2012
2012 Winners
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Best of Show:  Penny Keifer, Alliance
Best of Theme:  Patty Calhoun, Whitney
Large Hand-Quilted Quilts
     1st Charlotte Kriz, Chadron, NE
     2nd Doris Fryda, Oxford, NE
Large Professionally Machine Quilted Quilts
     1st Mary Vallette, Rushville, NE (quilted by Brenda Janovy)
     2nd Penny Keifer, Alliance, NE (quilted by Anita Allen)
Large Non-Professionally Machine Quilted Quilts
     1st Patty Calhoun, Whitney, NE
     2nd Linda Hashman, Lander, WY
Small Hand Quilted Quilts
     1st Beth Mazzella, Hot Springs, SD
     2nd Kay Nickerson, Chadron, NE
Small Professionally Quilted Quilts
     1st Cheryl Johnson, Hay Springs, NE (quilted by Judy Woodworth)
     2nd (Tie) Darlene Serres, Crawford (quilted by the Butterfly Patch)
              and Ann Powers, Hot Springs, SD (quilted by Ann Powers)
Small Non-Professionally Quilted:
     1st  Carol Ruffing-Wacker, Hemingford, NE
     2nd Linda Hashman, Lander, WY
Applique Quilts
     1st Shirley Soucy, Rapid City, SD
     2nd (Tie) Jolene Pieper, Hay Springs, NE
             and Anita Allen, Alliance
Tied Quilts
     1st Rose Hill Club Friendship Quilt, Dawes County Historical Museum
     2nd Vivian Spencer, Alliance, NE
Art Quilts
     1st Bobbie Augustine, Edgemont, SD
     2nd Vi Lembke, Hemingford, SD
Miniature Quilts
     1st Donna Mittleider, Rapid City, SD
     2nd Donna Mittleider, Rapid City, SD
Miscellaneous Quilted Items
     1st Carolyn Brennan
     2nd (5-way tie) Phyllis Eitemiller, Chadron, NE; Rose Fryda, Chadron, NE;
             Eloise Kampbell, Hay Springs, NE; Patsy Bridge, Hay Springs, NE;
             Vi Lembke, Hemingford, NE
Youth Quilts
     1st Rebecca Wellnitz, Rushville, NE
     2nd Rebecca Wellnitz, Rushville, NE
Challenge Quilt
     1st Linda Hashman, Lander WY
     2nd Brenda Von Forell, Crawford, NE
Patty Calhoun of Whitney, NE gave her trunk show on Friday afternoon.
AQS certified quilt appraiser Jan Serres evaluates a quilt for a cost-of-replacement insurance appraisal.
Whitney Tewehade of Ta-Da! Art Studio demonstrates discharge dyeing.
Vina and Terry Bronson of Hay Springs admire Lenny Jo Hunter's beautiful block-of-the month quilt.
Marlene Heiting's love of embroidery, whether by hand or machine, was evident during her trunk show.
Marlene Heiting's love of machine and hand embroidery was evident during her trunk show.
Mary Sue Suit of Sydney showed the audience many of her latest designs.
Shopping. . . what quilters do best!  The Festival Committee thanks Heartsong Quilts, Pine Needle Quilts, and Ta-Da! Art Studios for vending at the show.
Almost 400 visitors enjoyed a weekend of beautiful quilts.
Julie Standen of Heart Song Quilts demonstrated a new Snap Application Tool for applying decorative snaps to quilts (or just about anything else!)
Featured Quilter Kay Nickerson charmed a standing-=room only audience with  stories of the important women in her life and how they have influenced her quilts.
These two cowboys never miss the show!
Featured Quilter Kay Nickerson demonstrated hand quilting Sunday afternoon.
Evelyn pulls the winning Raffle Ticket out of the pot.  Marlene Davis of Rushville won the quilt.