BERNINA Best of Show & Special Awards

 

All prize winners are offered a free valuation by QuiltNSW.

For more information about the quilts, download the Sydney Quilt Show 2016 catalogue (1.8MB PDF)

BERNINA Best of Show

 

BERNINA Australia

 

Whizz Bang! by Rachaeldaisy

Whizz Bang!

Rachaeldaisy

 

Statement: My exploration of folded point blocks such as Pine Burr, Somerset Star,

Pointed Star and an old Chinese folk quilt have resulted in a sampler

that is a whizz bang explosion of colour, form and fun!

 

BERNINA Awards

 

BERNINA Amateur
Encouragement Award

Sponsor:
BERNINA Australia

Love Entwined by Narelle Birchall

Love Entwined

Narelle Birchall

 

Design Source:

Esther Aliu

BERNINA Secondary Student Award

Sponsor:
BERNINA Australia

ANZAC Centenary by Kayley Simon

ANZAC Centenary

Kayley Simon


 

Retaining the Tradition Award

 

Love Entwined by Narelle Birchall

Love Entwined

Narelle Birchall

 

Design Source: Esther Aliu

 

Other Special Awards

Creative Use of
Colour Award

Sponsor:

FLowering Star by Catherine Butterworth

Flowering Star

Catherine Butterworth

Best Original Interpretation of a Traditional Quilt

Sponsor: Quiltsmith

Out of the Square by Di Jobbins

Out of the Square

Di Jobbins

Best Hand Made Quilt Award

Sponsor:
Patched & Pieced

My Baltimore by Gweneth Bono

My Baltimore*

Gweneth Bono



 

Contemporary Art Quilt Award

Sponsor:
Perivale Gutermann

Red Back by Wendy Nutt

Red Back

Wendy Nutt

Best Use of

Dyes & Pigments

Sponsor:
Batik Oetoro

Purple Harvest by Judi Nikoleski

Purple Harvest

Judi Nikoleski

Hangers' Prize

 
Sponsor:
Caroline Sharkey

A Secret Garden by Deborah Louie

A Secret Garden

Deborah Louie


 

*Design Source: Jeana Kimball

 

Awards for Excellence in Quilting

Narelle Grieve Award for Excellence in Amateur Hand Quilting

Sponsors:
Mr Ian Grieve
and QuiltNSW

John Hewson's Bird by Adrienne Blair

John Hewson's Birds Circa 1840*

Adrienne Blair

Excellence in
Hand Quilting
(Open)

Sponsors:
The Home Patch
and Maytime Designs

Tulips for Love by Judy Day

Tulips for Love

Judy Day


 

Excellence in Domestic Machine Quilting
(Amateur)

Sponsors: Matilda's Own and Australian Machine
Quilting Association

I Fiore by Beverly Mason

I Fiore**

Beverly Mason

Excellence in Domestic Machine Quilting
(Professional)

Sponsors:
Horn Australia
and MiniJumbuk

Sweet Calliope by Rachelle Denneny

Sweet Calliope

Rachelle Denneny

Excellence in Long Arm Machine Quilting (Open)

Sponsors: Matilda's Own and Australian Machine
Quilting Association

She Came Upon a Meadow by Karen Terrens

She Came Upon a Meadow***

Karen Terrens

 


 

* Design Source: Megan Carroll

**Design Source: Deb Louie

***Design Source: Lizzy House

 

Judge's Choice

Linda Butcher
Judge's Choice

Flora & Fauna by Susanne Cody

Flora & Fauna - Tribute to Mary Jane Hannaford

Susanne Cody

Jane Gibson
Judge's Choice

A Secret Garden by Deborah Louie

A Secret Garden

Deborah Louie

Julie Haddrick
Judge's Choice

The Hoi Polloi by Sheila Beer

The Hoi Polloi

Sheila Beer

 


 

Viewers' Choice

to be awarded at the conclusion of the Show

 

First Prize

Love Entwined by Narelle Birchall

Love Entwined

Narelle Birchall

 

Design Source:

Esther Aliu

Second Prize

Sponsor:
and MiniJumbuk
Time, Sand & Arabesque

Julie Adamson

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