Pieces and Strings 2024 Quilt Show Results

Pieces and Strings held their annual quilt show in Port Gibson and MQA was well represented in both the participants and the winners. Of the 13 winners 7 were MQA members! The ones that were not chosen by the judges were spectacular too! According to the Port Gibson Reveille Newspaper, here are the winners:

Best of Show Cathy Reininger Down the Rabbit Hole

Modern Quilts 1st Terry Turnage The Gift (also Judge’s Choice)

2nd Dorinda Evans Shattered

New Quilter 1st Thelma Dotson String Quilt

2nd Marie Drew String Quilt

Art or Story Quilt 1st Myra Cook. Dreaming on a Sea Wall

2nd Luanne Salgado Forever Spring

3rd Judy Middleton. Carefree Woman (also Judge’s Choice)

Traditional Pattern/Machine Quilting

1st Connie Moore Montani Semper Libere

2nd Connie Moore Wild Cherry

3rd Lisa Fischenich Mini Petals

Traditional Pattern/Hand Stitched

1st Sonya Byrnes Mountaintops

2nd Diana Carey-Smith Blue and Cream Sampler

String Hand or Machine

1st Connie Moore Stained Glass

2nd Geraldine Nash String

Pictures by Terry Turnage and Delores