Bernina Best of Show & Special Awards

Best of Show

Bernina Australia

 

Preston Dreaming by Merelyn Pearce

Preston Dreaming

Merelyn Pearce

In this final quilt,in the series of six, I have sought to highlight the influence of

Australian Aboriginal Art on the work of Margaret Preston who

strove to achieve a truly uniquely Australian artistic expression.

 

Best of Show 2001 Detail 1 Best of Show 2001 Detail 2 Best of Show 2001 Detail 3
Detail images of Preston Dreaming

 

Special Awards

Down Under Quilts
Best Use of Colour Award

Sponsor:

Freedom by Helen Godden

Freedom

Helen Godden

Retaining the Tradition Award


Red, Green Again by Shirley Gibson

Red, Green Again

Shirley Gibson

Best Reproduction Inspired by An Antique Quilt Award

Sponsor:
Quiltsmith

A Wing & a Prayer by Sarah Fielke

A Wing & a Prayer

Sarah Fielke


 

Contemporary Art Quilt Award

Sponsor: SEWN

Bushwalk: FLora #2 by Anna Brown

Bushwalk: Flora #2

Anna Brown

Best Use of Dyes & Pigments

Sponsor: Batik Oetoro

Gwenda's Journey by Julie Haddrick

Gwenda's Journey

Julie Haddrick

Hanger's Prize

Sponsor:
Caroline Sharkey

Preston Dreaming by Merelyn Pearce

Preston Dreaming

Merelyn Pearce


 

Awards for Excellence in Quilting

Excellence in
Hand Quilting
(Open)

 

Sponsor: Oz Quilts

Red, Green Again by Shirley Gibson

Red, Green Again

Shirley Gibson

Narelle Grieve Award for Excellence in Amateur Hand Quilting

Sponsor: JH Bonwick & Co
The Quilters' Guild of NSW

Way Beyond Baltimore by Linda Price

Way Beyond Baltimore

Linda Price

Excellence in Home Domestic Machine Quilting

 
Sponsor: Horn Australia

Mini Magic by Mariya Waters

Mini Magic

Mariya Waters

 


 

Encouragement Awards

Amateur Domestic
Machine Quilting Encouragement Award

Sponsor:
The Patchwork Heart

A Pinwheel Posie by Joanne Barraclough

A Pinwheel Posie

Joanne Barraclough

Bernina Amateur
Encouragement Award

 

Sponsor:
Bernina Australia

Living Colour by Josh Bonett

Living Colour

Josh Bonett

Bernina
Junior Quiltmaker Encouragement Award

Sponsor:
Bernina Australia

Spinning Waterwheel by Tegan Lawson

Spinning Waterwheel

Tegan Lawson

 


 

Judge's Choice

Amanda Daly
Judge's Choice

Shoji Screen (Rice Paper) Waves, Froth, and Bubbles by Dianne Johnstone
Shoji Screen (Rice Paper) Waves, Froth, and Bubbles

Dianne Johnston

Lorraine Downey
Judge's Choice

On the Amstel River by Denise Griffiths

On The Amstel River

Denise Griffiths

Jan Frazer
Judge's Choice

Vessels I by Beth Miller

Vessels I

Beth Miller

 


 

Viewers' Choice

First Prize

Sponsor:
Calico & Ivy

Freedom by Helen Godden

Freedom

Helen Godden

Second Prize (Tied)

Sponsor:
Charles Parsons

Star Dust by Keiko Arita

Star Dust

Keiko Arita

Second Prize (Tied)

Sponsor:
Charles Parsons

Southern Delight by Mariya Waters

Southern Delight

Mariya Waters



 

Photography by Bård Haerland

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