Twisted Threads

Medford Area Show

Judged category winners were as follows: Large Bed Quilts: 1st Gayle Emmerich-Thums of Medford with “Garden Stroll;” 2nd Starla Ruesch of Medford with “Autumn Whirligig;” and 3rd Joan Beyerl-Pierner of Green Bay with “Green Bay Packer Quilt #4.”

Medium Bed Quilts: 1st Toni Bauman of West Bend with “Diamond in a Square;” 2nd Joan Beyerl-Pierner of Green Bay with “Bird Watching;” and 3rd Starla Ruesch of Medford with “Kaleidoscope Haven.”

Small Bed Quilts: 1st Laurie Krebsbach of Phillips with “Lyndsey’s Sisters Quilt;” 2nd Gayle Emmerich-Thums of Medford with “Duck, Duck, Goose;” and 3rd Joan Beyerl-Pierner of Green Bay with “Frolicking Farm Animals.”

Wall Quilts: 1st Toni Bergeon of Minocqua with “Courtyard;” 2nd Toni Bergeon of Minocqua with “Blooms of Bayfield;” and 3rd Doreen Schultz of Athens with “Freddie Moran on Steroids.”

Appliqué Quilts: 1st Pam Rappe of Marshfield with “Garden Party Down Under;” 2nd Sue Sesler of Merrill with “Everything’s Blooming;” and 3rd Starla Ruesch of Medford with “Whimsical Wallflowers.”

Feature Category: Scrap Quilts: 1st Sylvia Myhre of Marshfield with “Trail Mix;” 2nd Gayle Emmerich-Thums of Medford with “Under the Big Top;” and 3rd Cathy Peissig of Stetsonville with “Box Bonanza.”

Special award winners Judge’s Choice: Jayne Massop of Athens with “My Winter Sampler.”

Best Hand Quilting: Sylvia Myhre of Marshfield with “Amazing Maze.”

Best Machine Quilting: Laurie Krebsbach of Phillips with “Lyndsey’s Sister Quilt.”

People’s Choice category winners: Large Bed Quilts: 1st Sandra Hartwig of Medford with “Starfish;” 2nd Gayle Emmerich-Thums of Medford with “Garden Stroll;” and 3rd Cathy Peissig of Stetsonville with “Star Sprinkles.”

Medium Bed Quilts: 1st Joan Beyerl-Pierner of Green Bay with “Bird Watching;” 2nd Jody Gehrke of Merrill with “Heaven’s to Betty;” and 3rd Debra McIntire of Neenah with “Oliver.”

Small Bed Quilts: 1st Laurie Krebsbach of Phillips with “Lyndsey’s Sisters Quilt;” 2nd Kay Maluegge with “T-Rex Roar;” and 3rd Janet Sova of Medford with “Crazy Cats.”

Wall Quilts: 1st Toni Bergeon of Minocqua with 'Blooms of Bayfield;” 2nd Jody Gehrke of Merrill with “Dream a Little Dream;” and 3rd Sylvia Myhre of Marshfield with “Kofefe.”

Applique Quilts: 1st Sue Seslar of Merrill with “Everything’s Blooming;” 2nd Debra McIntire of Neenah with “Gray Stars;” and 3rd Janet Widmer of Medford with “Foxglove Manor.”

Feature Category: Scrap Quilts: 1st Brian Johnson of Athens with “97 9-Patches;” 2nd Gayle Emmerich-Thums of Medford with “Under the Big Top;” and 3rd Brian Johnson of Athens with '9-Patch and Compass.”

Miscellaneous: 1st Gail Damm of Stetsonville with “Trim the Trees All Around;” 2nd Mary Ruplinger of Marathon with “Selvedge Bird Purse;” 3rd Starla Ruesch of Medford with “Folded Star TableRunner.”

Other Techniques: 1st Donna Reamer of Dorchester with “Vintage Tin;” 2nd Norene Thorne of Owen with 'Puffed Pastry;” and 3rd Renee Slowiak of Thorp with “Heirloom Stockings.”

Junior Quilters: 17-yrs Allison Heil of Marshfield with “Afternoon Sky;” 9-yrs Audra Ciolkosz of Thorp with “Berenstain Bears Fun;” 11-yrs Emily Leao of Medford with “Field of Flowers;” 11-yrs Jack Perlman of Medford with “Soccer T;” and 7-yrs Logan Chaffee of Medford with “Flying High.”

Twisted Threads Challenge: Quilt the Rainbow: 1st Doreen Schultz of Athens with “Be the Rainbow;” 2nd Susan Malovrh of Medford with “Candance Court Enlarged;” and 3rd Rebecca Schumacher of Marshfield with “Organized Chaos.”