Enter Either/Both: Winter Quilt Show Challenge or Fiber Contest
WMQFA Winter Quilt Show Challenge
New this year! Both the Challenge and Fiber Contest will be judged (judges are NACQJ Certified Judge Carol Butzke & Candidate Judge for NACQJ Certification Program Mary Wolter). We will still be awarding a Viewer’s Choice as well.
“Funky Fractals” is the 2024 WMQFA Winter Quilt Show Challenge Theme! A fractal is a never-ending pattern, even across different scales, like flowers, snow flakes, and even some quilt patterns. Get creative!
You may use any color fabrics. All pieces must be 15” square to be hung on point. Click here for details.
Enter Your Fiber Art Piece or Quilt in the Contest
2024 Entry Information
· To enter your piece(s), bring it/them and completed entry form on one of the dates listed below. To ensure your entry is one of the limited pieces accepted, please complete the online form, save as a pdf (your last name-piece name as filename; this is best done on laptop/desktop with Adobe PDF installed) and email to winterquiltshow@wiquiltmuseum.com in advance of drop-off dates. Check the website for any last minute updates in drop off times.
· Please read Contest Rules thoroughly and prepare your entry(ies) prior to your arrival.
· Entries will be stored in a secure environment until transfer to the show.
Entry Drop-off Times & Location
Thursday-Saturday, February 1-3, 10am-4pm
Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts: N50W5050 Portland Road, Cedarburg, WI (no admission required to drop off)
Contest Rules
o All categories will be judged, except for Viewer’s Choice.
o $5 entry fee per item.
o Viewer’s Choice voting will be open from 9am-4pm.
o Each entry may only win one award, except Best of Show and Viewer’s Choice.
o Winners will be designated by ribbons for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Viewer’s Choice winner will be announced virtually after the show.
o Entry must not have been exhibited in previous Winter Quilt Show events.
o Entries must have been made in the two years prior (Mar 2022-Feb 2024).
o The Winter Quilt Show reserves the right to re-categorize any entry.
o The name of every person that stitched on the entry, including the quilter, must be listed.
o You do not need a sleeve, the entries will be hung with hangers.
o If your entry does not have a label, please safety pin one to the back with your contact info.
o Entries may be retrieved at the conclusion of WQS between 4:30 - 5:00 pm or at Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts at the following dates/times: Sun, Feb 11, 18, 25, 12-4pm; Wed-Sat Feb 14-17 and Feb 21-24, 10am-4pm.
o Entries not claimed by March 31 become the property of WMQFA.
o Entries may be delivered to WMQFA during the dates and times listed or may be mailed to the museum.
o Delivery cost for entries not made in person are the responsibility of the entrant. Return label and postage must be included and are the responsibility of the entrant.
o We reserve the right to limit accepted entries due to exhibit space constraints. To ensure your entry is one of the limited pieces accepted, please complete the online form, save as a pdf (your last name-piece name as filename; this is best done on laptop/desktop with Adobe PDF installed) and email to winterquiltshow@wiquiltmuseum.com in advance of drop off dates.
o Entry limit of five per person.
o Entries should be submitted folded, with the reverse side and label showing.
2024 Prizes
Prizes per category: 1st Place $25, 2nd Place $15, 3rd Place $10, except Best of Show at $100 & Viewer’s Choice at $50. All entries will be judged, except overall show Viewer’s Choice.
Winners will be designated by ribbons for 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place. Viewer’s Choice winner will be announced via the museum’s Barn Blast and on this page a few days after the show ends.
1. Large Quilt (any technique, perimeter measures greater than 280”): Soap Escape
2. Lap Quilt (any technique, perimeter measures between 160”-280”): Ye Olde Schoolhouse
3. Small Quilt (any technique, perimeter measures less than 160”): Marvyda & Naomi
4. Modern Style Quilt (any size): Blue Bar Quilts, Inc.
5. Improv/Art Quilt (any size, non-traditional): Blue Bar Quilts, Inc.
6. Youth under 18 (made entirely by entrant): Heuer’s Sewing Center
7. Miscellaneous Sewn/Quilted (decor, personal/table accessories, wearables): Pins & Pieces Quilt Shop
8. Fiber Art (not quilted - knit, crochet, woven, lace, tatted, needlework, etc.): Ye Olde Schoolhouse
9. New This Year! Barn Quilt (wooden, 24” x 24” max size, limited to 10 entries): Pitchfork Quilt Pieces
10. Challenge Quilt ($50): The Quilting Connection/Handi-Quilter
11. Best in Show ($100): Barn Door Quilts
12. Viewer’s Choice ($50): Ye Olde Schoolhouse
2024 Winter Quilt Show Award Winners
Congratulations to all the winners! All contest entries, except Viewer’s Choice, were judged this year.
Best Vendor Booth
Sewing Basket, Booths #406-407
Best of Show
Sponsored By: Barn Door Quilts
“The Wind from the Southwest”
Created by: Margaret Fisher
Quilted by: Cheri Allison
Viewer’s Choice Winner
Sponsored by: Ye Olde Schoolhouse
“Traveling Garden”
Created by: Erin Fodor & Susan Ayres
Quilted by: Cindy Paulson
Best Challenge: Funky Fractals
Sponsored By: The Quilting Connections/Handi-Quilter
“Funky Fractals”
Created & Quilted By: Laurie Pighetti
Large Quilt: 1st Place
Sponsored By: Soap Escape
“The Wind from the Southwest”
Created by: Margaret Fisher
Quilted by: Cheri Allison
Large Quilt: 2nd Place
“Traveling Garden”
Created by: Erin Fodor & Susan Ayres
Quilted by: Cindy Paulson
Large Quilt: 3rd Place
“Memory of a Masterpiece”
Created by: Judy Goldammer
Quilted By: Kathy Holz
Large Quilt: Honorable Mention
“Pokeberry Quilt”
Created By: Margaret Gawlik
Quilted By: Laurie Krebsbach
Large Quilt: Honorable Mention
“My Octopus Garden”
Created & Quilted By: Kathy Foster
Lap Quilt: 1st Place
Sponsored By: Ye Olde Schoolhouse
“Sunshine Daydreamer”
Created & Quilted By: Julie Dreckmann
Lap Quilt: 2nd Place
“Silver Shores”
Created by: Grace Kragness
Quilted by: Ellen Ison, Corner to Corner Quilting Racine
Lap Quilt: 3rd Place
“Hello Fall - Thankful”
Created By: Lori Weavers
Quilted By: Karen Franks, Lilynut Quilting
Lap Quilt: Honorable Mention
“Scrap Heaven”
Created by: Maribeth Schmit
Quilted by: Betsy Rasmussen
Lap Quilt: Honorable Mention
“Pearl, Ice, Ash”
Created & Quilted By: Heidi Parkes
Small Quilt: 1st Place
Sponsored By: Maryvda & Naomi
“Shibori and Sashiko”
Created & Quilted By: Maribeth Schmit
Small Quilt: 2nd Place
“Tulips of Portofino”
Created & Quilted by: Marla Morris-Kennedy
Small Quilt: 2nd Place
“Nantucket”
Created by: Lori Weavers
Quilted by: Karen Franks, Lilynut Quilting
Modern Style Quilt: 1st Place
Sponsored By: Blue Bar Quilts, Inc
“Ballyhoo”
Created & Quilted By: Kathryn Barbian
Modern Style Quilt: 2nd Place
“Citrus Splash”
Created & Quilted by: Chris Lynn Kirsch
Modern Style Quilt: 3rd Place
“Boing!”
Created by: Ellie De Lia
Quilted by: Angie Paniagua
Improv/Art Quilt: 1st Place
Sponsored By: Blue Bar Quilts, Inc
“Magical Thinking Attempt No 8”
Created & Quilted By: Heidi Parkes
Improv/Art Quilt: 2nd Place
“A Walk in the Paper-y Woods”
Created & Quilted by: Chris Lynn Kirsch
Improv/Art Quilt: 3rd Place
“ECOnnection”
Created & Quilted by: Diane Murtha
Improv/Art Quilt: Honorable Mention
“Mixed Emotions, Romeo & Juliet”
Created & Quilted by: Judy Valentino
Miscellaneous Sewn/Quilted: 1st Place
Sponsored By: Pins & Pieces Quilt Shop
“Quilted Bag”
Created & Quilted By: Sherilyn Klamm
Miscellaneous Sewn/Quilted: 2nd Place
“Sun Blues”
Created by: Marjorie Carlson
Quilted By: Stephanie Leisering
Miscellaneous Sewn/Quilted: 2nd Place
“Halloween Runner”
Created & Quilted by: Maribeth Schmit
Fiber Art: 2nd Place
“Just Starting to Snow Again”
Created by: Paula Parker
Fiber Art: 3rdPlace
“Crocheted Shrug”
Created by: Sherilyn Klamm
Barn Quilt: 1st Place
Sponsored By: Pitchfork Quilt Pieces
“Cracked Pepper”
Created by: Christine Meyer
Barn Quilt: 2nd Place
“Woven Star”
Created by: Christine Meyer
Questions?
Please contact us at winterquiltshow@wiquiltmuseum.com
Winter Quilt Show | winterquiltshow@wiquiltmuseum.com | 262-546-0300 | Sat. Feb 11, 2023, 9am-4pm | Washington County Fair Park, West Bend, WI