2026 Quilt Competition Winners
Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza
National Quilt Competition
Oaks, Pennsylvania September 17-20, 2026
Congratulations to our winners and all the entrants
who participated in this year's
Pennsylvania National Quilt Competition!
Click on this link to download the Winners' List.
BEST OF SHOW:
#2005 Ruth’s Treasure by Marilyn Badger
The Bernina Best Sewing Machine Workmanship Award:
#1018 Beausoleil (Lovely, fair sun) by Mary B. Lorenz
FULL-SIZE QUILT COMPETITION
INNOVATIVE
First Place:
#1010 Changing Course by Robyn Gragg
Second Place:
#1036 Cathedral Trees by Angie Tustison
Third Place:
#1028 Karuah by Karen Hull Sienk
Honorable Mention:
#1022 Crossroads by Melanie Moschella
Honorable Mention:
#1034 Us by Robin Thomas
Best Hand Workmanship:
#1031 Echoes in Ochre by Kate Strazisar
Best Sewing Machine Workmanship:
#1011 One Glad Mornin’ by Robyn Gragg
Best Longarm Machine Workmanship:
#1038 Way Out by Lenny van Eijk
Best Use of Color:
#1029 Electric Portals by Jennifer Strauser
TRADITIONAL
First Place:
#2033 My “W” Quilt by Hattie F Williams
Second Place:
#2026 Marigold by Renee M Perlman
Third Place:
#2010 Belles Fleurs by Judith Craddock
Honorable Mention:
#2025 A Storm is Coming by Debora Odom
Honorable Mention:
#2002 York County, PA - Homeland 2 Sampler by Suzon Stauffer, Louise Klare & Sharon Angelo
Best Hand Workmanship:
#2006 Rabbits in the Garden Again by Gail Bates
Best Sewing Machine Workmanship:
#2011 Miami Meets Manhattan by Ben Darby
Best Longarm Machine Workmanship:
#2028 Patriotic Distelfink - Red, White and Blue, Renewed by Rachel Siegel & Unknown Vintage Tablecloth Embroiderer
Best Use of Color:
#2024 Winter Dance by Lori Memmen
MID-CENTURYMOD/MODERN QUILT COMPETITION
Best Mid-Century Mod Quilt:
#4011 Sip-Me-Some Mint Julep by an Emerald Pool by Jill Huntington
The Pfaff Best Sewing Machine Workmanship Award:
#4005 Peachtree Curves by Ben Darby
Second Place:
#4027 Cloverleaf by Betsy Vinegrad
Third Place:
#4002 Bioglyph by Susan Braverman
Honorable Mention:
#4013 Mod Mood by Julie Limbach Jones 
Honorable Mention:
#4020 Doodles by Jane Schiemer
Best Use of Color:
#4009 Tangent Edges #3 by Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry
Best Use of Negative Space:
#4028 Mirrored Lattice by Betsy Vinegrad
WALL QUILT COMPETITION
Best Wall Quilt:
#3034 Pandora’s Jar by Sheila H Riess
The BabyLock Best Sewing Machine Workmanship Award:
#3039 Elk Country by Karen Hull Sienk
Second Place:
#3014 The Gaze That Asks by Tina Freudenberger
Third Place:
#3020 Ode to the Humble Tree by Lisa Jenni
Honorable Mention:
#3017 Serenity by Christine Gillespie
Honorable Mention:
#3024 Cait and Magnum by Leigh Layton
BestMid-CenturyModWallQuilt:
#3022 Three Ring Circus by Jacqueline Laba
Best Hand Workmanship:
#3025 Alignment by Julie Limbach-Jones
Best Longarm Machine Workmanship:
#3028 Jellyfish Alchemy by Claire Crist Marks
Best Use of Color:
#3019 Living Earth, Still Breathing by Lisa Jenni
JUDGE’S CHOICE RIBBONS
Bobbie Bergquist:
#1037 Secret World by Angie Tustison
Paula Golden:
#1004 Into the Void by Michelle Bartholomew
Linda J Hahn:
#2027 Flowers for My Granddaughter by Judy Powell
VIEWERS’ CHOICE
#1011 One Glad Mornin’ by Robyn Gragg