34th Annual Quilt Exhibition Juried Quilts
Thirty-six quilts were entered into the juried exhibition this year. Congratulations to this year’s Quilt Exhibition Juror’s Choice and Billings Farm & Museum Staff Choice Award winners:
- Judi Simon-Bouton, White River Junction, VT, Square in a Square (#35), selected Colleen O’Neill;
- Linda Diak, Chester, VT, Edgar (#22), selected by Nola Forbes;
- Susan Damone Balch, Reading, VT, Salmo at Sea (#31), selected by Marti DelNevo; and
- Josette M. Jones, Windsor, VT, Diamonds and Hearts in the Stars (#8), Staff Choice Award.
Challenge Quilts
A challenge requires specific style and construction rules agreed upon by quilt guild members, designed to improve their quilting skills while they enjoy comparing results. This year’s challenge, met by 11 quilters from the Delectable Mountain Quilt Guild in the Bethel, Vermont area, was to create a quilted placemat, and the challenge quilt display will reflect that theme with a playfully set table. Challenge quilts are numbered 37-47.
People’s Choice Awards
More than 1,100 ballots were cast onsite and online for your favorite quilts! We are pleased to announce this year’s People’s Choice Awards!
Full size quilts: First place: Diamonds and Hearts in the Stars – Josette Jones, Windsor; Second place: Fiesta – Kathy Geagan, Brownsville; Third place: Peace – Sandra S. Palmer, Hartland.
Small/Medium size quilts: First place: Adoration of the Dragon Child – Mara Novak, Hartland; Second place: Blooming Batik Bouquets – Susan Hall, Hartland; Third place: Edgar – Linda Diak, Chester
