Metro Quilt Expo 2026 Special Awards

Best of Show, Large | $200
Sponsored by Blow’s Sew-n-Vac, Fargo
Star Upon Stars by Marilyn Lidstrom Larson

Best of Show, Small | $200
Sponsored by Rae-Bon Sew & Quilt Shop, Fargo
West Point Chronicle by Virginia Dambach

Viewers’ Choice | $100
Sponsored by Creative Dimensions, Fargo & Minot
Liberty Reimagined by Lori Bush

Youth Quilter First Place Award | Sewing Machine
Sponsored by Blow’s Sew-n-Vac, Fargo
Snoopy Quilt by Raegan Loff

Judge Colleen Carlson’s Merit Award
Rainbow Serpent by Elaine Keller, quilted by Stephanie Lacher

Special Sponsor Awards

These are some of the awards given by a vendor or sponsor through special arrangement with the MQE Committee.

Best Use of Color, Sponsored by Black Sheep Quilt Company
Delphinium’s by Chryl DeSautel, quilted by Katie Mykelbust

Best Use of Wool, Sponsored by the MQE Committee
Wool Floral Sampler by Chryl DeSautel, quilted by Barb Simons

Off the Wall, In Memory of Ronnie Larson
Lost Canadian by Barb Zeleznik

Machine Embroidery, sponsored by Mary’s Quilt Market
Witches in Stitches by Roxane Crawford

Best Miniature Quilt, sponsored by Sew On & Sew North
Sparkle by Marilyn Lidstrom Larson

Landscape/Pictorial, sponsored by Inspired Designs by Connie Bruse
America: A Beautiful Patchwork by Bonnie Larrison Anderson

Exquisite Embellishment, sponsored by Quilter’s JEM
Our Heritage/Our Land by Kim Stenehjem

Hand Workmanship, sponsored by the MQE Committee
Around the Corner by Mary Gerken

Hand Quilting, sponsored by the MQE Committee
Flakey Fun by Debra Mohr

Scrappy Quilt, sponsored by Good Vibrations
Yes We Can, America by Lori Loff

Best of Batik, sponsored by Sew Batik
Patchwork of the Crosses by Linda Carico, quilted by Kathy Burchill

Best Machine Quilting, sponsored by Red River Machine Quilters
Hollween by Sherry Beckstrand, quilted by Becky Leitch

Life is Good, In Memory of Barb Bunnell, sponsored by Bay Window Quilt Shop
My Quilt of Many Colors by Susan Ekren, quilted Kerry Finn

Category Awards

Pieced

• Pieced Small 1st Place | Second Chance Stars by Carmen Nordback, quilted by Becky Leitch
• Pieced Small 2nd Place | Sparkle by Marilyn Lidstrom Larson
• Pieced Small 2nd Place | Dilly Flowers by Sherry Beckstrand, quilted by Becky Leitch
• Pieced Small 3rd Place | Courtyard Lane by Phyllis Allen, quilted by Kathy Berry
• Pieced Small 3rd Place | Sampler Quilt by Chryl DeSautel, quilted by Barb Simons
• Pieced Medium 1st Place | Skipping Stones by Pat Link, quilted by Kathy Berry at Running Thread Longarm Quilting
• Pieced Medium 2nd Place | African Diamonds by Bonnie Larrison Anderson
• Pieced Medium 3rd Place | Southwest Star by David Ayers, quilted by Quilting Page
• Pieced Medium 3rd Place | Delphinium’s by Chryl DeSautel, quilted by Katie Mykelbust
• Pieced Large 1st Place | Star Upon Stars by Marilyn Lidstrom Larson
• Pieced Large 2nd Place | Yes We Can, America by Lori Loff
• Pieced Large 3rd Place | Finding Morris by Ann Pederson, quilted by Connie Rodman
• Pieced Large 3rd Place | Jacks Chain by Sherry Beckstrand, quilted by Becky Leitch
• Pieced Xlarge 1st Place | Micki went Pineapple Crazy by Micki R. Turja, quilted by Kim Gannaway
• Pieced Xlarge 2nd Place | Serene Sunprinted Mandalas by Connie Busch
• Pieced Xlarge 2nd Place | Playtime With Jane and Brenda by Mary Gerken
• Pieced Xlarge 3rd Place | Dresden Plate Homecoming by Phyllis Allen, quilted by Kathy Berry

Applique

• Applique Large 1st Place | Around the Corner by Mary Gerken
• Applique Large 2nd Place | Heart Christmas by Sherry Beckstrand, quilted by Becky Leitch
• Applique Large 2nd Place | Hollween by Sherry Beckstrand, quilted by Becky Leitch
• Applique Large 3rd Place | Grandmother’s Love by Karla Hoffelt, quilted by Kathy Berry
• Applique Small 1st Place | Scarlett’s Garden by Carmen Nordback, quilted by Becky Leitch
• Applique Small 2nd Place | Winterberry by Ann Pederson, quilted by Connie Rodman
• Applique Small 2nd Place | Floral Fiesta by Carmen Nordback
• Applique Small 3rd Place | Wool Floral Sampler by Chryl DeSautel, quilted by Barb Simons

Specialty Technique

• Specialty Technique 1st Place | West Point Chronicle by Virginia Dambach
• Specialty Technique 2nd Place | Peaceful by Roxane Crawford
• Specialty Technique 3rd Place | My Tiny Treasures by Karen Boe, quilted by Barb Simons

Modern

• Modern 1st Place | Jouer a Cache-cache (Hide and Seek) by Rachel Gebur
• Modern 2nd Place | DONE! by Chelce Detert
• Modern 3rd Place | Emerald Cascade by Barb Zeleznik

Art Quilt

• Art Quilt 1st Place | Rainbow Serpent by Elaine Keller, quilted by Stephanie Lacher
• Art Quilt 2nd Place | Bird House by Tricia Coulson
• Art Quilt 2nd Place | Intertwined Artistry by Jennifer McCall
• Art Quilt 3rd Place | Daisy by Bonnie Larrison Anderson

Kit or Block of the Month

• Kit or Block of the Month Small 1st Place | Owl & Hare Hollow by Karen Boe, quilted by Barb Simons
• Kit or Block of the Month Small 2nd Place | Just Picked by Carmen Nordback, quilted by Becky Leitch
• Kit or Block of the Month Small 3rd Place | Full Bloom in Blue by Jean Back, quilted by Clem Buzick
• Kit or Block of the Month Large 1st Place | Fiesta Mexico by Mary Gerken
• Kit or Block of the Month Large 2nd Place | Rudy and the Boys by Debra Mohr, quilted by Clem Buzick
• Kit or Block of the Month Large 3rd Place | This took me 4ever by Cindy Galliger, quilted by Clem Buzick

Fashion / Accessories / Household

• Fashion/Accessories/Household 1st Place | Ice Dyed and Sun Printed Quilt Coat by Connie Busch
• Fashion/Accessories/Household 2nd Place | Snap Closed Travel Totebag by Connie Busch
• Fashion/Accessories/Household 3rd Place | Selvage Baskets by Pat McDaniel

2026 FMQ Members Challenge “Heritage in Blue”.

• 2026 FMQ Member Challenge 1st Place | America: A Beautiful Patchwork by Bonnie Larrison Anderson
• 2026 FMQ Member Challenge 2nd Place | Night Skies of Norway by Kim Jones
• 2026 FMQ Member Challenge 3rd Place | The Paths That Led To Me by Jean Back
• 2026 FMQ Member Challenge 3rd Place | Lost Canadian by Barb Zeleznik

Young Quilter

• Youth 1st Place | Snoopy Quilt by Raegan Loff
• Youth 2nd Place | Trash Pandas Payton Abelmann
• Youth 2nd Place | Sew Much Squish by Charlie Dauer
• Youth 3rd Place | Unicorn Fairy Forest by Elaina Helgeland