York Heritage Quilters Guild
Winners of the 2009 Challenge
Congratulations to the winners of the 2009 YHQG Challenge "Like Night and Day". Many thanks to our judges - BJ Reid, Kathy Wylie and Kay Phillips.
Click on the photo gallery to see all the challenge entries, the winners with their quilts, and pictures of the sewing room sale and AGM.
Viewers' Choice Award
The viewers’ Choice Award is chosen by Guild members attending the May 2009 meeting and goes to Connie Teplitsky for Balance of Life
LEVEL III – Beginner Class
Members who have never entered a competition or contest previously – regardless of how long they have been quilting – may enter this category.
- First Place: Marilyn Barker (#2) Thriving in Spite of Life’s Challenges
- Second Place: Ann Sutherland (#6) Shadows & Sunshine Like Night and Day
- Third Place: Sandra Rafos (#1) Night falls in the forest
LEVEL II – General Class
Members who have entered competitions in the past but have not placed among the finalists and members who have none of the credentials listed in the Level I class.
- First Place: Daniela Tiger (#10) Like Night and Day
- Second Place: Mary Mullen (#9) Sea to Sky
- Third Place: Sheila Wilgar (#8) Sister Moon, Brother Sun creating Luna
LEVEL I – Open Class
All YHQG members must enter in this category if they have previously placed first, second or third in any previous YHQG members’ Challenge; are teachers of quilting; have ever received provincial, national or international recognition of their work.
- First Place: Connie Teplitsky (#25) Balance of Life
- Second Place: Katie Pidgeon (#16) Peaceful Nights & Busy Days
- Third Place: Sue Godwin (#26) Glory – Glory Faded
- Honorable Mention: Mayumi Minamata (#18) Hope
- Honorable Mention: Irene Dewar (#21) Both Sides Now
Genevieve Yaksich Award
Marilyn Barker (Level III #2) Thriving in Spite of Life’s Challenges
The Genevieve Yaksich Award is given in memory of Genevieve Yaksich, a founding member of YHQG. It acknowledges excellence in workmanship. A cash prize accompanies this award. It is open to all entrants but can only be won once by any Guild member.
Ontario Craft Council Award
Daniela Tiger (Level II #10) Like Night & Day
The Ontario Craft Council Award is granted to the entry that best exemplifies such design factors as colour, value (light and dark), form and balance. A cash prize accompanies this award and includes a one year membership in the OCC. It is open to all entrants but can only be won once by any Guild member.
Founders Award
Ann Sutherland (Level III #6) Shadows & Sunshine-Like Night and Day.
The Founders Award was established on the occasion of our Guild’s 25th anniversary in honour of our founding members. It acknowledges the best interpretation of the challenge theme. A cash prize accompanies this award. It is open to all entrants but can only be won once by any Guild member.
The challenge theme was "Like Night and Day". The challenge fabrics are shown below - they had to appear on the front of the work and be recognizable. If you would like to see the rules for this challenge, click the Entry Document.The quilts were displayed at the May meeting and prizes were awarded. The YHQG challenge is always a very exciting way to end the season, and it was amazing to see the variety of quilts that members produced using the same fabrics and theme!
YHQG is very grateful to Pattie Carey and Northcott Silk Inc. for the generous donation of our challenge fabrics, which are from two current collections: Califon Mark Lapinski’s Home Collection # 3003, # 3005 and Mark Lapinski’s Krakow Collection 3014.
