Q.U.I.L.T. Guild of NW Arkansas

Details for the 14th annual event can be found on the right hand side of this page.

President —  Kathy Garringer
Vice President —  David Moran
Secretary —  Rose Lawrence
Treasurer —  Barbara Hamernik
Quilt Show Chair —  Diane Crandall
Co-chair —  TBA
Program Chairs —  Nora Krein; Sandra Vetter
Membership/Directory Chair —  Mattie Sweat
Co-Chair —  Jo Kelly
Newsletter —  Melissa Davis
Publicity —  Leeanna Walker
Ways & Means —  Carol Parrish
Co-Chair —  Sandra Vetter
Vendors —  Betty McKee
Hidden Stitches —  Natalie McCrory
Librarian —  Sherri Shaw
Pat Anglin Cuddly Quilts for Kids Chairs —  Lou McClellan; Janice Berry; Diana Gilchrist
Properties Chair —  Barbara Hamernik
Co-Chair — TBA
Retreat Chair —  Toni Fenton
Co-Chair —  Jennie Wehrenberg
Sunshine & Shadows —  Lovina Payton
Blog Chair —  Sheila Bayles
Photographer —  Judy Vander Ham

Piece Keppers from Yukon, Okla., will  have our June  27 program. The meeting is ay 7 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Springdale.

http://www.piecekeepersonline.com/

http://www.historicarkansas.org/whatsnew/newsDetail.aspx?id=265

Link to slide show

http://secure.smilebox.com/ecom/openTheBox?sendevent=4d7a59334e4455794d44453d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link&partner=neverblue

Follow this link to a slideshow of the quilts exhibited in our 2013 show.

Quilt Show 2013

The winner of our beautiful raffle quilt is QUILT member Sharon Slavek of Springdale.

Congrats to Sharon – and are we all just a bit green with envy?

Final vendor list. There has been one cancellation due to illness.

Country House Quilting
& Quilt Shop
Pea Ridge, AR 72751
(479) 451-8978
10-11
Dogwood Quilting
Ava, MO 65608
(417) 683-4700
dogwoodquilting.net

Wonder Arc Designs
Shawnee, OK 74804
(405) 550-0613
www.wonderarc.com

Punkin Patch Craft Designs
Granbury, TX 76049
(682) 465-6570
punkinpatchcraftdesigns.blogspot.com
Rogers Sewing Center
Rogers, AR 72757
(479) 636-8240
www.rogerssewingcenter.com
12-13

Sew In Heaven
Holiday Island, AR 72631
(479) 253-0770
www.sewinheaven.com

Ritie’s Quilt Shop
Paragould, AR 72450
(879) 240-3955

Bead Ranch
Stillwater, OK 74074
(405) 624-8717
www.sherrillmlewis.com

The Thoughtful Thimble
Lexington, OK 73051
(405) 919-9835
www.thethoughtfulthimble.webs.com

Sew N Sew Quilt Shop
Pea Ridge, AR 72751
(479) 451-1685
www.sewnsewquiltshop.com

Lonesome Pine Quilts
Elkins, AR 72727
(479) 601-6011
lonesomepinequilts.com

Piece Keepers
Yukon, OK 73099
(405) 210-0138
www.piecekeepersonline.com

Bittersweet Quilts
Joplin, MO 64804
(417) 627-9555
www.bittersweetquilts.com
22-23
Jenny Bugs Quilting
Plano, TX 75093
(972) 306-2784
www.jbugsquilt.com
31-32
Bob’s Shop
Pittsburg, KS 66762
(620) 249-8050

Sew Simple Quilt Shoppe
Ozark, MO 65721
(417) 582-8383
www.sewsimplequilts.com

Sew Graceful Quilting
Rogers, AR 72756
(479) 372-7403
www.sewgracefulquilting.com

PS Sparkle Designs
Bella Vista, AR 72715
(949) 413-3278
www.PSsparkle.com

The complete list of 2013 quilt show winners:

Best of Show: “Bentonville Square”, Van Go Go Girls,; Karen Kielmeyer, quilter.
Judge’s Choice: “The Garden Path”, Nora Krein; Sonja Koch, quilter.
Art Quilts
1st Place: “If Only it Was That Easy”, Karen Harmony, maker and quilter.
2nd Place: “Morning Walk in the Garden”:, Margie Langanke, maker and quilter.
3rd Place: “Golden Habitat”, Therese Ramsey, maker and quilter.
Honorable mention: “He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not” Barbara Hancock, maker and quilter.
Baby Quilts
1st Place: “Spring Garden Bunnies”, Margie Langanke.
2nd Place: “Rabbit Babies”, Stella Day.
3rd Place: “Baby Broate Quilt”, Debra Moore.
Bed Hand Applique Quilts
1st Place: “Pinwheels”, JoAnn Collier; Darlene Szabo quilter.
2nd Place: “Bouquets for Christmas Day”, Debra Eversole; Linda Lundquist quilter.
3rd Place: Reflections of the Past Pumpkin Seed”, Karen Harmony maker and quilter.
Bed Hand Quilted Quilts
1st Place: “Mary’s Japanese Quilt”, Mary Pumphrey, maker and quilter.
2nd Place: “Fast and Easy Stars”, Loneta Blevins; Wilma Townzen quilter.
3rd Place: “Morning Gory”, Maude Ervin; Mary Walker quilter.
Bed Machine Applique Quilts
1st Place: “Bunny Bright”, JoAnn Collier; Darlene Szabo quilter.
2nd Place: “Pretty and Paisley”, Nora Krein; Sonja Koch quilter.
3rd Place: “Chickens”, Rosie Davis; Pat Coppola, quilter.
Bed Machine Quilted Quilts
1st Place: “Watercolor Chain”, Debbie Corter; Pam Goggans, quilter.
2nd Place: “Stars in My Eyes”, Carol McCutcheon; Linda Lundquist quilter.
3rd Place: “Farmers Market: Vegetable Stand”, Karen Harmony, maker and quilter.
Honorable mention: “Farmers Market: Fruit Stand”, Karen Harmony, maker and quilter.
Bed Mixed Technique Quilts
1st Place: “On Our Winding Ways” , Barbara Hancock; Sonja Koch quilter.
2nd Place: “Miami Sun and Sea”, Barbara Hancock; Sonja Koch, quilter.
3rd Place: “Hearts and Flowers”, Janice Berry; Marilyn Gore, quilter.
Honorable Mention: “Baskets on Point” Linda Hancock; Bella Vista Methodist Quilters.
Honorable mention: “Under the Mistletoe”, Carolyn Vest; Marilyn Gore, quilter.
Bed Pieced Quilts
1st Place: “There’s One in Every Crowd”, Dorothy Day; Karen Kielmeyer, quilter.
2nd Place: “Granny Squares”. Sharon Phillips; Pam Goggans, quilter.
3rd Place: “What Snowmen Do When No One is Looking”, Mary Knapp; Karla Kuklaw, quilter.
Honorable mention: “Finally! Enough Roses”, Karen Harmony, maker and quilter.
Honorable mention: “The Garden Path”, Nora Krein; Sonja Koch, quilter.
Honorable mention: “Tonga Rhapsody”, Hazel McFall; Karen Kielmeyer, quilter
Beginner’s Quilts
1st Place: “Project Habitat”, Lisa Ramsey Holk, maker and quilter.
2nd Place:”Flower Boll”, Carolyn Sherry, maker and quilter.
Guild Challenge Quilts
(Theme: Holiday; had to include a churn dash block; top eight selected for submission to Ultimate Guild Challenge competition sponsored by American Quilter’s Society)
1st Place: “Easter Basket”, Therese Ramsey, maker and quilter.
2nd Place: “The Dragon Roared”, Dorothy Day; Karen Kielmeyer quilter.
3rd Place: “May Day”, Jeanette Strickert, maker and quilter.
Honorable mention: “Easter Basket”, Barb Hamernik, maker and quilter.
Others selected:  “Jack& Me”, Leeanna Walker; Karen Kielmeyer, quilter.
“Black Cat Dash”, David Moran; Karen Kielmeyer quilter.
“Hearts Forever”, Mary Knapp, maker and quilter.
“Christmas Gifts”, Carol Parrish, maker and quilter.
Alternate: “Cross Roads”, Carolyn Sherry, maker and quilter.
Large Applique Wall Hangings
1st Place: “Chocolate Bunnies”, Barbara Hancock; Darlene Szabo, quilter.
2nd Place: “Trees and Seasons”, Barbara McPhee; Darlene Szabo, quilter.
3rd Place: “Four Corners”. Carol Parrish; maker and quilter.
Honorable Mention: “Three Geishas”, Margie Langanke, maker and quilter.
Honorable Mention: “Chocolate BonBons” Kay Harmon; Darlene Szabo, quilter.
Large Pieced Wall Hangings
1st Place: “Venetian Tiles”, Suzie Johnson; Karen Kielmeyer quilter.
2nd Place: “Serendipity”, Debbie Corter; Pam Goggans, quilter.
3rd Place: “Transition”, Sandra Vetter; Karen Kielmeyer, quilter.
Honorable mention: “Spool Quilt”, Therese Ramsey, maker and quilter.
Honorable mention: “Momma’s Touch” Nora Krein; Therese Ramsey, quilter.
Miniature Quilts
1st Place: “Walking Squares”, Suzie Johnson, maker and quilter.
2nd Place: “Peppermint Twist”, Pamela Adamson, maker and quilter.
3rd Place: “Feathered Medallion”, Barb Hamernik, maker and quilter.
Other Techniques
1st Place: “Embroidered Baskets:, M.L. Featherston; Darlene Szabo, quilter.
2nd Place: “Elon’s Life”, Kathy Turner, maker and quilter.
Pictorial Quilts
1st Place: “Blaze of Glory”, Sharon Holladay, maker and quilter.
2nd Place: “Vincent”, Anne Marie Steeneck, maker and quilter.
3rd Place: “Gogh Hen”, Jan Williams, maker and quilter.
Small Wall Hanging Quilts
1st Place: “Coneflowers”, Therese Ramsey, maker and quilter.
2nd Place: “Innocence”, Carol McCutcheon; Linda Lundquist, quilter.
3rd Place: “Spring Fling Baskets”, Suzie Johnson, maker and quilter.
Honorable Mention: “5 Stars”, Betty Workman.
Honorable Mention: “Glory”, Jeannette Strickert.
Time Span Quilts
1st Place: “Carlee’s Quilt”, Loneta Blevins; Wilma Townzen, quilter.
2nd Place: “Doyle’s Fisher Boy”, Ola Mae Sherry; Carolyn Sherry, quilter.
3rd Place: “Beautiful Stars”, Loneta Blevins, Wilma Townzen, quilter.
Honorable Mention: “Downing Album Quilt”, Janice Berry; First United Methodist Quilters of Hastings, Neb.
Wall Hanging Mixed Techniques
1st Place: “Bentonville Square”, Van Go Go Girls; Karen Kielmeyer, quilter.
2nd Place: “Embroidered Basket Quilt:, Billie Peavey; Darlene Szabo, quilter.
3rd Place: “Doll Dresses”, Billie Peavey; Darlene Szabo, quilter.
Honorable Mention: “My Garden”, JoAnn Collier; Darlene Szabo, quilter.
Honorable Mention: “Doin’ It My Way”, Judy Schoeny; Darlene Szabo, quilter.
Honorable Mention: “Wild Coxcomb”, Kay Harmon, Darlene Szabo, quilter.

In case you missed/can’t find/don’t know/don’t remember:
Quilt show is April 12-13.
Hours are 9-6 Friday
9-4 Saturday
Benton County Fairgrounds in Bentonville
Admission is $5; children under age 12 free