BERNINA Quilt Guild Winners 2024

The BERNINA Best of Show Award is a prestigious award for each state quilters’ Guild annual exhibition. All categories of quilts have the chance to win the overall BERNINA Best of Show as nominated by the judges. A BERNINA sewing machine and rosette proclaiming the entry to be the BERNINA Best of Show for that state is awarded. All BERNINA Best of Show winning quilts are then judged at AQC and the overall winner is awarded the BERNINA National Best of Australia Award. However, if the BERNINA Best of Show winner is not a resident of that particular guild’s state, a BERNINA Best of State winner is chosen by the judges to be that state’s entry for the BERNINA National Best of Australia Quilt Award for that year. Additionally, each state also awards the Amateur Encouragement Award and the Junior Award. These awards recognize and encourage the talents of amateur and junior quilters, respectively, celebrating their contributions and fostering the next generation of quilting excellence.

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Canberra Quilters

BERNINA Best of Show

WINNER: Johann Mawbey with "Drummoyne"

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Canberra Quilters

BERNINA Amateur Encouragement Award

WINNER: Jen Roberts with "Wonky"

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Victoria Quilters

BERNINA Best of Show

WINNER: Linda Crouch with "A Magic Winter Garden"

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Quilt NSW

BERNINA Best of Show

WINNER: Tania Tanti with "Quilters Workout"

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Quilt NSW

BERNINA Amateur Encouragement Award

WINNER: Bernice Krige with "Rhapsody in Blue"

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NT Quilters - Territory Quilts

BERNINA Best of Show

WINNER: Bronwyn Ritchie with "Disappearing Spiral Bargello Quilt"

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NT Quilters - Territory Quilts

BERNINA Amateur Encouragement Award

WINNER: Fay Saint with "Stars in the Outback Mystery Quilt"

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NT Quilters - Territory Quilts

BERNINA Junior Award 

JOINT WINNER: Tilly Kimber with "Maypole"

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NT Quilters - Territory Quilts

BERNINA Junior Award 

JOINT WINNER: Summer Kimber with "Upside Down Rainbow Quilt"

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SA Quilters - Festival of Quilts

BERNINA Best of Show

WINNER: Chris O'Brien with "Red and White Delight"

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SA Quilters - Festival of Quilts

BERNINA Amateur Encouragement Award

WINNER: Tina Gillespie with "Harry Potter & the Eternal Quilt"

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Tasmania Quilters

BERNINA Best of Show

WINNER: Katherine Jones with "Quilter"

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Tasmania Quilters

BERNINA Amateur Encouragement Award

WINNER: Judy Peel with "Why White"

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Bris Quilters

BERNINA Best of Show

WINNER: Joanne Johnson with "Royal Garland"

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Bris Quilters

BERNINA Amateur Encouragement Award

WINNER: Heather Sutherland with "Looking to the Stars"