The Vermilion County Museum Society has announced the winners of the 38th Midwest Heritage Quilt Show. This year’s show, sponsored by Threads of Time Creative Sewing & Retreat Center, received 73 entries. E & B Gifts & Awards is donating ribbons for the winners and participants.
This year’s Best of Show winner is: Ellen Monson, La Passacaglia, English Paper Pieced.
First Place winners are: Linda L. Preston, Tile Style Pieced; Winifred Reid, Elizabeth’s Dowry, Panels; Mark Monson, Dinosaurs, Baby/Child; Ellen Monson, A Tiny Block With Big Possibilities, Wall Hangings; ; Betty Blanton, Maple LEaf, Mixed/Other; Betty Blanton, Maple Leaf, Pieced; Tom Blanton, Floral Fairies, Panels; Jane Lesko, Not Named, Pieced; Marianne Venute, Collage Cat, Wall Hangings; Sue Barr, Patriotic Stars, Household; Sue Barr, Twister, Lap Quilts; Debbie Derr/Weaver, Seeing is Believing #2, Wall Hangings; Debbie Derr/Weaver, Grandma’s Star Quilt, Pieced; Dinae Winder, Round and Round, Wall Hangings; Brenda Stultz, The Red Quilt, Pieced.
Second Place winners are: Linda L. Preston, Botanica Park, Pieced; Susan Johnson, Bali Wedding Star, Pieced; Janice Elwell, Raven Moon, Panels; Virginia Erickson, Peverly Family Memory Quilt, Wall Hangings, Donna Gash, Cherries & Lemonade, Pieced; Peggy Adkins, Cathedral Window, Mixed/Other; Lonna Wagner, Warmth of Stars, Pieced; Becky Siddens, Jacobean Journey by HoopSisters, Machine Embroidery; Becky Siddens, Fons & Porter Patriotic Quilt, Pieced; Tom Blanton, Irises, Applique; Cindy Jaeger, Not Named, Household; Gary Jaeger, For His Service, Pieced; Marlene Tucker, It’s a Beautiful Day for Lori, Pieced; Candice Hoult, Shades of Red, Pieced; Sharon Smith, Sampler, Mixed/Other; Brenda Stultz, The Shell Game, Lap Quilts.
Third Place winners are: Janice Elwell, Ocean Sunrise, Wall Hangings; Cindy Jaeger, Heart Shine, Pieced; Marlene Tucker, Crown (Corona) of Thorns, Lap Quilts; Bonnie Johnson, Two Fabric Bargello, Lap Quilts; Carolyn J. Sadler, Travel Quilt, Panels.
Honorable Mention: Kathy Van Camp, Christmas at Home, Wall Hangings; Sharon Smith, Checkered Dresden, Applique. Diana Crowder Jaffe, Traveling Quilt, Mixed/Other.
The quilts will be on display at the Museum the entire month of July during regular hours of Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Regular door fees for the quilt show are: Adult – $3.00; teens 13-17 $1.00; children 12 and under are free. For more information, contact Museum personnel at 217-442-2922, or visit the website at www.vermilioncountymuseum.org.
