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.
- Best Quilt Designer
- Best Fabric Designer
- Best Quilt Book Author
- Best Teacher/Instructor
- Best Quilt Store (physical)
- Best Quilt Store (online)
- 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
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!
is your category Best Quilt Shop Physical set up right? I just seem peoples names not shops
ReplyDeleteThanks Karen - fixed it.
ReplyDeleteFYI ... there are two Quilt Asylum's posted for the best brick and mortar quilt shop. They are actually the same shop, its one of my favorite local quilt shops!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for giving us the opportunity to nominate and vote for our favorites! I can't wait to hear the results!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
Good luck every one, you are all amazing in your own way...
ReplyDeleteThis was very hard to make decisions. Everyone is one of my "rock stars"
ReplyDeleteThanks Lori. I removed the duplicate Quilt Aslyum.
ReplyDeleteHi I couldn't vote on 4 groups as there wasn't a star underneath, fabric designer , lifetime achievement, best software & best product.
ReplyDeleteJust voted, now off to check out some of the online quilt shops & books I had never heard of before! Congrats to all the nominees!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the nominees....and a BIG thank YOU (SewCalGal) for all the hard work putting this together! I appreciate the hyperlinks to all the nominee websites...can't wait to do a little exploring!
ReplyDeleteJust voted, loved seeing my favorites listed. Congratulations to all the nominees! You touch the world with your ideas, techniques and how you share with us. Thanks so much to everyone nominated and those not nominated. We are what we are in quilting because of you. Thanks for sharing yourself and your skills to help hold the world together one stitch at a time.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun. I haven't used all the online shops....yet.....but Kudos to Missouri Star. They are delightful to deal with and Jenny Doan's tutorials are fabulous.
ReplyDeleteSo many talented members of the quilt community! Congratulations on your nominations!!
ReplyDeleteI love all of these bloggers and teachers and I am proud to follow most of them. Congratulations on a great year, everyone! Hooray for modern quilting!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great competition. So many wonderful people, places and items. I wish I could vote for them all.
ReplyDeleteGood Luck everyone :)
Congratulations to all the nominees. You are ALL winners!
ReplyDeleteSome great choices.
ReplyDeleteDifficult to pick one for most categories.
Lee
Wow! So fun to see all these designers and artists on one page! Fun! All are winners!! So hard to choose just one from the categories.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all of the nominees and best of luck!
ReplyDeleteTried to cast votes, there was no star just a number, is there another way to vote.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the nominees best of luck to all... it was hard to choose....
ReplyDeleteAlaura
Congrats to all the nominees they are all achievers and loved! Much appreciation to all their hard work and Good Luck!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all for being nominated. Best Wishes!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the nominees, all are winners!!!
ReplyDeleteFun! Congrats to all, but especially Pat Sloan!
ReplyDeleteThank You For Opportunity to Vote. Hard To Vote For One In Some Of The Categories.
ReplyDeleteI know this is a huge effort each year and wanted to say thank you for doing it and all the information you share. Thanks to your sponsors, also.
ReplyDeleteHard to chose just one in some categories....as a quilter I owe so much to the nominees. So congratulations to each and every one of them for sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteBig hugs and thanks to SewCalGal for all the effort to put this together.
Thank you for doing this each year for these quilters, and thank you for having the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful array of otpions! Thanks for hosting this! pbstrand@msn.com
ReplyDeleteThanks for doing this for the quilting world. Thanks also for all the giveaways!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all who are nominated. Great inspiration.
ReplyDeleteSo hard to choose in many of these categories. But everyone nominated provides inspiration to the quilting community. Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the nominees!!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on all the nominees. I look forward to the outcome.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the nominees. Thanks for your contributions to quilting.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the nominees, you are all winners to me. You have helped me learn a lot through the years and I thank you for being so generous by sharing your knowledge.
ReplyDeleteGood luck
Thanks for the chance to express my opinions for these categories. There are so many excellent choices in each category that it's hard to choose!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for giving us the opportunity to nominate and vote for our favorites! I can't wait to hear the results!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all the nominees! It was great fun voting.. lots of tough choices. Lots of inspiring people!
ReplyDeletefabulous contest! you made great nominations!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to the Nominees! Sewcal Gal, you did a wonderful job with the polling and voting this year. Outstanding way to do this! I'm sure you worked hours, and I hope all the nominees and winners, as well as voters, appreciate your effort. You deserve your own award for doing this! Super job! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all who were nominated!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all - wish I could vote for more than just one!
ReplyDeleteI look forward each year to the Golden quilter awards. I always enjoy finding/reading/website hopping to see the nominees and products new and old and even finding new teacher/designer/product/shop I haven't heard about . Thank You So Cal
ReplyDeleteThank for the opportunity to vote ! Get the word. Out so everyone can vote
ReplyDeleteWow some really hard decisions there. To everyone who was nominated congrats!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the nominees and Good luck to everyone! This is the first time I voted for the Golden Quilter Award and I think it is a great way to appreciate all these wonderful quilters!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great idea. Thanks for letting us have our "say-so".
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to everyone!
ReplyDeleteI just voted....looking forward to see the which ones get the highest votes.
ReplyDeleteTerry Atkinson wasn't nominated for best quilt designer? Has she been nominated previously?
ReplyDeleteFabulous list
ReplyDeleteFabulous list
ReplyDeletecongratulations to the nominees and good luck!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all the nominees ... you are all winners. This was a tough thing to do .... just pick ONE in each category! Thanks for the opportunity to voice our opinions.
ReplyDeletecongrats to all the nominees! It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces in the awards! What fun!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all of the nominees, well deserved and much continued success to you all! Thank you for your part in making my quilting dreams come true!
ReplyDeleteglad to see some modern quilters and the pacific northwest represented
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to everyone nominated. You inspire me.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the nominees! you are all winners!
ReplyDeleteAll of the wonderful nominees are so inspiring! Thank you all for all you do to better our "community!"
ReplyDeleteVery, very hard to make choices, they are all great!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all of the nominees. It was hard to make choices. Thank you SewCalGal for all of your hard work.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, everyone! It was a hard decision on who to vote for on all of them. But even though everyone can't be number 1, it's a huge accomplishment just to be nominated.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to everyone on their nominations.It was a tough choice on the categories I felt qualified to vote on.
ReplyDeleteFantastic competition, congratulations to all the nominees, and good luck to everyone
ReplyDeleteFantastic competition, congratulations to all the nominees, and good luck to everyone
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all of the nominees this year! Best of luck!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all who make my quilting world possible.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the nominees. I see a shop nominated in Melbourne, FL that I wasn't aware even existed, so I'm excited to visit my in-laws now to check it out. Thanks for the great Awards Show.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all who make the quilting community the best! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the nominees and thanks to SewCalGal for this opportunity to vote for our favorites.
ReplyDeleteGood Luck to all!
ReplyDeleteGreat nominee's.
ReplyDeleteSo many wonderful and inspirational teachers out there that I couldn't pick just one, I wanted to pick them all!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the nominees for such dedication to our quilting world. You make it special.
ReplyDeleteThanks for putting this together. It is right to honor these outstanding contributors to our field.
ReplyDeletePhyllis
This is always fun, and it's so great that you recognize people in this way.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the deserving nominees.
ReplyDeleteObrigada Gal Sew Cal,se você não existisse,teria que ser inventada.Aos candidatos um MUITO OBRIGADA GRANDE.Aprendo muito com todos vocês.Bençãos a todos.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the nominees this year. Everyone one of you are winners even if you don't get the most votes. It's an honor to have taken classes, bought your books and learned from you. Thanks also to the sponsors for such a fun contest.
ReplyDeleteI voted for my favorites, but I think all do great work
ReplyDeleteI voted for my favorites, but I think all do great work
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the work that goes into not only this current post, but all you do. You're the real winner!
ReplyDeleteWow what a neat thing to be able to Vote for everything. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteBest of luck to everyone, you are all winners.
ReplyDeleteI have really enjoyed this...good luck to all.
ReplyDeleteThinking for most quilter's, the BEST quilt shop tends to be the one they shop at near enough their home they can get there easily, feel comfy and know the stock.
ReplyDeleteZI do like the chance of voting for my favorite teacher, author, etc.
Some of those are hard decisions to make. Now to wait for the final tally! Thanks SewCalGirl.
ReplyDeleteIt was so hard to make choices in these categories. Good luck an congratulations to all of the nominees. What a great community of designers and teachers.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all the nominee's. I wish that everyone could win.
ReplyDeleteIt will be interesting to see who wins. Thanks for putting this all together!
ReplyDeleteEvery nominee is a winner! Congratulations to everyone on this list of incredible quilters, designers, products, and stores!!! The cream of the crop for sure!!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to everyone that was nominated.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all the nominees. You have taken quilting to a new level.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the nominees - what a wonderful tribute to the quilting community!
ReplyDeleteGood luck to each of you. Your all amazing
ReplyDeleteI just voted and now I can't wait to see who won. Congratulations to everybody because you are all winners.
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ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the nominees and thanks to SewCalGal for this opportunity to vote for our favorites, it's a wonderful tribute to the quilting community.
Congratulations to all involved> Sponsors orginizers and nominees
ReplyDeleteLifetime achievement award is the hardest category to choose just one person. In my opinion, everyone listed here deserves this award!! Each and every one of them contributed so much to quilting as we do it nowadays!!
ReplyDeleteGood luck everyone!
Happy to be able to cast my vote. Good luck to all!
ReplyDeleteIt's very tough to choose just one in many of the categories. All those people nominated are all winners in my mind because each does so much to pass on their love of quilting to us all. Congratulations to all of those who have been nominated! You're all winners. Good luck to each of you.
ReplyDeletefun fun! Congratulations to all........
ReplyDeleteTisha
congratulations to the nominees! It's such a shame I missed out on the nominating as my favourite fabric designers weren't in that category.
ReplyDeleteIt was hard to pick between such wonderful candidates! But I voted for my favorites and hope they win. Congratulations to all the nominees!
ReplyDeleteWow with all the talent and great choices it was tough. We are so fortunate to have all this wealth of quilting information, classes, shops, books and best of all the people who do all this!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the nominees!
ReplyDeleteYou all inspire us in your own way.
thanks.
Nella
Done, I like seeing the way the votes are going, there are a few surprises I found interesting, thanks.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all of the nominees! Had a great time voting!
ReplyDeleteWow this year it was really hard there is so much happening in the quilting world. SewCalGal thanks so much for all your hard work in putting this together. Congratulations to all the nominees because it was so hard in a few categories to vote for just one, you are all winners. Thanks so much for your dedication in keeping this wonderful art that we love up with the times.
ReplyDeleteTHere are so many wonderful quilters on here it is hard to choose. In My opinion they are all winners.
ReplyDeleteWhen I chose the Most Innovative Product (software)category, it didn't appear to register my vote?
Very hard to choose! All wonderful nominees.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the nominees. And Thank You to Sew Cal Gal for creating this award.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all! Great group of people and products!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all the winners and all that were nominated. Such a great group of nominees.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun to see all the nominees! Thanks for creating this event during "Award Season"!
ReplyDeleteThank you, this was a lot of fun!
ReplyDeleteJacqueline
First time I have ever voted. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteFirst time I've voted in this, also. Lots of fun! Good luck to all the entrants!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful group of nominees--congratulations!
ReplyDeletewow! What a group os great nominees - good luck!
ReplyDeleteThank you for all the hard work in putting this together!
ReplyDeleteall these marvelous people and products -- soem catagories were much harder than others.
ReplyDeleteEveryone is deserving an award, too bad we can't give them all one.
ReplyDeletethanks!
This was fun. Thank you for giving us a way to nominate and select our faborites. Though every single person deserves recognition. They have all worked hard. They are all very different which makes voting for just one difficult.
ReplyDeleteParabéns a todos os indicados para os premios, todos são merecedores. Eu escolhi meus favoritos e desejo boa sorte a eles.
ReplyDeleteAmo o trabalho de Pat Sloan, boa sorte pra ela.
We have such a rich and talented crew of nominees, each having contributed much to the world of quilting. We've profited so much from their talent and inspiration. THank you one and all!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity to honor our favorites.
ReplyDeleteSO hard to decide on some of these!!
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful way to acknowledge our mentors. Congrats to all for being nominated, and good luck!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this introduction to some new (to me) quilting people. You've given me new people to goggle and learn more about. It's nice to see so many talented people in one place.
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Great group of "Quilty" ladies. Thank you for the chance to vote for our favorite. Good luck to all!
ReplyDeletecongratulations to a wonderful group of ladies:)
ReplyDeleteAwesome job putting this all together!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all! What a great way to recognize some great talents!
ReplyDeleteIt was hard to choose. Thank you to all the designers!!! Congratulations to all.
ReplyDeleteIt was hard to choose. So many great options! It took forever though, it would have been better to log all the votes and only refresh at the end instead of after each vote. Also some ovtes like the best product would not register. It took about three trys.
ReplyDeleteGood luck, everyone!
Wow, the choice is difficult! So much great people!
ReplyDeleteLots of great competition this year as always. Appreciate the chance to vote. Daisy
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity to vote! There are so many great books, instructors, notions, etc. Some categories were most difficult to select from. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteInteresting nominees! Glad to vote.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all nominated. It was very hard to just pick one in many of the catagories. THanks for letting me vote.
ReplyDeletevoting done, may the best win
ReplyDeleteIt is thrilling to me to see so many talented and inspiring quilters and products. Our art has such excellence!
ReplyDeleteGood luck to all the nominees!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE all things Moda! High quality, trendy and classical, vivid colors, and just plain FUN!!!!
ReplyDeleteHuge congrats to all nominees! You are all winners!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the voting - seeing old faves and learning about new teachers, designers, products! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the nominees - what an amazing group of quilters!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all of you! so hard to choose. (Except quilt store, that one was easy! YAY The Quilt Asylum! Love you guys)
ReplyDeleteGreat contest, liked seeing all the faces that go with the names.
ReplyDeletelove them all. Who said quilting was a passing fad???
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness that was tough! Good luck everyone!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to everyone nominated. I had a lot of fun voting, and it really is a thrill to be nominated even if you don't get the most votes, really!!!
ReplyDeleteThere are lots of talented quilters represented here. Very difficult to narrow down to one in some categories!
ReplyDeleteWish I could actually visit all the shops nominated. Love Cozy! Good luck to all the nominees.
ReplyDeleteIt's fun to see how the voting goes. Thanks for doing this.
ReplyDeleteSo much talent-they all deserve to win!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea. I look forward to seeing how the voting changes between early returns and toward the end.
ReplyDeleteSo many wonderful choices, at times it was really hard to choose!! Best of luck to all the nominees.
ReplyDeleteI may not have known all the web sites and products, but I've copied all the info, and I'm about to start my exploration. Thanks for collecting all this info for us.
ReplyDeleteThanks again for these wonderful recognition awards for quilters!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all the nominees!
ReplyDeleteWould it be possible to put the nominees in alphabetical order? It would seem a bit more fair. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThis was fun, Darlene. Great job!
ReplyDeleteIt was so hard to pick a lifetime award quilter. I wanted to vote for more than one person
ReplyDeleteDifficult choices on most of the categories.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to everyone for their having been nominated - it is such an achievement for you all to be here. It just makes our job that much harder to have to pick only one in each category! Good luck to you all!!
ReplyDeleteGreat fun, All deserve to win so the choices in voting was difficult, many times I wanted to vote for more than just one!
ReplyDeletecongrats to all - what fun it was to vote although some really tough choices.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the nominees! Voting was tough, because you're all so great!!
ReplyDeleteIt is like the who's who of the quilt world! impressive list!
ReplyDeleteWow -- exceptnfor the LQS category, I was surprised by how many contenders for prizes were familiar names, faces, and products I can't live without (or that I'm lusting after and plotting to purchase ASAP). Voting for my favorites was fun, AND you have piqued my curiosity about a few online fabric shops and products that I wasn't aware of before. Thanks for putting this together and good luck to all of the nominees!
ReplyDeleteAll the nominees are winners, IMHO :)
ReplyDeleteThank you!
What a wonderful opportunity to see the best in the quilt world!
ReplyDeleteThis is a such a tremendous group of talent! It was hard to pick a winner!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the chance to vote for my favorite quilting people and products. All those nominated deserve an award. Too bad they can't all win .
ReplyDeletecongrats to Y'all... very hard to pick one in some categories
ReplyDeleteSo much fun! Good luck to all!
ReplyDeleteHow exciting! I can't wait to see the results.
ReplyDeleteIt a wonderful set of nominees and some very difficult decisions to make. It was also interesting to see some products, and persons on the list that I had not seen before- quilting is an every growing changing passion. There is always something new to learn. Thanks for hosting such wonderful awards.
ReplyDeleteRegards from Canada,
Anna
So many worthy candidates. Congratulations to everyone nominated, as that is recognition in itself from the quilting community who appreciates you.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to everyone nominated!
ReplyDeleteSome of these categories were really hard to decide on, there are so many great nominations.
ReplyDeleteSome were so hard! Thanks....I've "met" some new people thru the nominations.
ReplyDeleteThank You For Opportunity to Vote. Hard To Vote For One In Some Of The Categories
ReplyDeleteWas hard to pick for some of these!!!!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all of the nominnees. What a talented lot you all are!
ReplyDeleteSo many hard decisions to make. Your all equally talented in what you do! Good luck to all of you!
ReplyDeleteWhat fabulous designers! It's so difficult to choose between all my favorites.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for doing this each year. I love being able to vote for my favorites even if they aren't everyone elses.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all the nominees -- tough to choose -- but it was a lot of fun to vote. Thanks for the opportunity.
ReplyDeleteNo matter who the real winner's are each and everyone of these people, objects or items covered in the voting sections do something to promote the wonderful world of quilting including no matter what form it takes. It takes all kinds of persons to promote this great art form plus all manner of tools too. No matter who you vote for they are all winners in my eyes. Congratualations everyone and everything! Happy Quilting Julie Beard
ReplyDeleteIt was hard to pick just one inmost categories...all of the choices are awesome and winners in their own right. Thanks for making this forum possible.
ReplyDeleteWow, what an impressive group of nominees. It was so hard to pick the "lifetime achievement award" that I was forced to use "eeny, meeny, miney, mo." All of them deserved it!
ReplyDeleteIt has already been said but it was hard to choose just one person in each category. What a talented group of people and what good tools and books to help us in our quest for new quilting techniques and projects.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all, good luck!
ReplyDeleteGreat group of nominations! Good luck to everyone
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