Hello Fellow Quilters!
I am excited to announce this year’s winners at the Archuleta County Fair in the quilt Categories. We had 32 quilts entered into the Fair with five people entering for the first time. Our quilts were beautiful and varied and people enjoyed viewing them.
Thank you to all who helped at the Fair this year. It made all the intake, judging, hanging, voting, and take-down run smoothly.
- Grand Champion is Marquette (Marky) Mabry with her hand appliqued wool wall hanging
- Reserve Champion is the “Mountain Triptych” Wall hanging by Susan Smith, Heather Lundquist, and Shar Short
- Judge’s Choice is “Panache” by Cathy Duggan
- First Time Entry Award is “Jenny Beyer Stars” by Suzy Rutan
First Place Winners for their categories are:
- Large Bed Quilt: Cookie Bouslaugh – Hocus Pocus
- Medium Bed Quilt: Lisa Price – Glacier Star
- Small Bed Quilt: Pat Haynie – Molas from Panama
- Large Wall Hanging: Susan Smith, Heather Lundquist, and Shar Short – Mountain Triptych
- Medium Wall Hanging: Wanita Martin – Christmas
- Small Wall Hanging: Marquette Mabry – Wool Garden
Second Place Winners for their categories are:
- Large Bed Quilt: Wanita Martin – Wandering Bears
- Medium Bed Quilt: Suzy Rutan – Jenny Beyer Stars
- Small Bed Quilt: Wanita Martin – Western Cross
- Large Wall Hanging: Nancy Wert – Heart Bargello
- Medium Wall Hanging: 10 Colorado Animals
- Small Wall Hanging: Cathy Duggan – Panache
Third Place Winners for their categories are:
- Large Bed Quilt: Jan Golden – Pagosa Summer
- Medium Bed Quilt: Pat Haynie – Hopi Baskets
- Small Bed Quilt: Janet Kubelka – Pappy’s Cars
- Large Wall Hanging: Cathy Duggan – Solstice
- Medium Wall Hanging: Kathy Pfister – Elk Wall Hanging
- Small Wall Hanging: Candace Door – Peelapalooza
For the Challenge Quilt Voting our winners are:
- First Place: Mountain Triptych by Susan Smith, Heather Lundquist, and Shar Short
- Second Place: 10 Colorado Animals by Susan McAdams
- Third Place: Peelapalooza by Candace Door
Congratulations to all the winners!
Submitted by Janet Kubelka, Fair Coordinator