2022 Quilt Competition Winners
Pacific International Quilt Festival
And Sew the Adventure Begins - Quilt Competition
Santa Clara, California October 13-16, 2022
Congratulations to our winners and all of the entrants who participated in this year's
Pacific International Quilt Competition!
TheYuko Watanabe BEST OF SHOW Award: #2036 Sweet Madame Blue by Margaret Solomon Gunn
The BERNINA Overall Best Sewing Machine Workmanship Award: #2007 Feed Sack Journey Completed! by Inger C Blood
The Baby Lock Overall Best Sewing Machine Workmanship Award: #1063 Monterey Kelp by Michelle Trimble
INNOVATIVE
First Place: #1037 The Year of the Masks by Rhonda Montgomery
Second Place: #1007 Gyrolicious by Linda Brown, Linda Finney & Marilyn Badger
Third Place: #1004 Time to Dance by Joanne Baeth
Honorable Mentions(2):
#1053 The Old Apple Tree by Sarah Ann Smith
#1065 Coffee & Cream by Lorraine Woodruff-Long
Best Sewing Machine Workmanship: #1002 Terraced by Thom Atkins
Best Longarm Machine Workmanship:#1057 LaCatrina by Cindy Stohn
Best Hand Workmanship: #1044 Nuptial Memories by Donna Louise Paulson
Best Use of Color: #1039 Carosel by Claudia Myers
Best Pictorial Quilt: #1014 Dall Sheep by Jodi L Davila
Best Interpretation of Theme: #1048 Yosemite Falls by Linda S Schmidt
TRADITIONAL
First Place: #2033 Autumn Swag by Linda M Roy
Second Place: #2015 Mocha Espresso Blender by Robyn Gragg
Third Place: #2016 Into the Sunshine by Patricia Heinrich Hechler & Joyce Hite
Honorable Mentions(2):
#2018 Then and Now by Kathy Ann Heystee
#2040 Warm Regards by Cecelia Westerfield
Best Sewing Machine Workmanship: #2020 When Will It Bee Spring? by Amy Lippitt
Best Longarm Machine Workmanship: #2002 Baked With Love by Linda Neal
Best Hand Workmanship: #2010 Hana Matsuri (Flower-Fest) by Mariko Kagawa Duenwald
Best Use of Color: #2041 California Log Cabin by Cecelia Westerfield & Suzanne McVicker
Best Pictorial Quilt: #2004 Flower Garden by Candice Ausbun
Best Interpretation of Theme: #2021 Act Two by Allison Alexis Lockwood
MID-CENTURY MOD/MODERN QUILT
First Place: #4034 Double Quatrefoil by Nelson Salsa
Second Place: #4041 Stepping Stones #2 by Jan Soules
Third Place: #4003 Polka Dots & Posies by Mel Beach
Honorable Mentions(2):
#4033 4-h by Stephanie Zacharer Ruyle
#4022 Differences by Karen Maple
Best Sewing Machine Workmanship: #4040 Moving Parts by Claire Victor
Best Longarm Machine Workmanship: #4014 Aura No.5 by Audrey Esarey
Best Hand Workmanship: #4013 Nachos by Judith D Epstein-Williams
Best Use of Color: #4031 Renew Anew by Elizabeth K Ray
Best Use of Negative Space: #4008 Inset Circles on Grid by Susan Braverman
Best Interpretation of Mid-Century Theme: #4009 No Signal by AnnMarie Cowley
WALL QUILT COMPETITION
Best Wall Quilt: #3052 Kolob Canyon by Sandra L Mollon
The Janome Best Sewing Machine Workmanship Award: #3005 Holiday Sampler by Inger C Blood
Second Place: #3096 Quiet Places by Jan Soules
Third Place: #3007 Someday… by Nancy S Brown
Honorable Mentions(2):
#3025 Rays of Summer by Nancy Ferguson
#3019 Old Round Barn by Pat Durbin
Best Longarm Machine Workmanship: #3028 Alhambra by Mary Anne Fontana
Best Hand Workmanship: #3024 Bridgeport, CA by Jeanie Paige Ferguson
Best Use of Color: #3088 Klaus’ Memorial Quilt Carollee Williams-Schuegraf
Best Interpretation of Theme:#3038 Casuarius Scarius by Audrey B Keebler
JUDGE’S CHOICE RIBBONS
Sue Nickels: #1040 Far, Far Away by Charlene Nelson
Julia McLeod: #3034 Compromise by Sonia Grasvik
Linda Schmidt: #3064 Healing by Jan Reed 
Pat Yamin: #2024 A Tribute to Jim by Sarah Jo McKee
VIEWER’S CHOICE
#2033 Autumn Swag by Linda M Roy