2012 Golden Quilter Awards Ceremony

Welcome to the 2012 Golden Quilter Award Ceremony!  Every quilter is invited to attend.  And, when you do, SewCalGal hopes that you will also celebrate and congratulate the winners of the 2012 Golden Quilter Awards.

A bit of background information, for those that may not be aware.  The Golden Quilter Awards started a few years back, when SewCalGal started thinking about the Oscars and all the other awards that are given out to those in the entertainment business, but there wasn't anything for those in the quilting business, that make our world of quilting so wonderful. 

Annually, PR Angels are asked to help spread the word about these Awards, to increase awareness and get more quilters to participate by submitting nominations and ultimately by voting.  For several weeks nominations are accepted and any quilter, any place in the world, can submit nominations for approximately ten categories.  When nominations are closed, all nominees are recognized and voting is then opened, where anyone can vote for their favorite nominee.  Tonight is the night we now get to hear who the ultimate winners are and celebrate. 

Like the Oscars, while it is an honor to be nominated to the Golden Quilter Awards, it is even more special to be a winner of any of these annual awards.  The nominees and winners get bragging rights.  For PR Angels, those that nominate and/or vote they get entered to win prizes donated by sponsors, that are always given out after the Award Ceremony.


Like the Oscars, attendees of the 2012 Golden Quilter Awards get dressed up.  Of course, quilters are also welcome to come in any attire that they want (you can even wear your PJs).

Chery (Cheryl's Teapots2Quilting) is expected to arrive wearing this beautiful quilted jacket that she made. 


Looks like we are ready to get started...........

Time for the envelopes, please.

For Best Designer, the Golden Quilter Award goes to:

Congratulations to Bonnie K. Hunter!

Bonnie K. Hunter

Quiltville: http://www.quiltville.com/

blog: http://quiltville.blogspot.com/

Facebook url:  https://www.facebook.com/#!/quiltville

For Best Author, the Golden Quilter Award goes to:

Congratulations to Bonnie K. Hunter!

Bonnie K. Hunter

Quiltville: http://www.quiltville.com/

blog: http://quiltville.blogspot.com/

Facebook url: https://www.facebook.com/#!/quiltville

For Best Teacher/Instructor, the Golden Quilter Award goes to:

Congratulations to Bonnie K. Hunter!

Bonnie K. Hunter

Quiltville: http://www.quiltville.com/

blog: http://quiltville.blogspot.com/

Facebook url: https://www.facebook.com/#!/quiltville

For Best Quilt Store (physical), the Golden Quilter Award goes to:

Congratulations to Mary Jo's Cloth Store!

Mary Jo's Cloth Store

shop: http://www.maryjos.com

blog: http://www.maryjoscloth-design.blogspot.com

Facebook url: https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Mary-Jos-Cloth-Store/120224561693

For Best Quilt Store (online), the Golden Quilter Award goes to:

Congratulations to Jenny Doan and the Missouri Star Quilt Company team!

Missouri Star Quilt Company

website: http://www.missouriquiltco.com/

blog: http://blog.missouriquiltco.com/

Facebook url: https://www.facebook.com/#!/MissouriQuiltCo

Twitter:  http://twitter.com/#!/missouriquiltco

For Best Longarm Quilter, the Golden Quilter Award goes to:

Congratulations to Karen McTavish!

Karen McTavish

website: http://www.designerquilts.com

Facebook url: https://www.facebook.com/people/Karen-McTavish/1538281748#!/pages/Karen-McTavish/249146975122345

For Best Product (Physical), the Golden Quilter Award goes to:

Congratulations to the Olfa Corporation and Olfa Rotary Cutter team!

Olfa Corporation

website: http://www.olfa.com

Facebook url: https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/OLFA/102711346433359

For Best Product (Software), the Golden Quilter Award goes to:

Congratulations to the Electric Quilt Company and the entire EQ7  team!

The Electric Quilt Company

website: http://www.electricquilt.com

blog: http://www.doyoueq.com/blog/

Facebook url: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Electric-Quilt/91356597968?ref=ts

For Best Quilt Book Publisher, the Golden Quilter Award goes to:

 While there are many amazing Quilt Book Publishers that were recognized by quilters, from around the world, when nominated for the 2012 Golden Quilter Awards, it is clear that two such publishers are loved equally.  There was a tie for this category, so we want to recognize both of these amazing publishers for their contributions in making our world of quilting so wonderful.

Congratulations to the C&T Publishing and to Martingal & Company, home of that Patchwork Place.

C&T Publishing

C&T: http://www.ctpub.com

Stash Books: http://www.stashbooks.com
blog: http://www.ctpubBlog.com
Facebook url: https://www.facebook.com/#!/ilovequilts

Martingal & Company, home of That Patchwork Place

Main Site: http://www.martingale-pub.com

Store: http://www.shopmartingale.com

blog: http://blog.shopmartingale.com/

Facebook url: https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Martingale-CompanyThat-Patchwork-Place/152642589656

For Lifetime Achievement Award (most influential person), the Golden Quilter Award goes to:

Congratulations to the Bonnie K. Hunter, who is clearly loved by quilters from all over the world for all of her contributions to make our world of quilting so wonderful! 

Bonnie K. Hunter

Quiltville: http://www.quiltville.com/

blog: http://quiltville.blogspot.com/

Facebook url: https://www.facebook.com/#!/quiltville

As quilters, we want to say congratulations to all of the 2012 Golden Quilter Award Winners.   Over 4,000 quilters, from all over the world took time to vote and they wanted to honor you as being the best of the best world wide, to say thank you for all you have done to make our world of quilting so wonderful! 

To all of the PR Angels, Nominating Committee, those that took time to vote, as well as those that come to this 2012 Golden Quilter Awards Ceremony, I hope you will help to congratulate this winners when you see them, by leaving a comment on their blog and/or Facebook page, or send them a note thru Twitter. 

While my posts and images are copyright protected, if anyone wants to use photos and/or information in this post,  to blog about, include in a newsletter, etc., you have my permission and encouragement to do so.  I view PR for these winners is one of the best gifts we can give them.  If you need higher resolution images, just email me to let me know.

Thank you
 to the Sponsors of the
2012 Golden Quilters Awards:

 

 

Time to Party!

And, maybe, while you are celebrating you'll go visit one or all of the 2012 Golden Quilter Award winners on their Facebook page, blog, or twitter and leave them a sweet note of congratulations and how much you appreciate all they have done, to make our world of quilting so wonderful.

Tomorrow, after I've had a chance to sleep in, take a good nap, etc. I'll let everyone know who won the prizes during our party tonight.  For those that may not understand what is going on, these prizes are randomly given out to those that have helped, over the past few months, with PR for this event, nominations and for voting.  Collectively, there are well over 5,000 quilters that have helped world-wide. 



Lastly, don't forget, the page  on this blog labeled "Golden Quilter Awards" is updated throughout the year.  You can always check it for a summary of current information and appropriate links.  It will be updated within a few days, to summarize the 2012 Golden Quilter Awards and will be updated as it gets closer for the 2013 Golden Quilter Awards, next spring!

You are invited to the Golden Quilter Awards Ceremony and Post-Ceremony Giveaway Party

You can come to this event casually dressed, but attendees wear beautiful quilty outfits, and some like to wear a lot of bling to this event.  Last year, Judy Chain (Sew Fun Quilts) wore a pair of super cute silver rhinestone encrusted tenny shoes and was seen dancing on top of tables at one of the after parties.  SewCalGal, and many others,  sure would love to see Judy up dancing again.

The world famous Padsworth (Lilypad Quilting) will be our Emcee, and we'll have some fun entertainment too!  He has been busy coordinating "Padsworth's Project", where volunteers help make pet beds for their local animal shelters and get an extra entry in the giveaway for the annual Pets on Quilts event, hosted by Lilypad Quilting every summer, but I'm delighted to have him take a break to be the Emcee for the Awards Ceremony.  I understand he is going to the Pond Spa for a good soak and then will get a massage so he'll be energized for this event.

Sponsors of the

2013 Golden Quilter Awards:

The Fat Quarter Shop, Sew Fun Quilts, Kelly Jackson (I Have A Notion), CT Publishing, Aurifil, Bonnie K. Hunter (Quiltville), Udder Cream ,  Martingale and Fabrics N Quilts.

Sponsors have generously donated wonderful prizes.  And, those that vote by February 28th can also get entered to win a prize.  Previous entries have been given to those that joined the nomination committee, as well as PR Angels.  As recognition is one of the best gifts we can give the nominees and winners, PR Angels are also invited to help recognize the winners by way of writing a blog post between March lst-3rd to give recognition to the winners and submit the url to your post via this Raflecopter form.    Giveaway winners will be announced as the 2013 Golden Quilter Awards Ceremony after parties wind down, on Monday, March 4th.  Prizes will be randomly selected based on categories of PR Angels, Nomination Committee, those that voted, and those that attend the 2013 Golden Quilters Awards Ceremony (post on March lst, where winners are announced).

For a complete list of prizes, please read the main page for this event which you can find as a tab labeled "Golden Quilter Awards".

Please don't forget SewCalGal is the host for this event, with duties of  facilitating the annual process for the Golden Quilter Awards.  As such, she can not nominate, be nominated, nor vote, nor win prizes!  Thus, these awards couldn't happen without help from quilters from all over the world.  As such, I do hope you'll come back and participate in the 2014 Golden Quilter Awards.  SewCalGal will  send out email reminders to those that have signed up for optional email updates (sign up on the right hand column).

Every year, there are some core categories of the Golden Quilter Awards (e.g. Best Teacher, Best Quilt Store, Best Author, Lifetime Achievement Award, etc) and some new categories.  This year, there are twelve categories of awards for those in the business.

1. Best Quilt Designer
2. Best Fabric Designer
3. Best Quilt Book Author
4. Best Teacher/Instructor
5. Best Quilt Store (physical)
6. Best Quilt Store (online)
7. Most Innovative Product (software)
8. Best New Product Introduced in 2012 (physical)
9. Best New Product Introduced in 2012 (software)
10. Best Quilt Book Published in 2012
11. Lifetime Achievement Award

While we do not have a Hall of Fame, all of the winners of previous Golden Quilter Awards are recognized on the main page for this event, as well as in previously published posts for each year's Awards. This main page, which is labeled "Golden Quilter Awards" will also be updated throughout this event to share current links to appropriate posts.  SewCalGal encourage everyone to check this main page periodically, to keep current on this event.   

Sure hope to see you at the Golden Quilter Awards Ceremony on March lst.  Feel free to invite all your quilting friends to come too!  

Final Curtain Call for the 2010 Golden Quilter Award Winners

The  winners of  the 2010 Golden Quilter Awards  will always be recognized for their contributions to our wonderful world of quilting.  They were voted as being the best of the best in nine categories, of the 2010 Golden Quilter Awards, by quilters throughout the world.  This post is the last post on SewCalGal that will recognize these winners.  Tomorrow (March lst) SewCalGal will start accepting nominations for the 2011 Golden Quilter Awards.  But thru March, these winners deserve recognition as winners of the 2010 Golden Quilter Awards.  
1) For the category of Best Designer, the winner is:

Anne Sutton of Bunny Hill Designs

2) For the Category of Best Teacher/Instructor:

Bonnie K. Hunter

3) For the Category of  Best Author:

Eleanor Burns, of Quilt In A Day

4) For the Category of Best Quilt Store (Physical):

There was a tie for the winner of this category, with one coming from sunny Southern California, and the other one coming from an area of British Columbia, which I believe is also known as a sunbelt of B.C.

Rosie's Calico Cupboard, San Diego, CA

Satin Moon, Victoria, BC

5) For the category of Best Quilt Store (online):

Fat Quarter Shop

6) For the category of  Best Long Arm Quilter:

Judy Madsen, Green Fairy Quilts, Saint George, Utah

7) For the category of  Most Innovative new product (physical item):

AccuQuilt

8) For the category of  Most Innovated new product (software item):

Electric Quilt - EQ6

9) For the category of  Most influential person in the world of quilting to-date, aka "Lifetime Achievement":

While there were many talented people that were nominated to this category, the majority of the comments submitted with many nominations clearly reflected heartfelt feelings for someone who has brought so many people into the world of quilting, taught, lectured, runs a successful business, and continually inspires and assistance to others.  Without question of my ability to tally votes, the winner of this category is:

Eleanor Burns, of Quilt In A Day

The 2010 Golden Quilter Award winners are amazing quilters that have been recognized by quilters worldwide for their contributions.    I'm honored to be able to recognize them on this blog, and I also hope those in the business and world-wide quilters will also recognize them for what they have contributed to our wonderful world of quilting.

As mentioned above, on March lst, nominees will be accepted for the 2011 Golden Quilter Awards.  I am honored to share with you the list of sponsors for this years Golden Quilter Awards and giveaway:

• CT Publishing
• Dragon Threads, Extraordinary Textile Art Books 
• The Electric Quilt Company 
• Fabric.com
• Fat Quarter Shop 
• Fairfield Processing   .
• Martingale & Company, Home of That Patchwork Place
• FabricWorm
• Margaret Bucklew, of Patterns 2 Quilt and Chiseled in Cloth 
• Prairie Moon Quilts 
• QuiltAlbum
• Stitch in the Ditch  .
• Sew Fun Quilts and Judy's ETSY store.

You will always be able to find a summary of the most current information on the activities for the  annual Golden Quilter Awards by visiting the page on this blog labeled "Golden Quilter Awards". And I do hope you will follow SewCalGal and nominate your favorite Quilters for the 2011 Golden Quilter Awards, on the post to be released March lst.

2013 Golden Quilter Awards - Voting

Quilters from all over the world were  invited to recognize those in the quilting business by nominating them for 12 categories of Golden Quilter Awards, as appropriate.  Nominations are now closed!   Congratulations to all of the nominees as you are recognized by quilters from around the world, for your contributions to the world of quilting.  Thank you!

Sponsors of the

2013 Golden Quilters Awards:

The Fat Quarter Shop, Sew Fun Quilts, Kelly Jackson (I Have A Notion), CT Publishing, Aurifil, Bonnie K. Hunter (Quiltville), Udder Cream ,  Martingale and Fabrics N Quilts.

Sponsors have generously donated wonderful prizes.  And, those that vote are automatically entered to win Quilters Awards Party to celebrate the ultimate 2013 Golden Quilter Award winners prizes (so are PR Angels, nominating committee members, as well as those that come to the Golden Quilter Awards Ceremony, on March lst, will be entered to win prizes in the giveaway party, at the end of this event.  For a complete list of prizes, please read the main page for this event which you can find as a tab labeled "Golden Quilter Awards".

Every year, there are some core categories of the Golden Quilter Awards (e.g. Best Teacher, Best Quilt Store, Best Author, Lifetime Achievement Award, etc) and some new categories.  This year, there are twelve categories of awards for those in the business.

1. Best Quilt Designer
2. Best Fabric Designer
3. Best Quilt Book Author
4. Best Teacher/Instructor
5. Best Quilt Store (physical)
6. Best Quilt Store (online)
7. Most Innovative Product (software)
8. Best New Product Introduced in 2012 (physical)
9. Best New Product Introduced in 2012 (software)
10. Best Quilt Book Published in 2012
11. Lifetime Achievement Award

While we do not have a Hall of Fame, all of the winners of previous Golden Quilter Awards are recognized on the main page for this event. This main page, which is labeled "Golden Quilter Awards" will also be updated throughout this event to share current links to appropriate posts.  SewCalGal encourage everyone to check this page periodically, to keep current on this event.   SewCalGal will also send out email reminders to those that have signed up for optional email updates (sign up on the right hand column).

Everyone is invited to vote.  Simply scroll down and look at all of the nominees for each category.  Click the star symbol/vote button , underneath the nominee you wish to vote for.  After you've submitted your votes for one or all of the categories, scroll down and use the rafflecopter form to log which categories you voted for, to be get entries to win prizes that will be given out after the Golden Quilter Awards Ceremony.

Best Quilt Designer

 
Best Fabric Designer

Best Quilt Book Author

Best Teacher/Instructor

Best Quilt Store (physical)

Best Quilt Store (online)

Most Innovative Product (physical)

Most Innovative Product (software)

Best New Product Introduced in 2012 (physical)

Best New Product Introduced in 2012 (software)

 

Best Quilt Book Published in 2012

Lifetime Achievement Award

Please use this Rafflecopter form to log your votes, to be entered to win prizes for voting.


PR Angels are appreciated for helping to increase awareness that every quilter world-wide is invited to vote for their favorite nominees.  Please be sure to read the PR notice on this event, for more info appropriate to PR Angels, as SewCalGal appreciates PR Angels very much!