-suk Lee

Basket of Flowers by Rhonda Dort

The End of the Drought by Jan Reed

Lucifer by Cathy Wiggins

Starburst by Susan Stewart (3rd place)

Therapy by Betty Pillsbury

Hope Rising by Eileen Daniels

Really "Wild" Flowers! Third Season by Sharon Schlotzhauer (2nd place)

The Bleaching by Linda Steele

Love by the Moon, Live by the Sun by Jackie Hillman

3547 Redfox Circle...Life by Sandra Branjord (honorable mention)

Field Sketch -- Cornflower by Noriko Nozawa (1st place)

Group

Service for 12 by Tracy Back and the Rambling River Art Quilters

The English Garden by Tomoko Takeuchi and 8 Friends

Anne's Favorite Cherry Tree Road in Avonlea by Mutsuko Shindo and 9 Friends

Enchantment by Julie Brandon, Kathi D. Everett & Valerie J. Schultz (honorable mention)

Shadow Dancing by Tomoko Tsunoda and 10 Friends

Direction Optional by Stephanie Ruyle, L Chahley, K Foster, H Goodwin, M Debetaz, MR Charbonneau, F Ronaghan, D Jeske, A Sullivan & K Vojtechovsky, quilted by C Perrigo

Infinitely Poppy Field by Yoko Sakaguchi and 10 Friends (3rd place)

Four Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Page Johnson, Mary Reinhardt, Dee Legvold & Nathan Carter (1st place)

The Bonds by Takashi Kusaka and 7 Friends

Handmade

From Olive Country by Naoko Sasaki

Present from Mother by Yoko Ogihata

Promenade of Dahlia by Naomi Ootomo

Memory in Blue by Yasuko Sugaya (3rd place)

The Spirit of Flowers by Mayumi Mutou

Time Traveler From Byzantine by Masako Kumagawa

A Time of the Madder Red by Toyoko Nakajima (2nd place)

Innovative Applique

Receiving Grace by Elizabeth McDowell Heagy (honorable mention)

Diaspora: Journey to Sanctuary by Mary Kay Fosnacht

Judgement of Osiris by Georgia Spalding Pierce

The Iron Throne by Candace West (honorable mention)

Hothouse Hybrids by Liz Jones (3rd place)

Turkish Treasures by Pat Holly (1st place)

Whimsical Bicycle by Sally Manke

I Love Mucha by Mariko Miwa

Night Hawk by Claudia Clark Myers & Marilyn Badger

Raven by Claudia Barner

Innovative Pieced

Unfurling by Frieda Anderson (1st place)

Uptown Rail Fence by Maria Shell (3rd place)

Sunset in Maui by Rebecca Belsaas & Rebecca Smith

Summer Memory by Yoshiyuki Ishizaki (honorable mention)

Floor -- Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes by Pat Connally (2nd place)

Merit Quilting, Hand

Longing for Persia by Ishihara Kiyoko

Cauterskill Rising by Janet Atkins

Santa Maria del Fiore by Mieko Sasano (honorable mention)

Elegance by Elsie Campbell (2nd place)

Happy Quilt by Chizuko Ito (3rd place)

Flower News by Sachiko Chiba (1st place)

Merit Quilting, Machine-Frame

First Frost by Jan Hutchison (2nd place)

Star of India by Kristin Vierra (1st place)

Black Pearl by Natasha de Souza Bugarin & Aline Bugarin (honorable mention)

Wickedly Green by Deborah Poole (3rd place)

The Navigator's Star by Aline Stefane de Souza Bugarin & Natasha Bugarin

Merit Quilting, Machine-Stationary

Hwasung Fortress by Mikyung Jang

Annabelle's Wedding Feast by Kathleen Rountree

Adventures in Wonderland by Fabia Diniz Mendonca (1st place)

Sapphires on Snow by Norma Ippolito

Atrapasuenos by Isabel Munoz Bueno

Zen by Yuko Murakami (3rd place)

The Recipe of Happiness by Anna Orduna Pons (2nd place)

Chemical Attraction by Swan Sheridan

Miniature

Whirlygig by Linda Crouch (1st place)

Modern Love by Megan Farkas

Share and Share Alike by Betsy Vinegrad

Little George by Debby Eades

Mini V by Grace Sim (honorable mention)

Copper Pennies by Amy Pabst (2nd place)

Rose Mandala by Kumiko Frydl (3rd place)

Mixed Technique

Finding One's Path by Michal Peter-Anderson

Paradise in Bloom by Mary Ann Schuckel & Cathy Hughes

Advance to Tomorrow by Miyoko Watanabe

Kaleidoscope Ammonite by Kimberly Lacy

Drama Queen by Claudia Clark Myers & Marilyn Badger

Scent of Flowers by Tomoko Arai

Oh, Dear! by Christine Yi (1st place)

The Twisted Sister by Margaret Solomon Gunn (2nd place)

Baskets and Blooms by Rita Warnock (3rd place)

Surface Design

Disparity by Karlee Porter (1st place)

Treasure by Betty Hahn

Blossoming by Diane Rusin Doran (2nd place)

Stand Up by Becky Grover

Old Timer by Suzan Engler (honorable mention)

Woven Journey by Claudia Pfeil (3rd place)

Mudra by Melissa Sobotka

Traditional Applique

The Four Queens by Victoria Rondeau

Flower Vine by Susan Byrne

For Such a Time as This by Kathy K. Wylie (1st place)

Rejoice by Molly Hamilton-McNally (3rd place)

Art of the Ancient World by Robin Gausebeck

Wonderland by Renae Haddadin & Karen Kay Buckley

Wind of June by Ritsuko Uchida

Wrapped Up in Fragrance of Rose by Mizue Matsuda (Founders honorable mention)

My Town and Country by Shirley Guier (judge's choice - Stevii Graves)

Family Reunion by Barbara McCraw

Girona Flower Time by Manoli Lozano-Lozano

Thanks Friends by Eriko Kubo (2nd place)

Traditional Pieced

Hullabaloo by Valli Schiller

Jewels by Amy Pabst (2nd place)

Near and Far by Wilma Moss & Floyd Moss

Magnetic Attraction by Gail Stepanek & Jan Hutchison (3rd place)

Another Day at the Office by Pauline Salzman

Diamond Effervescence by Beth Nufer & Clem Buzick (1st place)

That does it for the contest quilt categories. I'll finish my Houston blog posts next time with the big winners. Love to leave the best for last!!

Nancy