Great news from the Alliance for American Quilts:
The Alliance for American Quilts (AAQ) announces the winners of the “Crazy for Quilts” contest. The contest celebrates the spirit of the crazy quilt, a genre of quiltmaking which began in the United States around 1880 featuring oddly shaped pieces of fancy cloth like silk and velvet, often embellished with extravagant embroidery…
Alliance members voted for three winners in each category from the 84 quilts entered by makers that range from first-time quilters to professional artists. In the Ages 30 and Under category, novice quilter Kelly Phelps of Tennessee won first place with her quilt, “Creative Chaos“…and Luke Haynes of California won both second and third place awards with his two quilts: “But I Know Crazy” (a portrait of musician James Brown) and “Study in Squares [Ego of a Quilter].”
In the Ages Over 30 category, Kathryn Wagar Wright of Colorado, an art director for Quilters Newsletter magazine, took the top prize with her quilt, “Crazy Cow Polarity“.
See all the winners and entrants in the contest gallery. And if you’d like a heads-up about the 2010 contest, be sure to sign up for AAQ’s free e-newsletter.
