2010 Winners of Firehouse Quilts 5th Annual Quilt Show

None of this would be possible without the months of hard work from our Planning Committee Members.

Whenever you see them, please tell them 'thank you' for all their hard work! 

Here they are!

(L-R) Ellen Palmer, Lynn Emch, Sue Rust, Sara Van Horne, Jacque Schneider, Barbara McCrorie,

Bonnie Guy, Sherri Mayne, Mary Peterson, Dusty Darrah, Anna Tyler, Sharon Lamberth.

and Barbara Dean

 

 

2010 WINNERS OF OUR LARGEST PRIZES

Best of Show

Weekend for 2

Ben Tyler Fishing Cabins

 Shawnee, CO

 

(also received a 1st place ribbon in Whole Cloth category )

(#1104)

Sherbet and

Marshmallow Crème

by Lorilynn King

Best Use of Color

 

Weekend for 2

Iron Horse Resort Retreat

Winter Park, CO

 

 

 

(#607)

GEO

by Connie Nelsen

 People’s Choice

 Isle Casino

overnight stay &

Dinner for two

at Farradday's Steakhouse

(also received

2nd Place in Applique

and

Celebrity Judge's Choice

ribbon)

#202

Baskets of Colorado Color

by Terri O'Brien
.

 

 

2010 CATEGORY WINNERS

Thanks for entering your beautiful quilts in our annual quilt show; they are all winners in our eyes!

Below are the winners of each category (1st, 2nd & 3rd places).

Apparel & Accessories Winners

(L-R)

1st  - Ellen Palmer

2nd - Lorilynn King

               3rd - Mary Alice McManus

        (not shown)

Apparel & Accessories

1st Place

  

#101

Professional Tote

by Ellen Palmer

 

 

Apparel & Accessories

2nd Place

 

#104

Diane Gaudynski

Inspired Vest


by Lorilynn King

 

Apparel & Accessories

3rd Place

 

 #105

Seminole Vest


by Mary Alice McManus

Appliqué Category Winners

 

(L-R)

Claudia Imbriani (3rd Place)

Ruth Taylor (1st Place)

& Terri O'Brien (2nd Place)

 

 

Appliqué Category

1st Place

 

 

 

 

 

#204

Flowers and Flies


by Ruth Taylor

 

 

 Appliqué Category

2nd Place

 

 #202

Baskets of Colorado Color


by Terri O'Brien

 

(also received

People's Choice

award and

Celebrity Judge's Choice ribbon)

 

 

 

Appliqué Category

3rd Place

  

 

 

#213

Red Snowflakes


by Claudia Imbriani

 

Art Category Winners

(L-R)

1st - Petronella Turpin

2nd - Ellen Palmer

3rd - Mercedes Fell

 

 

Art Category

1st Place

 

 

 

#314

Autumn Colors


by Petronella Turpin

 

 Art Category

2nd Place  

 

 #308

41 Years And A Picnic


by Ellen Palmer

 

 

 

 

Art Category

3rd Place

 

 

 #316

In The Woods


by Mercedes Fell

 

Hand Quilting Winners

(L-R)

    1st - Janeé Brewer

2nd - Alma Lee

3rd - Ellen Morrison

 

 

 

Hand Quilting

1st Place

 

  

 

 

#408

Butterfly Fantasy


by Janeé Brewer

 

 

 

 

Hand Quilting

2nd Place

 

 

  

 

#401

Spring Garden of Iris


by Alma Lee

 

 

 

 

Hand Quilting

3rd Place

 

 

 

#404

Kat O'Lantern


by Ellen Morrison

Miniature Winners

 

(L-R)

1st - Janeé Brewer

2nd - Nancy Swanton

3rd - not awarded

 

 

 

 

 

Miniature Category

1st Place

  

 

#501

Twinkle Little Star


by Janeé Brewer

 

 

 

Miniature Category

2nd Place

 

 

#502

Geese on the Sauce


by Nancy Swanton

Miniature Category - 3rd Place  

(not awarded this year)

Pieced top, Computer Long-Arm Quilted

 

(L-R)

      1st  - Debra Geissler

2nd - Becky Click

     3rd - Mary Peterson

 

 

 

Pieced top,

Computer

Long-Arm Quilted

1st Place

 

#610

Caution - Curves Ahead


by Debra Geissler

 

Pieced top,

Computer

Long-Arm Quilted

2nd Place

   

#603

Sisters Paws


by Becky Click

 

 

 

 

Pieced top,

Computer

Long-Arm Quilted

3rd Place

 

 

#601

Christmas Candy


by Mary Peterson

Pieced top, Long-Arm Quilted

 

(L-R)

Susan Bateman (3rd)

Beverly Gallegos (1st)

Debra Geissler (2nd)

 

 

Pieced top,

Long-Arm Quilted

1st Place  

 

 #733

Stars for a New Day


by Beverly Gallegos

 

 

 

Pieced top,

Long-Arm Quilted

2nd Place

 

 

 #702

Ellie's Irish Garden I


by Debra Geissler

 

 

 

 

Pieced top,

Long-Arm Quilted

3rd Place

 

 

#726

Redwork Girls


by Susan Bateman

Pieced top, Sewing Machine Quilted

(L-R)

      1st - Judith Stewart

2nd - Don Bloom (accepted by wife Connie)

  3rd - Ruth Taylor

Pieced top,

Sewing Machine Quilted

1st Place

 

#826

Butterflies Dance

in the Night


by Judith Stewart

 

 

 

 

 

Pieced top,

Sewing Machine Quilted

2nd Place

 

 

#823

Miniature Blocks 101


by Don Bloom

 

 

Pieced top,

Sewing Machine Quilted

3rd Place

 

 #810

New York Beauty


by Ruth Taylor

Specialty Quilts

(L-R)

Linea (for her Aunt Sharon Helms) 2nd Place &

Diana Stuckey - 1st Place

 

 

Specialty Quilts

1st Place  

 

 

 #908

Prastka Family Tree

for Gail


by Diana Stuckey

 

 

 

Specialty Quilts

2nd Place

 

#909

Prastka Family Tree

for John


by Sharon Helms

.

Specialty Quilts- 3rd Place  

(not awarded this year)

.

Whole Cloth

(L-R)

Claudia Imbriani (3rd Place)

Ellen Palmer (2nd Place)

Lorilynn King (1st Place)

 

Whole Cloth

1st Place

 

#1104

Sherbet and

Marshmallow Crème


by Lorilynn King

 

(also received

Best of Show

award)

 

 

 

Whole Cloth

2nd Place

 

#1103

Vision Quest-

Ancestors of My Past


by Ellen Palmer

 

 

 

Whole Cloth

3rd Place

 

#1106

Hearts and Feathers


by Claudia Imbriani

 

 

 Youth Category Winners

 Youth Category

1st Place

Janome sewing machine donated by

Make It Sew

Broomfield CO

 #1301

Secret Stairway

by Becky Collison

Age 17

Youth Category

2nd Place

 

#1302

Chipped Glass

by Kimberly Hoilman

Age 16

 

Look what Kimberly

accomplished with her 2010 Girl Scout project.

Youth Category

3rd Place

 

 

#1303

Fading Diamonds

by Jessica Wener

Age 17

 Kids Category Winners

 Kids Category

1st Place

Elna sewing machine donated by

The Creative Needle

Littleton CO

 

#1208

Raspberry Sherbet


by Haley Dostie

Age 8

          

Kids Category

2nd Place

 

 #1205

Scarecrows and Pumpkins


by Emily Wilson

Age 8

Kids Category

3rd Place

 

#1203

Hawaiian Dreams

by Tyler Russell

Age 8

 

 

JUDGES' CHOICE - Certified Judges

Ribbons were given for these choices.

Judge - Candy Droz

 

 

 

#307

Nueve Ninos

by Patricia Hanlon

 

 

 

Judge - Karen Roxburgh 

 

 

#706

Trip Around the World

by Jean Standish

Judge - Jeannie Spears

 

 

#811

Polk-a-dot Posey

by Janeé Brewer

 

CELEBRITY JUDGES' CHOICE

(non-certified, community leaders)

Ribbons were given for these choices.

 

Vicki Anderson

Publisher, Executive Editor

of

Machine Quilting

Unlimited Magazine

 

 

#310

Bob's Memory Quilt

by Janeé Brewer

 

Alycia Carmin

Quilts of Valor

 

 

#828

Impaired Vision

by Bud West

 

Cindy Brick

Owner of Brickworks, appraises quilts and

teaches quilting

 

 

#814

The Colorado Lily

by Peggy Lyon

Gary Debus

Highlands Ranch

Community Assoc.

Manager

 

 

#715

Spring Fling

by Lynn Emch

 

Roxanne Dennett

Cherry Hills Community Church

Event Co-ordinator

 

 

 

#707

Wrapped in Recovery

by Ann McCarley

 

Kelly Gallagher-Abbot

 

Nationally known quilter

and teacher,

owner of jukeboxquilts.com

 

#712

30's Something

by Ellen Palmer

 

 

Deputy Cocha Heyden

Douglas County

Sheriffs Office

Public Information Office

 

#1001

1930's Feed Sack &

Shirts Quilts

by Bev Wiedeman

Kemie D. Houston

D.D.S., M.S., P.C.

Pediatric Dentistry

also owns Strings

Town Center

 

#202

Baskets of Colorado Color

by Terri O'Brien

Tracy Tisher

Denver Firefighters Museum Education Coordinator

 

 

#406

Alex's Life Quilt

by Nanette Quarnberg

 

 

John Ward

Applewood Plumbing, Heating and Electric, Owner

 

#1002

Aunt Fran's Double

Wedding Ring

by Lynn Emch

 

Linda Watson

Sky Ridge Medical Center

Public Relations

also

Highlands Ranch

Chamber of Commerce

Board of Directors

#736

1st Ladies of America

by Phyllis Stewart

 

Sheriff Dave Weaver

Douglas County Sheriff

 

#727

CSV Comfort Quilt

by FHQ Volunteers

(Assembled by

Barbara Dean & Dusty Darrah, bound by Debby Nye &

quilted by Ellen Palmer)