Since 2014, the quilters of New York State have enjoyed participating in QCNYS Quilt Challenges.
A Call for Entry is sent on or before the QCNYS December meeting to all guilds, businesses and individual members.
Twelve finalists quilts travel to quilt shows throughout the State of New York for a period of approximately two years and are exhibited at the Best of New York Quilt Show.
2021 Facing the Future
Coming December 15th!! Please envision a drum roll and join us in congratulating the winners
1st Place –
2nd Place –
3rd Place –
The QCNYS Board of Directors would like to thank everyone who shared their interpretations of the 2021 Facing the Future challenge and the many persons who voted to determine the outcome.
Quilt Title By Quilt Artist, Guild
Artist Statement
Quilt Title By Quilt Artist, Guild
Artist Statement
Quilt Title By Quilt Artist, Guild
Artist Statement
2020 Vision
1st Place – Elaine Ross for Nearsighted/Farsighted, Museum Quilt Guild of Batavia 2nd Place – Mary Knapp for Eyes of the Sun, North Country Quilting Guild 3rd Place – Pamela Pandolfi for God’s Eye, Pamela Pandolfi Fiber Artist
2019-2020 Still Crazy After All These Years
1st Place – Leticia Wicks, Emotion-The Color of Tears, Candelight Quilt Guild 2nd Place – Marcia Birken, My First Crazy, Genesee Valley Quilt Club 3rd Place – Linda Yovanoff, Garden Time, Southtowns Piecemakers Quilt Guild
2017-2018 Converge
1st Place – Jo Anne Powell, Converge: DNA East Long Island Quilt Guild 2nd Place – Regina Sweet, Sun Through the Trees, Genesee Valley Quilt Club 3rd Place – Liz Scott, Pugnatious, Genesee Valley Quilt Club