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The National Quilt Museum has announced the winners of the “New Quilts from an Old Favorite 2016: New York Beauty,”  contest.

Quiltmakers were challenged by the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky to create original quilts based on the classic New York Beauty block pattern. The Museum is presenting “New Quilts from an Old Favorite 2016: New York Beauty,” an exhibit of the 18 finalist and winning quilts by quiltmakers who responded to this challenge.  The quilts will be on exhibit from March 4 - May 10th.
 
Take a look at the top prize winners and give a big hand to some of our TQS members who were finalists. Click on the button to see the winners.
 
 

1st Place Winner - Do These Stripes Make My Butt Look Big? by Sue Turnquist of Gifton, GA

(Photo: National Quilt Museum)

2nd Place Winner - Gotta Dance! by Cathy Geier of Waukesha, WI

3rd Place Winner - Liberty Day by Tere D'Amato of Mashpee, MA

4th Place Winner - NYB State of Mind by Sandi Snow of Lutz, FL

5th Place Winner - Ocean Deep by Toby Lischko of Beaufort, MO

Other Finalists include:
 
  • Exotic Enchantment by Jean Brueggenjohann of Columbia, MO
  • Napenthes by Misty M. Cole of Bonie, MD
  • Broadway Beauty by Mary Kay Davis of Sunnyvale, CA
  • Be a Part of It! by Vel Garrick of Vacaville, CA
  • On Monday, Broadway Goes Dark by Robin Gausebeck of Rockford, IL
  • New York Fiesta by Julia Graber of Brooksville, MS
  • Spuyten Duyvil by Patricia Hobbs of Macomb, IL
  • New York's Beauty by Linda Hamel and Laurie Kelly of Collegeville, PA
  • Carol by Hui-Fen Lin of Tainan, Taiwan
  • New Mexico Beauty by Karen Watts of Mayhill, NM
  • Beautiful Flight of Fancy by Julie Wells of Cadiz, KY
  • Diamonds & Pearls.. Dresses That Twirl by Cinzia White of Gerringong, NSW, Australia
  • New York Clambake 6: Digger's Dozen Too by Ruth A. White of Ithica, NY
 

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