
This year we invite you to join us as we celebrate 35 years of quilting, 35 years of quilters, and 35 years of AQS inspiring, educating, and nurturing quilters who love quilting. Here’s to the next 35!
In this series, we start in 1985 and work our way to 2019 taking a look at the quilting world through our unique perspective. Enjoy the beautiful quilts and marvel at the amazing heritage quilting is because of you, the quilter.
American Quilter’s Society Quilt Show & Contest
HOPELESS by Janneke de Vries-Bodzinga won the BERNINA of America, Inc. Best Home Machine Workmanship Award
MY BRUNETTE WHIG by Gail Stepanek and Jan Hutchison won the APQS Best Longarm Machine Workmanship Award
A PASSION FOR PURPLE by Andrea Brokenshire won the Brother International Corporation Best Wall Home Machine Workmanship Award
ONE CAKE, TWO CAKE, RED CAKE, BLUE CAKE by Linda Neal and Jackie Brown won the TinLizzie18 Judges’ Recognition Award – Karen Kay Buckley
A SHARED DESTINY by Patricia Kennedy-Zafred won the TinLizzie18 Judges’ Recognition Award – Ricky Tims
GRANDMOTHER’S CABIN by Rahna Walker Summerlin won 1st Place in the BED QUILTS: Home Machine Quilted sponsored by AccuQuilt
ARABELLA by Deborah France won 1st Place in the BED QUILTS: Longarm Machine Quilted sponsored by Hobbs Bonded Fibers
EXTRANEOUS FEMALE: ESCAPEMENT MECHANISM by Beckey Prior won 1st Place in the BED QUILTS: 1st Entry in an AQS Paducah Contest sponsored by Gammill Quilting Systems
KALOCSA by Chieko Shiraishi won 1st Place in the BED QUILTS: Hand Quilted sponsored by Paper Piecing

VICTORY by Colette Dumont won 1st Place in the LARGE WALL QUILTS: Home Machine Quilted sponsored by Baby Lock USA
JUDGEMENT OF OSIRIS by Georgia Spalding Pierce won 1st Place in the LARGE WALL QUILTS: Longarm Machine Quilted sponsored by Nolting® Longarm Quilting Machines

RED TEMPLES by Karen Turnbull won 1st Place in the LARGE WALL QUILTS: Pictorial Quilts sponsored by Elna USA

THE WHOLE IS GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS by Cassandra Ireland Beaver won 1st Place in the LARGE WALL QUILTS: Modern Quilts sponsored by Statler Stitcher.

THE BOTANICAL GARDENS OF BALBOA PARK by Bobbin Buddies won 1st Place in the GROUP QUILTS: sponsored by Innova

SLOW MOTION by Sonia Grasvik won 1st Place in the SMALL WALL QUILTS: Home Machine Quilted sponsored by Koala Cabinets

THE PAISLEY PEACOCK by Bethanne Nemesh won 1st Place in the SMALL WALL QUILTS: Longarm Machine Quilted sponsored by Juki America, Inc.
YELLOW SKY by Shirley Gisi won 1st Place in the SMALL WALL QUILTS: Pictorial sponsored by Horn of America

LAS VENTANAS by Kristin Shields won the SMALL WALL QUILTS: 1st Entry in an AQS Paducah Contest by YLI Corporation
FLORAL FLASHBACK by Jan Frazer won the SMALL WALL QUILTS: Innovative/Art sponsored by Superior Threads
SEWING BEE by Philippa Naylor won the MINIATURE QUILTS: Miniature sponsored by Flynn Quilt Frame Company
AQS Publishing put out 17 books in 2016.
What were you quilting in 2016? What changes have you seen in your life? Leave a comment below, email us your photos, or share them in our Facebook group, Project Parade.
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