Winners named in annual quilt show

The results are in for the winners of The Lighthouse Quilt Guild’s annual quilt show, “Hot Needles and Cool Quilts,” held Aug. 20-21 at the Del Norte County Fairgrounds.

First-Place Winner: the show’s featured quilter Cassie Simonson.

The following are listed by award, name of winner and quilt name:

Award of Excellence, Sue Trigg, “American Beauty”;  Best in Show, Beth Nufer, “Quilt Dreams”; Best in Show Quilters’ Award, Eileen Rutledge, “Dragon Star”; Merit Award, Carrie Bushman, “Christmas Time”; Merit Award, April Quigley, “Flowers for Shelly”; Judge’s Choice, Beth Nufer, “Quilt Dreams”; President’s Choice, Dee Strever, “Fire, Earth, Wind, but More Earth”; Featured Quilter’s Choice, Beth Nufer, “Quilt Dreams”; Miss Del Norte’s Choice, Beth Nufer, “Cody’s View”; Mayor’s Choice, Beth Nufer, “Quilt Dreams”; Gallery of Arts Award, Beth Nufer, “Quilt Dreams.”

First-Place Awards: Miniature (hand-sewn and quilted), Judy Potter, “Itty Bitty Quilts for August”; Miniature, Ruth Burrell “Scraps #1”; Wall Hanging, Beth Nufer, “Turning Colors”; Wall Hanging Art, Karen Reyman, “Dancing Stars and Monkeys”; Wall Hanging Applique, Karen Satern, “Spinning Quilt”; Wall Hanging Hand-Quilted, Judy Potter, “Frolic at Sunset”; Crib/Lap, Beth Nufer, “Cody’s View”; Crib/Lap and Twin Hand Quilted and Appliqued, Judy Potter, “Out of the Box Flying Geese”; Twin 1, Eileen Rutledge, “Dragon Star”; Twin 2, Marlene Young, “Blueberry Pie”; Full, Nan Berg, “Rainbow Trip”; Queen, Sue Trigg, “American Beauty”; Queen Handwork, Holli Acevedo, “Cherry Blossoms of Asia”; King, Marlene Young, “Christmas Elegance”; King Handwork, Beth Nufer, “Quilt Dreams”; Wearing Apparel and Accessories, Marlene Young, “Bow Tuck Tote”; Household Arts, Jackie Bennett, “Jungle Curtains and Valance”; Youth, Cambria Taylor, “Texas Cowboys”; Lighthouse Quilt Guild Apprentices, Stephanie Holiman, “The Wedding Quilt.”

Second-Place Awards: Miniature Hand Sewn and Quilted, Judy Potter, “Your Pad or Mine?”; Miniature, Pat McGuire, “Wee Leaves of Autumn”; Wall Hanging, Diana Chasar, “July 4th Fireworks”; Wall Hanging Art, Carolyn Panter, “Shells and More Shells”; Wall Hanging Applique, Evelyn Legier, “Whodunit: the Shaft”; Wall Hanging Hand Quilted, Judy Potter, “Fractured Dazzling Dragon”; Crib/Lap, Marlene Young, “Fiesta”; Twin 1, Marlene Young, “Bits and Pieces”; Twin 2, Debi Newman, “Batter Up”; Full, Holli Acevedo, “Welcome to India”; Queen, Corri Higgins, “Of Flower and Snails”; King, Dee Strever, “Fire, Earth, Wind, but More Earth”; King Handwork, Barbara Porter, “Yellow Brick Road”; Wearing Apparel and Accessories, Lee Ulmer, “Crocheted Neck Scarf”; LHQG Apprentices, Brittany Petterson, “Aquarium.”

Third-Place Awards: Miniatures, Karen Reyman, “Black Bears”; Wall Hanging, Marlene Young, “Kooky Kats”; Wall Hanging Art, Karen Satern, “Leafy Silks”; Wall Hanging Applique, Evelyn Legier, “Socks R Us”; Crib/Lap, Nan Berg, “You Need a Rita”; Twin 1, Ann Rook, “Wildflower Twist”; Twin 2, Eileen Rutledge, “Belize”; Full, Ann Rook, “Hanky Panky”; Queen, Kelly Jo Taylor, “The Red Flare”; Queen Handwork, Barbara Porter, “Cross Stitched Flowers”; King, Beverly Gutherie, “Line by Line Plus”; King Handwork, Ada Wirbel, “Oak Leaf Square Dance”; Household Arts, Barbara Porter, “Quilting Organizer”; LHQG Apprentices, Lacy Gaddis, “Springtime Butterflies.”

Viewers’ Choice: Miniature Hand Sewn and Quilted, Judy Potter, “Itty Bitty Quilts of August”; Miniature, Ruth Burrell, “Scraps #1”; Wall Hanging, Marlene Young, “Kooky Kat”; Wall Hanging Art, Carolyn Panter, “Shells and More Shells”; Wall Hanging Applique, Karen Satern, “Spinning Quilt”; Wall Hanging Hand Quilted, Judy Potter, “Fractured Dazzling Dragon”; Crib/Lap, Beth Nufer, “Cody’s View”; Crib/Lap and Twin Hand Quilted and Appliqued, Judy Potter, “Out of the Box Flying Geese”; Twin 1, Eileen Rutledge, “Dragon Star”; Twin 2, Joann Bellatti, “Kinabalu Log Cabin”; Full, Nan Berg, “Rainbow Trip”; Queen, Sue Trigg, “American Beauty”; Queen Handwork, Holli Acevedo, “Cherry Blossoms of Asia”; King, Dee Strever, “Fire, Earth, Wind, but More Earth”; King Handwork, Beth Nufer, “Quilt Dreams”; Wearing Apparel and Accessories, Marlene Young, “Bow Tuck Tote”; Household Arts, Jacki Bennett, “Jungle Curtains and Valance”; Youth, Cambria Taylor, “Texas Cowboys.”