May 25, 2018
Awards presented at May 25 Vandalia Gathering Concert
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The West Virginia Division of Culture and History (WVDCH) unveiled the annual exhibition, Quilts and Wall Hangings 2018, in the Great Hall of the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex, and announced the winners of the juried exhibition at the opening concert of the annual Vandalia Gathering.
This year, the popular juried exhibition features 59 creative quilts and wall hangings representing the talents of West Virginians from 20 counties. There are 36 quilts and 23 wall hangings in the exhibition which will remain on display through Labor Day.
“Quilt making is one of West Virginia’s oldest and most treasured art forms,” said Charles Morris, museums director. “This annual display is a favorite for many West Virginians and for quilters and quilt lovers from around the country. It is one of our most popular displays.”
The exhibition features the work of 51 quilters. Winners were selected by Stacy Koehler, a quilter, teacher and National Association of Certified Quilt Judge from Pittsburgh, Pa. Koehler selected winners in four categories: pieced quilts, applique quilts, mixed/other quilts and wall hangings. Quilt awards are $750 for first place, $400 for second place, and $300 for third place. The wall hanging awards are $400 for first place, $300 for second place, and $200 for third place. The division made two purchase awards, one each for quilts and wall hangings, and the juror designated a Best of Show prize of $100. In addition, eight nonmonetary honorable mention distinctions were made.
First place winners in this year’s exhibition include Debbie Chancellor of Nitro, Kanawha County, for Bali Wedding Star in the Pieced Quilt category; Marie Miley of Huntington, Cabell County, for Through Grandmother’s Window, in the Applique Quilt category; Cathy Taylor of Charleston, Kanawha County, for Circle of Friends in the Mixed/Other category, and Amy Pabst of LeRoy, Roane County, for A Long Way from Home in the Wall Hanging category.
For the third consecutive year, the division’s Quilt and Wall Hanging Exhibition will feature a National Association of Certified Quilt Judges (NACQJ) Award of Merit. This year’s winner is Carol A. Miller, of Bruceton Mills, Preston County, for Birds and Roses, in the Mixed/Other Quilt category. As an NACQJ certified judge, Koehler had the option of awarding this special ribbon. The award goes to a quilter whose work shows creativity and who has achieved recognized standards of quilt making excellence.
The Culture Center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
For more information about this year’s exhibition, contact Cailin Howe, exhibits coordinator, at 304-558-0220.
QUILT AND WALL HANGING EXHIBITORS
Dawn Adkins
Hurricane, Putnam County
Victorian Christmas
Pieced
Price Available Upon Request
Jerry Adkins
Hurricane, Putnam County
City Scapes
Honorable Mention, Wall Hanging
Price Available Upon Request
Ilene Allen
Canvas, Nicholas County
Eagle’s Lake
Pieced
NFS
Diana L. Beverage
Marlinton, Pocahontas County
Shattered
Pieced
NFS
and
In the Field
Second Place, Wall Hanging
NFS
Louise P. Biggs
Lindside, Monroe County
The Iris Quilt
Honorable Mention, Mixed/Other
$1,300
Norma Blankenship
Alum Creek, Kanawha County
Grandmother’s Fan
Pieced
NFS
Jane Bowers
Coalton, Randolph County
Losing My Marbles
Mixed/Other
NFS
Frances Fischer Braden
Wheeling, Ohio County
Tree of Life
Pieced
NFS
and
Round and Round
Wall Hanging
NFS
Mary L. Brown
Hurricane, Putnam County
Mariner’s Compass
Pieced
NFS
Lovenia Casto
Milton, Cabell County
Untitled
Pieced
$1,430
Debbie Chancellor
Nitro, Kanawha County
Bali Wedding Star
Frist Place, Pieced
Best of Show and Purchase Award
NFS
and
Framed Covered Bridge
Wall Hanging
NFS
Gail Childress
Hurricane, Putnam County
Sentimental Journey
Honorable Mention, Mixed/Other
$1,500
Betty Jo Comer
Lindside, Monroe County
Flower Garden
Pieced
$1,040
Joyce Davis
Cottageville, Jackson County
Fancy Forest
Wall Hanging
NFS
Agnes Faber
Gallipolis Ferry, Mason County
Lone Star
Third Place, Pieced
NFS
Becky Forinash
Clarksburg, Harrison County
Granny’s Stars
Second Place, Mixed/Other
NFS
and
Christmas Log Cabin
Wall Hanging
NFS
Charli Fulton
Charleston, Kanawha County
Grape Dotted Grid
Honorable Mention, Wall Hanging
NFS
Kathleen S. Gross
Scott Depot, Putnam County
Stitcher’s Garden
Mixed/Other
NFS
Pat Habenschuss
Charleston, Kanawha County
In a Snow Storm at Flatwoods
Wall Hanging
$910
Dianne Harris
Clendenin, Kanawha County
Little Girls
Wall Hanging
NFS
Connie Huston
Charleston, Kanawha County
Thistle pods
Pieced
NFS
Kathy Jacobs
Charleston, Kanawha County
Barn Raising
Wall Hanging
NFS
Beverly Javins
Charleston, Kanawha County
The Morning Run at Cass
Honorable Mention, Wall Hanging
NFS
Claire E. Johnson
Charleston, Kanawha County
Birds and Baskets
Third Place, Mixed/Other
Fran Kordek
Elkins, Randolph County
Liberated Sunbonnet Sue
Wall Hanging
$325
Sheila Maxey
Lewisburg, Greenbrier County
It’s Been Quite a Journey to Get Here
Honorable Mention, Pieced
NFS
Marie Miley
Huntington, Cabell County
Through Grandmother’s Window
First Place, Applique
NFS
Carol A. Miller
Bruceton Mills, Preston County
Birds and Roses
NACQJ Award of Merit, Mixed/Other
NFS
Evelyn M. Miller
Charleston, Kanawha County
Symbols of West Virginia
Wall Hanging
NFS
Jackie Milliken
Spencer, Roane County
Blackwater Falls
Wall Hanging
NFS
Carolyn Mullins
Daniels, Raleigh County
Color Me Blue
Pieced
NFS
Pam Tice Newman
Charleston, Kanawha County
Halo Medallion Quilt
Second Place, Pieced
NFS
Martha Osborn
Charleston, Kanawha County
Deconstructed Landscape
Honorable Mention, Wall Hanging
NFS
Amy Pabst
LeRoy, Roane County
Milk and Honey
Pieced
NFS
and
A Long Way from Home
First Place, Wall Hanging
NFS
Constance Pirner
Barrackville, Marion County
Old Italian
Pieced
NFS
Hazeline Price
Spencer, Roane County
Summer Dream
Second Place, Applique
NFS
Becky Lynch Prichard
Charleston, Kanawha County
Blue Santa
Mixed/Other
NFS
and
Hen House
Wall Hanging
NFS
Cookie Ranson
Poca, Putnam County
Journey’s End
Pieced
NFS
Kimberly Roberts
Nettie, Nicholas County
Animal Adventure
Wall Hanging
NFS
Anne Sims
Elkview, Kanawha County
Paws
Pieced
NFS
Mary Ellen Sparks
Philippi, Barbour County
Saturday in the Park
Pieced
NFS
Cathy Taylor
Charleston, Kanawha County
Circle of Friends
First Place, Mixed/Other
NFS
Serena Toppins
Branchland, Lincoln County
Patch Garden
Pieced
$715
Linda Vaughan
Caldwell, Greenbrier County
Smokey Mountains
Wall Hanging
NFS
Sharon L. Waggy
Charleston, Kanawha County
Wedgwood Blue Footed Booby,
Darwin’s Galapagos Islands Expedition
Third Place, Wall Hanging
NFS
Willanna Wales
Lesage, Cabell County
Batik Argyle
Pieced
$900
and
Airing the Quilts
Wall Hanging
NFS
Georgette M. Ward
Buckhannon, Upshur County
Discover West Virginia
Wall Hanging
$65
Michaella Weese
Ravenswood, Jackson County
Mariner’s Compass
Pieced
NFS
Lou Weisberg
South Charleston, Kanawha County
Double Wedding Ring
Honorable Mention, Pieced
NFS
Rosemary Wilson
Delbarton, Mingo County
Dance
Third Place, Applique
NFS
Marylea Young
Walton, Roane County
Chinese Lanterns
Wall Hanging
NFS
Noca Young
Walton, Roane County
Persian Illusions
Pieced
NFS
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