2024 Challenge Winners with Judges Comments
Viewer's Choice Sonja O'Shields
Viewer's Choice Sonja O'Shields
Viewer's Choice Sonja O'Shields
Loved how it tells a story. Wondered what the story was behind the words.
Liked the detailed quilting.
Loved the hearts quilted on sleeve.
Judge's Choice - Sue Bartlow
Viewer's Choice Sonja O'Shields
Viewer's Choice Sonja O'Shields
Love the dimension created by the layers in the hat.
Love small piece mosaic background.
The reflection on the skin, face, and glasses indicates the direction of the sun.
Best of Show - Beth Johansen
Viewer's Choice Sonja O'Shields
Best of Show - Beth Johansen
The 3-D tendrils enhanced her hair making the viewer almost feel the breeze blowing.
Her sunglasses still allowed the viewer to see the color of her eyes through her opaque lenses.
The quilted names of the cities she traveled to evoked treasured memories.
Challenge Winners Best 3-D
First Place - Sonya O'Shields
First Place - Sonya O'Shields
First Place - Sonya O'Shields
Loved how it tells a story. Wondered what the story was behind the words.
Liked the detailed quilting.
Loved the hearts quilted on sleeve.
Second Place - Lian Monikowski
First Place - Sonya O'Shields
First Place - Sonya O'Shields
Good beaded ring.
Loved derby hat and horseshoe reference.
Good shading.
Third Place - Denise Edge
First Place - Sonya O'Shields
Third Place - Denise Edge
Great library book background fabric.
Excellent incorporation of fabric.
Fun hair!
Best HAIR
First Place - Sally Bruer
Second Place - Keril Rieger
Second Place - Keril Rieger
Truly valued the amount of work the tiny pieces of hair required.
Stated realism of the glasses were impressive.
Portrait felt very recognizable.
Second Place - Keril Rieger
Second Place - Keril Rieger
Second Place - Keril Rieger
Loved the use of colored pencils and the different techniques used for the face, hair, and eyes.
Excellent use of collage.
Beautiful hat.
Best Realistic
1st Place - Pam Dean
2nd Place - Cindy Otwell
2nd Place - Cindy Otwell
Impressed with the photographic quality of the self-portrait.
Said the portrait quality is better than a DMV photo.
Flange on binding matches the blouse and really adds to the composition.
Most impressed with binding and flange corners. They were perfect.
2nd Place - Cindy Otwell
2nd Place - Cindy Otwell
2nd Place - Cindy Otwell
Good detail evidenced by the fish on the shirt.
Appreciated the gradation of the ocean by careful fabric choice. Enjoyed the waves especially.
Judge wanted to go there.
Best Non-Realistic
1st Place - Georgia Flanigan
2nd Place - Suzanne Beckinger
2nd Place - Suzanne Beckinger
The juxtaposition between joy and sorrow resonated with this piece.
Believed the flowers framing the face indicated hope of future joy while the embellishment of the eyes, lashes, and tears brought an expression of the sorrow’s life brings.
2nd Place - Suzanne Beckinger
2nd Place - Suzanne Beckinger
2nd Place - Suzanne Beckinger
From the fish scaled body to the tentacled hair, the quilting enhanced the golden mermaid.
Excellent use of background fabric and sparkly embellishments.
This quilt is about fun and I want to live there.
Rules
Create a Self-Portrait in Fiber
It sounds hard, but it's really not AND we have four opportunities to learn from other quilt artists. See links below.
It may be your inner you, the way you wish you looked, or the way you remember looking at some time in the past. Try to think of something that reveals the real you.
This is your opportunity to do something wild and
It sounds hard, but it's really not AND we have four opportunities to learn from other quilt artists. See links below.
It may be your inner you, the way you wish you looked, or the way you remember looking at some time in the past. Try to think of something that reveals the real you.
This is your opportunity to do something wild and crazy or take your creative skills to the next level by creating a realistic portrait in fiber.
2024 Challenge Categories
- Best Realistic
- Best Non-Realistic
- Best of Show
- Best Hair
- Best 3-D
- Viewers Choice
2024 Challenge Rules
- Width: 20” Length: between 8”-72”
- Any technique
- 2” hanging sleeve
- Only one judged entry per guild member
- Must have 3 Layers: top, batting, and backing