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The winners at the 2007 Road to California quilt show are:
Best of Show
Young at Heart by Mary Buvia, Greenwood, IN
Judges' Special Merit
November Fields by Gail Stepanek, New Lenox, IL
Excellence in Hand Quilting
Grace Unfolding by Betty Ekern Suiter, Racine, WI
Excellence in Longarm Quilting
Full Bloom Extravaganza by Irena Bluhm, Little Elm, TX
Excellence in Machine Quilting
Not Quite Old World by Bobbie Smith, Avondale, AZ
Outstanding Art Quilt
Transformation by Desiree Dianne Habicht, Riverside, CA
Outstanding Innovative Quilt
Life in Holly Ridge by Nancy Prince, Orlando, FL
Outstanding Traditional Quilt
Radiant Roses by Barbara Perrin, Pullman, MI
Best Group Quilt
Romancing the Stone by William and JoAnn Sims, Sandpoint, ID
Best Large Quilt
Past to the Present by Mildred Sorrells, Macomb, IL
Best Miniature Quilt
Solitaire by Pat Kuhns, Lincoln, NE
Best Pictorial
Spirit of Tibet by Linda Cantrell, Fletcher, NC
Best Quilt from First-time Entrant
Cherries Jubilee by Annette Guerrero, Pasadena, CA
Best Use of Color
Wayward Geese by Deb Karasik, San Francisco, CA
Best Wall Quilt
Not So Plane Geometry by Diane Magarelli, Mesa AZ
Most Humorous
At the Top by Shelli Ricci, Apple Valley, MN
Abstract Art Quilt
First: Grotto by Diane Rushin Doran, Glenelg, MD; Second: Funkadelic by Shelli Ricci, Apple Valley, MN; Third: Sunflowers by Madeleine Bajracharya, Glendale, CA; Honorable Mention: Little Cities by Kathy York, Austin, TX.
Innovative Large Mixed Quilt
First: Sugar and Spice by Renae Haddadin, Sandy, UT; Second: Oliver's Twist by Jean Lohmar, Galesburg, IL; Third: It's Turtles All the Way Down by Jan Hutchison, Sedgwick, KS.
Innovative Wall Applique Quilt
First: Fandango by Rachel Wetzler, St. Charles, IL; Second: Roseville by Aiko Rogers, Oceanside, CA; Third: Sunday in the Park with Mittens by Nancy S. Brown, Oakland, CA; Honorable Mention: Walk with Me by Kathy McNeil, Marysville, WA.
Innovative Wall Mixed Quilt
First: Window into Kenya by Sharon L. Schlotzhauer, Colorado Springs, CO; Second: Save Me from the Trilliums by Terry Kramzar, Kennett Square, PA; Third: Halloween Haunts by Nadine K. Kirk, Torrance, CA; Honorable Mention: Pico de Gallo by Michaelanne H. Gephart, San Diego, CA.
Innovative Wall Other Quilt
First: Agua Caliente by Doria Anne Goocher, San Diego, CA; Second: Wool Splendor by Susan Singer, Simi Valley, CA.
Innovative Wall Pieced Quilt
First: Swish and Swirl by Susan Nelson, Prior Lake, MN; Second: Symbolic Remnants by Carol Taylor, Pittsford, NY; Third: Figuratively Grounded by Paula Lewis Shults, San Diego, CA; Honorable Mention: Checkerboards by Eileen Alber, Newbury Park, CA.
Miniature Quilt
First: Grace by Teri Barile, Lorain, OH; Second: My ABCs by Conne Chunn, Webster Groves, MO; Third: Sunflowers by Carolyn Susac, Reno, NV; Honorable Mention: Flying Home by Dolores Keaton, Pacific, MO.
Naturescape Art Quilt
First: Greetings from Oregon–the Quilt by Carrie Perkins, Portland, OR; Second: Thank You, Mr. Tanaka by Karen Esterholdt, Portland, OR; Third: Mexican Beauties by Beth Gilbert, Buffalo Grove, IL.
Portrait Art Quilt
First: Moon Dance by Annette M. Hendricks, Grayslake, IL; Second: My Deer by Molly Y. Hamilton-McNally, Tehachapi, CA; Third: Helleborus by Linda Waddle, Auburn, CA.
Traditional Large Applique Quilt
First: Organic Garden by Bonnie Keller, Chehalis, WA; Second: Thanks, Suzanne! by Nancy Hahn, St. Peters, MO; Third: Truck Bugs, Backhoe Blossoms and Wheelbarrow Butterflies by Barbara E. Lies, Madison, WI.
Traditional Large Mixed Quilt
First: Georgetown Star by Candy Brown, Georgetown, CA; Second: Enchanted by Terri Doyle, Gilbert, AZ; Third: Princes Feathers, Rising Sun by Mary Chalmers, Willmar, MN; Honorable Mention: A Star Called Kansas by Darla Orndorff, Chandler, AZ.
Traditional Large Other Quilt
First: Yellow Bird by Claudia Clark Myers, Duluth, MN; Second: Splendor in the Round by Cendy Seitz-Krug, Bakersfield, CA; Third: My First Wholecloth by Debbi Treusch, Des Moines, IA; Honorable Mention: Floradora by Claudia Clark Myers, Duluth, MN.
Traditional Large Pieced Quilt
First: Cactus Rose by Myrna Ficken, Hurricane, UT; Second: Scarlet Beauty by Kathryn Sims, Alexis, IL; Third: Stars in My Hand by Nadine Ruggles; Honorable Mention: Northern Lights by Terri Hunt, Apple Valley, CA.
Traditional Wall Applique Quilt
First: Winter Memories by Mary Andra Holmes, Prescott, AZ; Second: Jacobean Rhapsody by Shirley Turnipseed, San Diego, CA; Third: Persephone Smiles by Margarete Heinisch, West Hills, CA; Honorable Mention: Shifting Shapes with Jane and Christopher by Diane Magarelli, Mesa, AZ.
Traditional Wall Mixed Quilt
First: Back Home Again in Indiana by Maradee Leveroni, Novato, CA; Second: Circle of Friends by Janet Ghilino Bates, Newton, KS; Third: Checkerboards and Chocolate Stars by Mary Kay Davis, Sunnyvale, CA.
Traditional Wall Pieced Quilt
First: North by Northwest by Mary Arnold, Vancouver, WA; Second: Sankaku I: Indigo Iris by Tracey Brookshier, Pacific Grove, CA; Third: Night Fire by Peggy Martin, San Diego, CA; Honorable Mention: Autumn Log Cabin by Sandra Woodard, Campbell, CA.
Judge's Choice Awards
Going In by Lisa Binkley, Waunakee, WI; Hawaiian Gold by Pat Rollie, Los Angeles, CA; Scrap Bag Quilt #6 by Maria De Greene, Woodland Hills, CA.
Wearable
Best of Show: Strolling through Life in Red Shoes by Judy Mullen, Manteca, CA; Best Fabric Manipulation: Postcard: Greetings from China by Stephanie Nordlin, Poplar Grove, IL; Best Surface Embellishment: Jemma by M. Gayle Wallace, Taylor, LA;
Best Jacket or Vest: Amira by Linda Merrifield, Yuma, AZ; First: Shadows of the Bamboo Forest by Rami Kim, Granite Bay, CA; Second: Morning Glories by M. Gayle Wallace, Taylor, LA; Third: Belladonna by Eve Kovacs, Woodridge, IL; Honorable Mention: Migrating Geese by Lisa Jenni, Sammamish, WA
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