My Quilts/Our History Contest Gallery

This competition celebrates The Alliance for American Quilts' fifteen-year mission to document, preserve and share our great quilt heritage. Quilts measure 15" x 15" square, and reflect the quiltmaker's personal history. View complete guidelines.

And the winners are...(click here to find out)

All contest quilts will be auctioned via eBay. All proceeds will support AAQ.
Auction #1: Thurs., Oct. 30 - Thurs., Nov. 6, 2008
Auction #2: Thurs., Nov. 6 - Thurs., Nov. 13, 2008
Auction #3: Thurs., Nov. 13 - Thurs., Nov. 20, 2008
All auctions begin and end at 9:00 PM Eastern

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Sponsored by Pfaff, Mountain Mist , and The Electric Quilt Company.

Yvonne Porcella's quilts
1. "Four Sided Journey"
Yvonne Porcella 		Rogene Robbins's quilts
2. "Out of the Block"
Rogene Robbins 		Sonya Lee Barrington's quilts
3. "Then + Now"
Sonya Lee Barrington
Terry Pottmeyer's quilts
4. "Creation Conversation"
Terry Pottmeyer 		Nanette Fleischman's quilts
5. "Plaids to Polka Dots"
Nanette Fleischman 		Mary Pumphrey's quilts
6. "A Bouquet from Grandmother's Flower Garden"
Mary Pumphrey
Mary Pumphrey's quilts
7. "A Basket of Quilts"
Mary Pumphrey 		Carol Larson's quilts
8. "Integration"
Carol Larson 		Dorothy Day's quilts
9. "Day Lily"
Dorothy Day
Franki Kohler's quilts
10. "Ginkgoes II"
Franki Kohler 		Marie Johansen's quilts
11. "Happiness Runs in a Circular Motion"
Marie Johansen 		Allison Ann Aller's quilts
12. "The Home in the Garden" (First Place)
Allison Ann Aller
Diana Ramsay's quilts
13. "My Quilt History I"
Diana Ramsay 		Joyce Foley's quilts
14. "Memories of My Mother"
Joyce Foley 		Karen Bennick's quilts
15. "Evolution II"
Karen Bennick
Janet Henshaw's quilts
16. "Spring Blues"
Janet Henshaw 		Karen Loprete's quilts
17. "I'm Still Growing"
Karen Loprete 		Marybeth Stalp's quilts
18. "Sweet 15 Cotillion"
Marybeth Stalp
Bonnie Goolsby's quilts
19. "Triple Shoofly"
Bonnie Goolsby 		Nancy Eisenhauer's quilts
20. "Nancy's History"
Nancy Eisenhauer 		Cynthia Herrmann's quilts
21. "Bed of Roses"
Cynthia Herrmann
Scott Murkin's quilts
22. "Feathered Fun"
Scott Murkin 		Scott Murkin's quilts
23. "Crown Jewel"
Scott Murkin 		Sharron Stamper Evans's quilts
24. "Easter"
Sharron Stamper Evans
Cecelia Leiseroff's quilts
25. "From My Past To My Future"
Cecelia Leiseroff 		Sherry Boram's quilts
26. "Square One"
Sherry Boram 		Linda Pumphrey's quilts
27. "Bright I"
Linda Pumphrey
Linda Pumphrey's quilts
28. "Hanging Gardens"
Linda Pumphrey 		Joyce Fisher's quilts
29. "Out For A Run"
Joyce Fisher 		Vickie Paullus's quilts
30. "Go Blue!"
Vickie Paullus
Karen Kielmeyer's quilts
31. "Fancy Feathers"
Karen Kielmeyer 		Barbara Grothaus's quilts
32. "Joy"
Barbara Grothaus 		Jodi Scaltreto's quilts
33. "Folk Art Mini"
Jodi Scaltreto
Pamela Allen's quilts
34. "Black Eyed Susans and Teeny Weeny Vases"
Pamela Allen 		Chandrea Kowalski's quilts
35. "Love Never Ends"
Chandrea Kowalski 		Cynthia Claycamp's quilts
36. "Toujour Le Nine-Patch"
Cynthia Claycamp
Luke Haynes's quilts
37. "Study in Scraps of Red"
Luke Haynes 		Luke Haynes's quilts
38. "Study in Blue & Gold"
Luke Haynes 		Kathryn Wright's quilts
39. "Meme's Button Box" (Third Place)
Kathryn Wright
Angie Hodapp's quilts
40. "Spreading My Wings"
Angie Hodapp 		Lorna Pumphrey's quilts
41. "Amish Storm"
Lorna Pumphrey 		Lorna Pumphrey's quilts
42. "Gone to the Dogs"
Lorna Pumphrey
Dot Collins's quilts
43. "Quilting Converges with My Heart"
Dot Collins 		Ellen Hernandez's quilts
44. "Snippet Trails"
Ellen Hernandez 		Pat Holly's quilts
45. "Chintz Bird" (Second Place)
Pat Holly
Michele Muska's quilts
46. "Auntie's Flower Garden"
Michele Muska 		Karen Fischer's quilts
47. "Matrix IV: All Buttoned Up"
Karen Fischer 		Peggy Schroder's quilts
48. "Like a Fish Out of Water"
Peggy Schroder
Rhianna Landini's quilts
49. "Hawaiian Heaven"
Rhianna Landini 		Karen Griska's quilts
50. "Many Happy Quilts"
Karen Griska 		Frances Holliday Alford's quilts
51. Floral Compliment
Frances Holliday Alford
John Flynn's quilts
52. "Red Sampler"
John Flynn 		Kate Flynn Nichols's quilts
53. "Sea Green Storm"
Kate Flynn Nichols 		Fran Kordek's quilts
54. "Sunburst"
Fran Kordek
Pauline Salzman's quilts
55. "Get a Dog"
Pauline Salzman 		Sheila Rauen's quilts
56. "Memories of Mom"
Sheila Rauen 		Meg Cox's quilts
57. "Ohio Stars and Roots"
Meg Cox
Ann Holmes's quilts
58. "Come Together for Peace"
Ann Holmes 		Betty Lou Cassidy's quilts
59. "Tree of Life"
Betty Lou Cassidy 		Allison Brown-Cestero's quilts
60. "Quilt History I: Mud Creek Park"
Allison Brown-Cestero
Jeri Pollock's quilts
61. "Something to Crow About"
Jeri Pollock 		Marie Marcella's quilts
62. "Dancing Complements"
Marie Marcella 		Amy Milne's quilts
63. "Kumasi Spools"
Amy Milne
Merikay Waldvogel's quilts
64. "Ode to Soft Covers for Hard Times"
Merikay Waldvogel 		Janneken Smucker's quilts
65. "This is Not an Amish Quilt"
Janneken Smucker 		Angie Hodapp's quilts
66. "Summer's End"
Angie Hodapp
Jeanette Thompson's quilts
67. "It All Started With a Nine Patch"
Jeanette Thompson