Tonight was the IQA Award Ceremony here in Houston. It is like the Academy Awards of the quilting world.
Here is the Best of Show – a Marina scenic quilt by Cynthia England called “Reflections of Cape Town”. Cynthia won 12.5K plus travel expenses to Houston.
I’ve made a frame/collage to go with the photo, showing some of the ocean-themed fabrics we have in stock now.
Other big winners were:
Founders Award – 7.5K – Sally Magee
World of Beauty – 7.5K – Margaret Solomon Gunn
Traditional Artistry – 5K – Yoko Izumi
Contemporary Artistry – 5K – Marina Landi & Maria Lucia Azara
Machine Artistry – 5K – Bethanne Nemesh
Innovative Artistry – 5K – Melissa Sobotka
Thread Artistry – 5K – Mikyung Jang
eQuilter was the sponsor for the prize money in the Group Quilt category, which was won by “Midnight Dreams” made by Lorilynn King, Janell Dahms, Kathy Shier, and Suzy Webster.
eQuilter is also sponsoring the Fly Me To The Moon exhibit (Apollo Missions and Astronauts) and the Water is Life exhibit. I will be doing tour of the Water is Life exhibit on Thursday at 1 pm or 6 pm. If you are here, please come!
Congratulations to all the artists who won prizes, and all the artists whose work hung in the show!
sharing your Passion for Fabric…
Luana
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2016 Travel Calendar:
Oct 28 – Nov 4 – Houston Quilt Market & Festival
Nov 11-13 – Color Marketing Group – Albuquerque
Nov 15-20 – Luana’s Polar Bear Tour – Churchill Canada
Dec 5-7 – Bernina Ambassador Reunion
