2010 World Quilt Show: Canada
Aug 25th, 2010 | Category: Quilt Shows
The World Quilt Show is like the Olympics of quilting: quilters compete for themselves as well as for their country. World Quilt XIV debuted in Manchester, NH August 19 – 22, 2010 with 211 quilts from nine different countries.
Canada was well represented with 18 quilts, making it the 5th largest exhibit in the show. The United States, not surprisingly, was the largest exhibit with 62 quilts, followed by Germany and New Zealand with 30 quilts, and the United Kingdom with 21. Japan had 15 entries, South Africa 13, Australia 12, and Ireland 10.
Out of all the countries, Canada received the second highest number of awards with a total of six ribbons. The United States earned the most, with 10 awards including Best of World and Viewers Choice. But as a percentage of entries, a whopping one-third of the Canadian exhibit attained recognition!
Here are the six Canadian award-winning quilts from the 2010 World Quilt Show, with links to the artists where available.
Best of Country
Cirque 2: Bird’s Eye View by Meta MacLean
Third Place, Innovative
Alberta Rockies by Patti Morris
Honorable Mention, Innovative
Which Came First by Anne Morrell Robinson & Grace Whiting
Honorable Mention, Innovative
H1N1 by Patti Morris
Third Place, Traditional
Instruments of Praise by Kathy K. Wylie
Honorable Mention, Traditional
Liberty Sisters by Carolyn Hudson
Selected U.S. winners and the international entries from the World Quilt XIV exhibit will tour to three more shows this fall: Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza in the Philadelphia area, September 16 – 19, 2010; Pacific International Quilt Festival in Santa Clara, California, October 14 – 17, 2010; and the World Quilt Show Florida in West Palm Beach, November 12 – 14, 2010.
Instruments of Praise is an exquisite piece. Congratulations on receiving world-wide recognition, Kathy.
Yay, Canada!!! And yay, Kathy! I love that quilt!
Congratulations Kathy on your quilt…you are awesome..also congratulations to all who won awards and even to those who had their quilts in the show.I am sure everyone did a great job.
Congratulations Kathy, your quilt Instruments of Praise is stunning. Your work is so beautiful. And thanks for all the tips you offer on your website.
Congratulations to all who were in the show and a special ‘yahoo’ to those who won awards in the World Quilt show! Most of the World show quilt winners also won awards in the Canadian National Juried Awards. As Canadians, we can be proud of the level of skill and innovative design our quilters have.
Congratulations Kathy – Instruments of Praise is absolutely georgeous!!
Congratulations, Kathy! For your third place for ” Instuments of Praise”