Moores Hill Woman Takes Best In Show At Rising Sun QuiltFest

There were several quilts that received recognition at QuiltFest.

Gayle Robertson, of Moores Hill took the Best in Show with her quilt entitled "Just Takes 2." Photo provided. 

(Rising Sun, Ind.) – It takes a lot of skill to quilt, and the best of the best were on display this past weekend in Rising Sun.

The Ohio County Historical Society and the Sunshine Stitchers hosted the 2018 QuiltFest at the Rising Sun History Museum April 6-8.

Taking Best in Show was Gayle Robertson, of Moores Hill, with her quilt entitled “Just Takes 2.”

Rising Sun Mayor Brent Bascom chose Vevay native Eva Mae Yoder’s “State Birds & Flowers” for the Mayor’s Choice Award. The Viewer’s Choice Award went to Madeline Dykstra of West Chester, Ohio.

The full list of winners at the 2018 Rising Sun QuiltFest is posted below.

Best Hand Quilting:  #205 "Stringtown Autumn Sampler", Joanne Rigsbee, Florence, KY

Best Machine Quilting:  #300 "Front Porch", Brenda Hebel, Greendale, IN

Applique Quilt 1st Place:  #100 "A Snowbird Adventure", Joanne Rigsbee, Florence, KY

Applique 2nd Place:  #101 "Fire Fighter", Judy Huffman, Hamilton, OH

Applique Honorable Mention:  #102 "Let it Snow", Carol Byers, Cincinnati, OH

Large Pieced Quilt 1st Place:  #205 "Stringtown Autumn Sampler, Joanne Rigsbee, Florence, KY

Large Pieced Quilt 2nd Place:  #212 "The Farmer's Wife", Carol Byers, Cincinnati, OH

Large Pieced Quilt Honorable Mention:  #226 "Flowers and Butter", Diana Barry, Vevay, IN

Large Pieced Quilt Honorable Mention:  #208 "Sol de Sueste - Sun of the Southwest", Diane Acosta, Walton, Ky

Small Pieced Quilt 1st Place:  #203 "Main Street", Irene Lisa Morris, West Harrison, IN

Small Pieced 2nd Place:  #220 "Desert Sky", Mary Burke, Hamilton, OH

Honorable Mention:  #214 "Frozen Fountain", Chris Combs, Rising Sun, IN

Mixed Technique Quilt 1st Place:  #202 "Just Takes 2", Gayle Robertson, Moores Hill, IN

Mixed Technique 2nd Place:  #303 "Country Crossroads", Elsie Sprague, Cincinnati, OH]

Honorable Mention:  #306 "Simon", Mary Burke, Hamilton, OH

Honorable Mention:  #300 "Front Porch", Brenda Hebel, Greendale, IN

Novelty Quilt Honorable Mention:  #400 "Perseverance...", Joanne Rigsbee, Florence,\

Honorable Mention:  #401 "Sleigh Ride", Mary Burke, Hamilton, OH

Art Quilt 1st Place:  #503 "Carnival", Leigh E. McDonald, Proctorville, OH

Art Quilt 2nd Place:  #502 "My Coconut", Leigh E. McDonald, Proctorville, OH

Honorable Mention:  #505 "Security", Sandra Charles, Huntington, WV

Art Work 1st Place:  #604 "Stained Glass Quilt", Mary Brown, Vevay, IN

Art Work 2nd Place:  #600 "Wooden Box", Ben Wilson, Crawfordsville, IN

Honorable Mention:  #601 "Seasonsong Delights", Martha Bladen, Vevay, IN