Congratulations to all of our 2024 Australian Quilt Show Challenge Winners!
Best of Show Grand Prize Winner:
Tathra Wharf by Gloria Loughman
Runner Up to Best of Show:
Mexican Hats by Susan Sheath
Emerging Talent (Entrants 21 years and under as of December 31, 2022)
First Prize
Twisted Blocks by Oliver Waite
Runner Up
My Funky Pony by Zoe Morson
Embroidered by Hand or Machine
First Prize
Seeing Red by Janine Judge
Runner Up
Birdsville Birds by Glenys Elliot
Judges’ Commendation
‘”Desert in Bloom” cocktail outfit by Vivienne Crisell
Recycled and Restyled
First Prize
The Silk Road by Susan Sheath
Runner Up
Apple Isle Series: Ploughed Fields and a Van Gogh Sky by Lynne Hargreaves
Judges’ Commendation
An Eve Reborn by Ronda Hazell
Pieced and/or Appliqued Quilt
First Prize
Ripples and Blooms by Joanne Johnson
Runner Up
Isabel by Lyn Keogh
Judges’ Commendation
The Secret Garden by Sarah Fielke
Art or Pictorial Quilt
First Prize
Tathra Wharf by Gloria Loughman
Runner Up
Window to Paradise by Janine Judge
Judges’ Commendation
Desert in Bloom by Vivienne Crisell
Traditional Quilt
First Prize
Why yes, my favourite colour is red! by Jane Rundle
Runner Up
Stabilimenta by Tanya Hadfield
Judges’ Commendation
Eye See You by Susan Lane
Modern Quilt
First Prize
Mexican Hats by Susan Sheath
Runner Up
Conundrum by Belinda Betts
Judges’ Commendation
Diamond Dog by Sue De Vanny
Special Awards
Judges Choice Award – from Isabella Ceravolo
Abundance by Bernardine Hine
Judges Choice Award – from Deborah Segaert
Mexican Hats by Susan Sheath
Judges Choice Award – from Marianne Roberts
Desert in Bloom by Vivienne Crisell
Best Use of Colour
Biamond Dog by Sue De Vanny
Best Themed/Pictorial Quilt
Bee Connections by Judith Wilton
Best Abstract Quilt
Canopy 24 by Anna Brown
Best Hand Work
Ripples and Blooms by Joanne Johnson
Best Machine Quilting with a medium or longarm machine
Diamond Dog by Sue De Vanny
Best Machine Quilting with a domestic machine
Mexican Hats by Susan Sheath
Best Wholecloth Quilt
Painted Pink by Barbara Mellor
