First of all, I want to say that Adrianne @ On The Windy Side and I are both blown away at all the beautiful entries that were submitted to the challenge. We tried to visit each and every one of you – hopefully we didn’t miss anyone!
A quick note about judging. The judging process is truly a subjective one. Everyone has different tastes and favorites. Even if you didn’t win, that doesn’t mean your work is somehow lesser than the winners. It just means that something in a particular quilt spoke to that particular judge. If we all liked the same things, we’d all make the same quilts, and that’d be incredibly dull. So please keep that in mind if you didn’t win! We think you’re awesome for entering!
So without further ado, here are our winners!
Winners
Finished Quilts
Judged by Allison Harris @ Cluck Cluck Sew
Meridian by Little Bluebell – Photo by Little Bluebell
1st – Meridian by Little Bluebell
Oakshott Fabrics – £100 Gift voucher plus free shipping
Radiant Bettey by bemmanator. Photo by bemmanator.
2nd – Radiant Bettey by bemmanator
Stitchbird Fabrics – fat quarter bundle of Ellen Luckett Baker’s Garden collection
Radiant Explosion by mila+cuatro. Photo by mila+cuatro.
3rd – Radiant Explosion by Mila Cuatro
Fat Quarter Shop – $50 gift certificate
Finished Minis
Judged by Elizabeth Dackson @ Don’t Call Me Betsy
Kitty Love by Whims and Fancies. Photo by Whims and Fancies.
1st – Kitty Love by Whims and Fancies
Fat Quarter Shop – $50 gift certificate
Rings and Circles by Ahhh Quilting. Photo by Ahhh Quilting.
2nd – Rings and Circles by Ahhh Quilting
Intrepid Thread – Mormor by Lotta Jansdotter fat quarter bundle
My Monet Quilt by Quilter in the Closet. Photo by Quilter in the Closet.
3rd – My Monet Quilt by Quilter in the Closet
Westwood Acres – $20 gift certificate
Just the Top
Judged by Lee Heinrich @ Freshly Pieced
Untitled by Color Me Quilty. Photo by Color Me Quilty.
1st – Untitled by Color Me Quilty
Aurifil – Thread pack ($130 value)
Starburst Quilt by Malini’s Quilts. Photo by Malini’s Quilts.
2nd – Starburst Quilt by Malini’s Quilts
Hawthorne Threads – $50 gift certificate
Paint the Town by Sew Me Something Good. Photo by Sew Me Something Good.
3rd – Paint the Town by Sew Me Something Good
Robert Kaufman Kona – Half-yard bundle of Pantone Spring Kona cotton solids
Viewer’s Choice
Judged by you!
Circles and Rings by Ahhh Quilting. Photo by Ahhh Quilting.
Rings and Circles by Ahhh Quilting
Fabricworm – Radiant Orchid bundle
Random Winners
Untitled by Run and Sew Quilts. Photo by Run and Sew Quilts.
Finished Quilts – Untitled by Run and Sew Quilts
Sew me a Song – $25 gift voucher
Untitled by jennyrach. Photo by jennyrach.
Finished Minis – Untitled by jennyrach
Polka Dot Tea – $25 gift voucher
Fractured Heart by Elmosmate. Photo by Elmosmate.
Just the Top –Fractured Heart by Elmosmate
Pink Chalk Fabrics – $25 gift voucher
Sponsors
Thank you again to our wonderful sponsors and judges, and also to you all for sharing your beautiful work!
If you have any feedback on the challenge, please let Adrianne or I know. We’d love to hear how to improve for next year!
Congrats to each entrant for making this challenge so inspiring, to those selected as winners, to the judges (don’t envy how difficult it must be to choose) and to our fabulous hostesses, Anne and Adrienne. Special thanks too, to all the sponsors for such amazing prizes.
Thanks so much for all the work you and Adrienne put into the challenge, Anne. You both did a wonderful job making this fun and well run. Much appreciation to you both!
Thanks so much, Katherine! 😀 This was my first challenge, and it’s been so much fun putting it together, and seeing the beautiful things everyone made! 🙂
Whoops… I meant Adrianne (sorry about the typo…)
So many beautiful quilts!! Congrats to all!
Seriously, everyone did a wonderful job. 🙂
Congratulations to the fabulous winning quilts! Thanks Adrianne and Anne for hosting!
You’re so welcome, and congratulations to you, again! 😀
This was so much fun. Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you to Adrianne and Anne for hosting!
You’re of course welcome! ^_^ Congratulations again on your win!
Thank you so much!! I still can’t believe it! So many beautiful quilts were entered and so much inspiration! I loved being a part of it.
-Soma
We appreciate you being a part of it. 😀 Congratulations, again!!
Thank you, ladies, for all your work in putting this challenge together – there were so many amazing entries.
I agree, there were so many beautiful entries! Y’all make radiant orchid look wonderful. 🙂 Congratulations again on your win!
Thank you and to Adrianne too! Congratulations to the winners, all the entries were so good.
Thanks Leanne! 🙂 I loved your design and all the variations that have come since!
Congratulations to the winners! And thank you for hosting, and for the time the judges spent choosing. They’re all wonderful!
Thanks for participating, Linda! I loved your quilt. 😀 Everyone truly did an amazing job. 🙂 I didn’t envy the judges in the slightest!
Congrats to the winners! I’m glad some of my favorites made it there. I’m not really feeling awesome but I’m happy with what I created.
I’m sorry you don’t feel awesome, but I happen to still think you are. 🙂 I loved your woven piecing, I’ve never seen that done before! And your optical illusion was pretty mind-bending, as well! Thanks for participating, Vera!
Thanks so much for organising the challenge – I loved it!
Thanks for participating, Charlotte! Go enter your mini in QuiltCon and win a ribbon or two, okay? 😀
Thank you so much, Anne, for hosting along with Adrianne! This was so much fun. Congratulations to all the winners!
Thanks for participating, Sarah! 😀 I hope you’re enjoying your new pillow that matches your bedding ever-so-perfectly!
I loved seeing all of these come together. Thanks for hosting and congrats to the winners!!
It was really fun watching them develop in instagram and flickr. 🙂 I’ve never seen so many purple projects in one place, and it’s kinda awesome. 🙂
there were so many fabulous quilts – don’t envy being a judge !! congratulations to all the winners !
I know, right?! I don’t think I would have been able to choose. 🙂 Everyone did a fabulous job!
Little late to the party but I love love love the rings and circles quilt. Any way I I could get a pattern for that one? Also would love to know the names and manufacturers of the fabrics used.these colors are beautiful
It’s not my quilt, but it looks like she made the pattern available here: http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/quilting/other/circles-and-rings-baby-quilt-pattern/90434
Also, she mentions her notes for making the quilt in her blog post here: http://ahhhquilting.blogspot.com/2014/03/radiant-orchid-quilt-challenge.html
I hope that helps! 😀