Australian Quilt Show Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the Australian Quilt Show:

Best of Show

Best of Show prize of $10,000 goes to Bronwyn Hill for her amazing quilt – ‘Horatio’!
“Horatio the Hippocampus came from the formidable structure and shape of the HMS Victory. Cutting a strong presence through the ocean. Simple beginnings from a detailed drawing on brown paper. Hand selected fabrics and detailed quilting create a form of strength and power, pushing forward from the ferocious crashing waves.“

Runner Up to Best in Show

at The Australian Quilt Show Awards goes to Linda Steele and her fabulous improv quilt ‘Freedom’

The statement says “The thrill of entering an amusement park is always exciting for me. The soaring roller coasters, the Ferris wheels and so many exhilarating attractions pulse to the sound of music, screams and cheers.“
See the winner and runner up along with the other Australian Quilt Show finalists, magnificent international exhibitions, Australian Quilt Show Finalists and so much more in the Quilt Show!
Total Prize Pool of $37,297 including $10,000 Grand Prize for Best of Show
$8900 in prizes
PLUS three Janome Sewing Machines each valued at $5,999
Winners get a choice of
Memory Craft 500E LE – an embroidery only model
Horizon Memory Craft 9410QC-
Skyline S7 AE
or the Memory Craft 9850 – an embroidery and sewing model
Each machine is valued at $5,999
CATEGORY: Emerging Talent 1ST PRIZE WINS A CHOICE OF A JANOME MACHINE
Winner  Mt Wellington  by Zoe Ford
CATEGORY: Embroidered by Hand or Machine Award
Judges Commendation   Ethereal Grove by Sarndrae Narcisi $100
Runner up   Royal Gaze by Janine Judge $250
Winner   The Kangaroos of Tidbinbilla by Beth Miller $500
CATEGORY: Recycled & Restyled
Judges Commendation    Mother Remembered by Kathryn McWilliam $100
Runner up   Patrol Puff by Denise Lamby $250
Winner   Picasso Appreciation by Glad Howard CHOICE OF JANOME MACHINE
CATEGORY: Pieced and/or Appliqued Quilt
Judges Commendation   Dear Jane a “Fait Accompli” by Merody Buglar $100
Runner up   Celebrate Thirty by Lyn Keogh $250
Winner   Royal Garland by Joanne Johnson $500
CATEGORY: Art or Pictorial Quilt Award
Judges Commendation   Therefore I Am by Susan de Vanny $100
Runner up   The Quilter by Katherine Jones $250
Winner   Horatio by Bronwyn Hill $500
CATEGORY: Traditional Quilt Award
Judges Commendation   A Long Way From Home by Melanie Hayden $100
Runner up   Songscape by Julie McAllister $250
Winner   Quilters Delight by Tracey Bareli $500
CATEGORY: Modern Quilt Award
Judges Commendation   A Year in a Melbourne Life by Anna Small $100
Runner up   Quilters Workout by Tania Tanti $250
Winner   Freedom by Linda Steele $500
AWARD: Best Use of Colour
Winner   A Year in a Melbourne Life by Anna Small $500
AWARD: Best Themed / Pictorial Quilt
Winner   Of Cabbages and Kings by Lynne Hargreaves $500
AWARD: Best Abstract Quilt
Winner   Red, Rock, River by Tania Tanti $500
AWARD: Best Hand Work
Winner   Royal Garland by Joanne Johnson $500
AWARD: Best Machine Quilting – With Medium or Longarm Machine
Winner    Quilters Delight by Tracey Bareli $500
AWARD: Best Machine Quilting – With Domestic Machine
Winner   Rainforest Kaleidoscope by Gloria Loughman $500
JUDGES CHOICE AWARDS BY:
Isabella Ceravolo: Frame by Frame by Janine Judge $100
Marianne Roberts: Blue Wren Visitors by Bev Butler $100
Judy Newman: Grid Pages by Sharon Nicholls-Thomson $100
AWARD: Best Of Show
Runner up  $400 plus CHOICE OF Janome machine –  Freedom by Linda Steele
Grand PRIZE Winner BEST of SHOW $10,000  Horatio by Bronwyn Hill $10,000
Congratulations to all the finalists and to all who entered.