May 29, 2019
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History (WVDACH) unveiled the annual exhibition, Quilts and Wall Hangings 2019, 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 54 creative quilts and wall hangings representing the talents of West Virginians from 17 counties. There are 36 quilts and 18 wall hangings in the exhibition, which will remain on display through Sept. 16, 2019.
“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 45 quilters. Winners were selected by Jane Hall, a quilter, teacher, judge and appraiser for antique and contemporary quilts from Raleigh, N.C. Hall 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 department 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 Paradise in Bloom (Best of Show) in the Mixed/Other Quilt category; Marie Miley of Huntington, Cabell County, for Wild Rose, in the Applique Quilt category; Irene Goff of Huntington, Cabell County, for Compass Star in the Mixed/Other category, and Carol Cutlip of South Charleston, Kanawha County, for Blue Hydrangea in the Wall Hanging category.
For the fourth consecutive year, the department’s Quilt and Wall Hanging Exhibition will feature a National Association of Certified Quilt Judges (NACQJ) Award of Merit. This year’s winner is Darene Webb, of Cross Lanes, Kanawha County, for Farm Girl Vintage, in the Pieced Quilt category. As an NACQJ certified judge, Hall 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 (Alphabetical Order)
Geneal Bailey
LeRoy, Jackson County
A Touch of Gold
Pieced
NFS
Melissa Balser
Pond Gap, Kanawha County
Wild and Wonderful
Pieced
NFS
Tammy Berry
Elkview, Kanawha County
Jar Quilt
Quilter: Marylea Young
NFS
Karen Betler
Nutter Fort, Harrison County
Evan’s Library Quilt
Quilter: Shirley Higginbotham
Pieced
NFS
Diana L. Beverage
Marlinton, Pocahontas County
Medallion Dream
*Honorable Mention, Pieced
$1,040
and
Yellow Butterfly
*Honorable Mention, Wall Hanging
NFS
Jolene Boggess
Madison, Boone County
“Puffed” Dresden Plate
Mixed/Other
$900
Frances Fischer Braden
Wheeling, Ohio County
Azulejos, Azulejos
Quilter: Jim Braden
*Honorable Mention, Mixed/Other
NFS
Mary L. Brown
Hurricane, Putnam County
Sapphire Rayes
Quilter: Lovenia Casto
*Second Place, Pieced
NFS
Lovenia Casto
Milton, Cabell County
Gaggle in the Galaxy
Mixed/Other
$910
Laura Ceperley
Charleston, Kanawha County
Our Other Red Bird
Wall Hanging
NFS
Deborah L. Chancellor
Nitro, Kanawha County
Paradise in Bloom
*First Placed, Mixed/Other
*Best of Show
NFS
Gail Childress
Scott Depot, Putnam County
A Pieceful Year
*Honorable Mention, Pieced
$1,500
Carol Cutlip
South Charleston, Kanawha County
Blue Hydrangea
*First Place, Wall Hanging
*Purchase Award
NFS
Jeremy Davis
Charleston, Kanawha County
Music in Me
Mixed/Other
NFS
Joyce Davis
Cottageville, Jackson County
It’s Good to be Square
*Honorable Mention, Pieced
NFS
Mary J. Dowell
Caldwell, Greenbrier County
October Sky
Quilter: Sharon Price
*Second Place, Mixed/Other
NFS
Kathryn Eagle
Charleston, Kanawha County
French Braid
Quilter: JLK
*Third Place, Pieced
NFS
Agnes Faber
Gallipolis Ferry, Mason County
Rose Trellis
Quilter: Connie Huston
Pieced
NFS
Edda Fields
Letart, Mason County
Hunter Star
Quilter: Dora Miller
Pieced
NFS
Bren Fisher
Charleston, Kanawha County
Paddle Wheels and Pin Wheels
Quilter: Quilts by Phyllis
Pieced
NFS
Connie Fout
Belle, Kanawha County
Candlewicking
Quilter: Helen Fout
Mixed/Other
NFS
and
Cathedral Window
Quilter: Helen Fout
Wall Hanging
NFS
Irene Goff
Huntington, Cabell County
Compass Star
Quilter: Connie Huston
*First Place, Pieced
NFS
Sherri Goff
Charleston, Kanawha County
Vintage Gasoline
Pieced
NFS
Kathleen Strange Gross
Scott Depot, Putnam County
Quilter’s Patch
Quilter: Heidi Smithers
*Third Place, Mixed/Other
NFS
and
WV Hills Homestead
Wall Hanging
NFS
Debra Hamrick
Scott Depot, Putnam County
Graceful Garden
Quilter: Dru Vannatter
Pieced
NFS
Beverly Javins
Charleston, Kanawha County
Sanibel Seas
*Honorable Mention, Pieced
NFS
And
Winter Skies
Quilter: Beverly and Bill Javins
*Second Place, Wall Hanging
NFS
Kathy D. Javins
Spurlockville, Boone County
Paintboy
Wall Hanging
NFS
Fran Kordek
Morgantown, Monongalia County
A Fungus Among Us
*Honorable Mention, Wall Hanging
NFS
Dorothy C. Massey
Elkview, Kanawha County
State Bird and Flower
Mixed/Other
NFS
Marie Miley
Huntington, Cabell County
Wild Rose
Quilter: Willanna Wales
*First Place, Applique
NFS
Jackie Milliken
Spencer, Roane County
WV Capital
NFS
Martha Osborn
Charleston, Kanawha County
WV
Wall Hanging
NFS
Amy Pabst
LeRoy, Roane County
Natural
*Second Place, Applique
$1,495
and
Copper Pennies
*Third Place, Wall Hanging
NFS
Sue Papouschek
Smithville, Ritchie County
Figger With His Yoda Face On
Wall Hanging
NFS
Polly Sargent
New Cumberland, Hancock County
Reminiscent Butterflies
Mixed/Other
NFS
Carrie Swing
South Charleston, Kanawha County
Tumbling Block Variation
Wall Hanging
Quilter: Carol Cutlip
NFS
Serena Toppins
Branchland, Lincoln County
Log Cabin Modified
Pieced
NFS
Linda D. Vaughan
Caldwell, Greenbrier County
Geese in the Garden
Quilter: Amy Caloccia
*Honorable Mention, Mixed/Other
NFS
and
Country Rust
Wall Hanging
NFS
Brenda Vinson
Scott Depot, Putnam County
Cathedral Window
*Third Place, Applique
$1,426
and
Cathedral Window
Wall Hanging
$275.60
Cynthia Walcutt
Ravenswood, Jackson County
Turkish Floor
Pieced
Quilter: Vera White
NFS
Darene Webb
Cross Lanes, Kanawha County
Farm Girl Vintage
Quilter: Carol Cutlip
Pieced
NACQJ Merit Award
NFS
Michaelle Weese
Ravenswood, Jackson County
Tumalo Trail
Pieced
NFS
Beth White
Dunbar, Kanawha County
Friendship Star
Quilter: Quilts by Phyllis
Pieced
NFS
and
Enchanted Pumpkin
Wall Hanging
NFS
Rosemary Wilson
Delbarton, Mingo County
The Power of Coal
Applique
$1,040
Marylea Young
Walton, Roane County
Sew Scrappy
Pieced
NFS
and
Daisies and Diamonds
Wall Hanging
NFS
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ATTENTION MEDIA:
PHOTOGRAPH CUTLINE: Both Photos 1 and Photo 2: Debbie Chancellor’s quilt, Paradise in Bloom, won Best of Show and first place in the mixed/other quilt category for the 2019 Quilt and Wall Hanging Exhibition at the Culture Center. Chancellor is from Nitro, Kanawha County. Photograph courtesy of the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History.
