The Golden Quilter Awards

Kari Carr sent me a note about the Golden Quilter Awards last week that I haven’t had a chance to post until now. The last chance to vote is February 28 – that’s this week! – with the awards ceremony to take place March 1.

I have been working on a BERNINA project and at the same time became aware of  “award” nominations in the quilting realm. SewCalGal is once again sponsoring the Golden Quilter Awards, and quilting enthusiasts from around the world have nominated their favorites in eleven different categories. Since BERNINA was on my mind while looking over the nominees on SewCalGal’s site, I noticed that there were quite a few BERNINA people represented in the running for the Golden Quilter Awards.

Check out – and vote for! – our peeps in the following categories:

Best Quilt Designer: Becky Goldsmith, Elly Sienkiewicz, Carol Doak, Patrick Lose, Edyta Sitar, Pat Sloan

Best Fabric Designer: Tula Pink, Jane Sassaman, Patrick Lose, and Bari Ackerman (Art Gallery Fabrics/Pat Bravo)

Best Quilt Book Author: Elly Sienkiewicz, Kari Carr, and Patrick Lose

Best Teacher/Instructor: Ami Simms, Kaye England, Gyleen Fitzgerald, Elly Sienkiewicz, Kari Carr, and Alex Anderson

Best Quilt Store (physical): The City Quilter, Thimble Pleasures, Quiltique, and Linda Z’s Sewing Center

Most Innovative Product: Clearly Perfect Angles (by Kari Carr)

Best Quilt Book (2012): Twice as Nice (by Kari Carr), Reasons for Quilts (by Edyta Sitar), Patchwork Sassaman Style (by Jane Sassaman), and Journey to Inspired Art Quilting (by Jean Wells)

Lifetime Achievement Award: Elly Sienkiewicz, Diane Gaudynski, Becky Goldsmith, Jane Sassaman, Pat Sloan, Ricky Tims, and Alex Anderson 

Good luck to all!