Quilt Show opens at Aiken Historical Museum
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The judging is done, the ribbons have been awarded - all but one - and the 2009 Aiken County Historical Museum Quilt Show opened to the public Thursday.

The Quilt Show will be on display through Nov. 29, and a reception will be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the museum. This year's show was judged by Karen Kendo of Harleysville, who spent all day Tuesday evaluating the show's 113 quilts in categories such as bed quilts, wall quilts, art quilts and wearable art quilting.

"She felt it was a very nice show; she said it was one of the better shows she's been to," said show co-chair Nancy Daly. "She's coming back next week with her quilting friends to view the show just as a quilter."

Kendo awarded the Best of Show ribbon to Joan Baranek's quilt "Star of Wonder," which also received a first-place ribbon in the wall quilt-amateur category.

The Judge's Choice ribbon went to Sandie Duerksen's quilt "The Dog Show," which also received a first-place ribbon in the art quilt category.

The Best Machine Quilting ribbon went to Judy Wepman's "White Chocolate," which also took a second-place ribbon in the pieced bed quilt-amateur category. Best Hand Quilting was awarded to Evelyn Bartker's "White on White," and the Best Use of Color ribbon went to Nancy Smith's quilt "Michele's Renaissance," which also took a first-place ribbon in the appliqué or mixed techniques bed quilt-professional category.

Still to be awarded is the Viewers' Choice ribbon. Visitors to the museum are encouraged to vote for their favorite quilts; votes will be tallied and the ribbon awarded about a week before the show closes, according to show co-chair RoseAnn Seiple.

"There's a marvelous, beautiful array of quilts this year," Seiple said. "We had a bigger number of big quilts than we expected, and we're going to have to figure out the best way to display them all. I think the show is going to be a big success; the quilts are gorgeous."

For more information about the Quilt Show or other upcoming events, call the Aiken County Historical Museum at 642-2015.

Contact Suzanne Stone at sstone@aikenstandard.com.

List of winners

1. Pieced Bed Quilt-Amateur

A. Individual

First: Rachel Thomas, "Carolina Beauty"

Second: Yvonne Walker, "Circle of Love"

B. Two-person

First: Jean Ridley, "Kaleidoscope of Kolor"

Second: Judy Wepman, "White Chocolate"

3. Appliqué or Mixed Techniques Bed Quilt-Amateur

A. Individual

Second: Judy Crumpler, "Stars in the Garden"

B. Two-person

First: Connie Burleson, "Spring Garden"

4. Appliqué of Mixed Techniques Bed Quilt-Professional

A. Individual

First: Nancy Smith, "Michele's Renaissance"

Second: Margaret Hunt, "Lone Star"

B. Two-person - no ribbons awarded

5. Wall Quilt-Amateur

A. Individual

First: Joan Baranek, "Star of Wonder"

Second: Karen Erickson, "The Peace Quilt"

B. Two-person

First: Donna Davis, "Butterflies"

Second: Mary Morrison, "Family Album"

6. Wall Quilt-Professional

A. Individual

First: Nancy Smith, "Dancing In the Dark"

Second: Margaret Hunt, "Blue Ridge Mountains"

B. Two-person

Second: Nancy Smith, "Wedding Ring"

7. Crib or Lap Quilt-Amateur

A. Individual

First: Mae Dowtin, "Scrappy Eight Point Star"

Second: Diane Miller, "Seed Packet Children"

B. Two-person

First: Nora May, "Pretty Batiks"

Second: Nora May, "Cross Ties"

8. Crib or Lap Quilt-Professional

A. Individual

Second: Margaret Hunt, "Oriental Star"

B. Two-Person

First: Nancy Smith, "Hagaki"

9. Art Quilt-Amateur

A. Individual

First: Joan Baranek, "Bouquet With a Black Vase"

Second: Nancy Rudolph, "Summer in Aiken"

B. Two-person

First: Sandy Duerksen, "The Dog Show"

10. Art Quilt-Professional

First: Marolyn Floyd, "Lily"

Second: Margaret Hunt, "Innova I"

11. Junior Division - no ribbons awarded

12. Group Quilt

First: Betsy Cade, "H.B. Betsy You're A Winner"

13. Novelty Quilt

Second: Joan Baranek, "Christmas Tulips"

14. Wearable Art Garments - no entries

15. Miscellaneous

First: Joyce Allen, pillow, "Curved Crosshatching"

Second: Judy Wepman, "Holly Daze Tree Skirt"

16. Miniature Quilts

First: Connie Burleson, "Sue Goes Trick or Treating," "Merry Christmas Sue"

Second: Paula Rooyakkers, "Labyrinth"

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