Exhibition opened today, results of the judged portion of the exhibition

The Canberra Quilters Members' Exhibition opened today, in conjunction with the Craft and Quilt Fair, at EPIC in Canberra.
The judging portion of the show was held on Tuesday, 6 August. Images of these quilts and clothing will be on the website soon. Here are the results (long):

Category 1

Bed Quilt (non-professional)

1          23- Snowflake, Lynda Nikolovski

2          2- Big Blue, Joanne Barraclough

3          20- Spinning Tops, Gwen Leonard

Highly Commended -24- Cooper's ABC, Robyn Oats

Category 2

Bed Quilt (professional)

1          35- Raconteur- The Storyteller's Collection,

Cinzia White

2          34- Summer Trails, Anne Haddad

3          97- Fond of Flora, Cindy Watkins

Category 3

Wall Quilt (non-professional)

1          43- Street Art #1, Laraine Culnane

2          36- Canberra Warmth, Dell Armistead

3          38- 17-5641 Colour of the Year, Joanne Barraclough

Highly Commended -54 -Tree of Delight, Kathryn Labour

Category 4

Wall Quilt (professional)

1          70- Bottles, Nobuko Miyake

2          69- Baltimore or Less! The Stately Eight, Helen Godden

3          72- Blue Wren, Cindy Watkins

Highly Commended- 68- Wind Over Katatjuta, Jenny Bowker

Category 5

Mixed Media Quilt (open)

1          81- Silent Killer, Robyn McPherson

2          82- Meadow Argus, Stephanie Newman

3          79- Disappearing, Annette Horvath

Highly Commended -77- Waterway Warfare, Patrise Dowling

Category 6

Art Quilt (open)

1          86- Earth, Air and a Memory of Water, Jenny Bowker

2          96- Flying Colours: Eclectus Parrots- An Eclectic Pair, Brenda Gael Smith

3          90- Canberra, Helen Godden

Highly Commended- 95- Riparian Zone, Judy Robinson Whitty

Category 7

Group Quilt (open)

1          100- Only Way We are Going to Get There, Ann-Maree Jacobs

2          101- Barrier Reef, Beth Miller

3          98- Serengeti, June Browne

Category 8

Commercially-Quilted Quilt (open)

1          126- The Feather Beast: Slayed, Angie Wilson

Quilted by Sunflower Quilting - Raylee Bielenberg

2          113- Flying Free, Robyn McPherson

Quilted by Kay's Quilting - Kay White

3          125- Santa and Friends, Margaret Vinning

Quilted by Altogether Quilting - Helen Smith

Category 9

Challenge Quilt (open)

1          130- Canberra Narrative - Celebrating a Century, Frances Buscombe

2          136 - Night D'lite, Colleen Reed

3          138- Celebrating the Canberra Way, Elizabeth Rose

Highly Commended- 135- Moonlit Backyard, Kay Provins

Category 10

Tiny Treasure Quilt (open)

1          146- Colour Swirl, Patricia Butron

2          156 - Snails in the Storm, Sue Wood

3          151- Tako Bowl, Wendy Saclier

Highly Commended- 155-Triangle Tangle, Sandy ThompsonCategory 11

Creative Clothing - Classic

1          157- These Boots are Made for Walking, Dell Armistead

2          161 - Poppy Parade, Kay Provins

3          158 - East Becomes West, Louise Fredericks

Category 12

Creative Clothing – Art to Wear

1          163- Remembering Virginia Avery, Sandra Farley

2          166- Cleo's Collar, Helen Rose

3          167- Garden Border, Dawn Wilson

Category 13

Creative Clothing - Accessories

No awards made

Category 14

Creative Clothing - Challenge

1          176- My Centenary Garden, Donna Sunderland

2          174- Canberra- It Takes All Kinds to Make This City, Elizabeth Rose

3          172- Celebration, Sandra Farley

Highly Commended- 170 -Time is Something Money Cannot Buy, Dell Armistead

Category 15

Quilts by children in primary school

1          178- Autumn Breeze, Kristina Butron

2          181- Owls Are in the Air, Caylin Thompson

3          180- Brick Path, Hamish Newman

Highly Commended- 179- In the Garden, Gabbi Ciacia

Category 16

Quilts by youths in secondary school

1          183 - Sunrise Birds, Emma Hodgkinson

2          184 - My Dream Beach, Talitha Thompson

3          182- Mother Nature, Maddy Ciacia

SPECIAL AWARDS

Bernina Best of Show

86-  Earth, Air and a Memory of Water, Jenny Bowker

Bernina Amateur Encouragement Award

43- Street Art #1, Laraine Culnane

Best Use of Colour

126- The Feather Beast: Slayed, Angie Wilson

Chiatanya Designs Embellishment Award

138- Celebrating the Canberra Way, Elizabeth Rose

Retaining the Tradition

115- Retreat Station, Janelle Noack

Excellence in Hand Quilting

70 - Bottles, Nobuko Miyake

Claire Ayling Batik Award

8- Not Quite a Rainbow, Janet Cruise

Modern Quilting Award

19 - Across the Universe, Michelle Law

Bernina Excellence Award for a Junior Quilt Maker

183 - Sunrise Birds, Emma Hodgkinson

Margaret Armistead Award (for a first-time exhibitor)

43 - Street Art #1, Laraine Culnane

Allan Armistead Award (for a first-time junior exhibitor)

182- Mother Nature, Maddy Ciacia