National Juried Show Winners!

Winter Sunset by Colette Dumont won both Best of Show and Viewers’ Choice.

The CQA/ACC is pleased to announce the winners of the National Juried Show 2021. The awards were announced Thursday, June 17 at the opening ceremony for Quilt Canada 2021, a virtual Celebration of Quilting in Canada, and the Viewers’ Choice award was announced at the closing ceremony on Saturday, June 19.

Both Best of Show and the Viewers’ Choice went to Colette Dumont for Winter Sunset, a quilt inspired by the sunsets that Colette sees on her rural property.

The Best of Show award is sponsored by Janome, and the Viewers’ Choice award by Bernina of Canada.

Abstract and Improvisational

Third Place – Sponsored by Unique Sewing
Cityscape by Peter Byrne

Second Place – Sponsored by Unqiue Longarm
Circles by Victoria Gray

First Place – Sponsored by Fibre Art Network (FAN)
On The Grid by Chriss Coleman

Art Depiction of Human or Animal Form

Third Place – Sponsored by eQuilter
Galapagos Land Iguana by Sue Sherman

Second Place – Sponsored by eQuilter
Once Upon A Time by Lise Belanger

First Place – Sponsored by eQuilter
Amanda Pocha by Fuzzy Mall

Landscapes and Still Life

Third Place – Sponsored by Heirloom
Late Winter Eden by Elizabeth McDowell Heagy

Second Place – Sponsored by Unique Quilting
Succumbing to the Elements by R. Leslie Forbes

First Place – Sponsored by Sew Easy
Dahlias in the Garden by Susan van Goethem

Textile Translations

Third Place – Sponsored by Best Press
Swans Mate for Life by Bridget O’Flaherty

Second Place – Sponsored by Odif
Lady Baltimore (ain’t singin’ the blues) by Carol Russell

First Place – Sponsored by Gütermann Creativ
In the Morning Light by Roxanne Nelson

Patterns/Books/Magazines or Social Media

Third Place – Sponsored by Next Stop Englehart Quilt Guild
Hungarian Rhapsody by Kim Caskey

Second Place – Sponsored in Memory of Shirley Rutledge by her quilting friends
Aloha by Georgette Ehr

First Place – Sponsored by Heat n Bond
Springtime in My Flower Garden by Marlene Speed

Traditional – Wall and Bed Quilts

Third Place – Sponsored by The Grace Company Canada
Rhombus Rules by Tannis Fahlman

Second Place – Sponsored by The Grace Company Canada
It Takes a Village by Sonia Darby

First Place – Sponsored by Lisa Webster in memory of Jean Webster
Starflower by Mariya Waters

Modern Wall and Bed Quilts

Third Place – Sponsored by eQuilter
Alien Blooms by Katherine Dossman

Second Place – Sponsored by eQuilter
Yin Yang by Jo Albutt

First Place – Sponsored by eQuilter
Mid Century Modern by Susan Madu

Miniature (Traditional, Contemporary, Art or Modern)

Third Place – Sponsored by Kootenay Quilters
Jagged Peak by Pat Borecky

Second Place – Sponsored by Mayflower Quilters Guild
Idle Hands II by Katie Pidgeon

First Place – Sponsored by The Grace Company Canada
Winter Sunshine by Joanne Love

Awards of Excellence

Excellence in Domestic Machine Quilting – Sponsored by Aurifil, Erie Quilt Art
Starring You by Peter Byrne

Excellence in Hand Quilting – Sponsored by Clover
Fickle Pickle Clan by Linda Crouch

Excellence in Longarm Quilting – Sponsored in Memory of Shirley Rutledge by her quilting friends
Golden Galaxy by Natasha Bugarin

Excellence in Workmanship for Appliqué – Sponsored by Lisa Webster in memory of Jean Webster
Birds, Blooms and Butterflies by Tuddy (Ellen) Mathieson

Excellence in Workmanship for Piecing – Sponsored by Bernina of Canada
La Passion by Melissa Bieman

Excellence for Work by a First-time Exhibitor – Sponsored by Heat n Bond
Peek-A-Boo by Susan Lett

Excellence in Innovation from an Original Design – Sponsored by Bernina of Canada
Thom Brow by Fuzzy Mall

Excellence in Threadwork using Wonderfil – Sponsored by Wonderfil Specialty Threads
Pleased to Meet You …Hope You Guess My Name by Barb Virtue

Excellence for a Group Quilt – Sponsored by Clover
The Gift by Cheryl Thomson, Shona Barbour, Barb Kulka, Jean Jones, Peggy Pirillo, Gail Horvath, Traceyanne Crawford, Elisabeth Geller, and Christine McDowell

Judge’s Choice (Valerie Hazelton) – Sponsored by Schmetz
Wild Blueberry Picking Party by Brigitte Villeneuve

Judge’s Choice (Tracey Lawko) – Sponsored by Gütermann Creativ
Margaret by Christine Earl

Judge’s Choice (Kathy Wylie) – Sponsored by Olfa
Joy by Katie Pidgeon

Dorothy McMurdie Founders Award – Sponsored by Elna
A Summer Christmas by Mariya Waters

Best of Show – Sponsored by Janome
Winter Sunset by Colette Dumont

Viewers’ Choice – Sponsored by Bernina
Winter Sunset by Colette Dumont

Congratulations to all of the winners! Photos of all quilts entered into the National Juried Show 2021, including the winners, will be available to view in the coming days.