Four Oak Ridge quilters took home honors at the 36th Annual Quilt Show, hosted by the Smoky Mountain Quilters of Tennessee on June 17-18 in the Knoxville Expo Center. Patty Ashworth, Gloria Felter, Donna Wiffen, and Laura Thurman received awards for their creations at the event, where nearly 200 quilts were on display.

Honorable Mention awards went to:

• Ashworth’s “Split Squares” quilt in the Small Quilts category;
• Felter’s “Stars Over Africa” quilt in the Wall Quilts, Pieced and Quilted, category; and
• Wiffen’s “Welcome to the North Pole” in the Wall Quilts, Appliqued and/or Mixed Techniques and Quilted category, as well as to her “Vintage Tin” quilt in the Other Techniques category.

Thurman won a special Novice award for her Crazy Quilt. [Read more…]