Decatur Public Library’s
44th Annual Quilt Show
Sept. 29, 2025 – Nov. 1, 2025
More information coming in 2025!
2024 WINNERS
Viewers’ Choice Winners:
1st Place
“Wildflower Beauty”
from Ivy Venoit
2nd Place
“Honoring Mary Hergenroder Simon”
from Linda Crow
3rd Place
“Candy Corn Quilt Shop”
from Carolyn Owens
Pictorial Winners:
1st Place
“Self-Portrait with Pixels”
from Heather Whiteside
2nd Place
“Cypress Swamp”
from Karen Elwell
3rd Place
“Koalas”
from Trudy Spain
Viewers’ Choice Awards
- Viewers’ Choice ribbons go to the top three quilts, as voted on by the public.
- Voting is open from Monday, September 30th, through Saturday, October 19th, during regular library hours. It will end on October 19th at 4pm.
- You may vote only once. Votes without a name will not be counted.
Pictorial Quilt Awards
- The Pictorial Quilt Prizes are awarded in memory of Reta Ridling and courtesy of the Ridling family. The winners are decided by a judge and are not voted on by the public.
- Must have 3 layers (quilt top, layer of filling, and a backing) that are quilted together. The judge will decide which quilts qualify for the pictorial award, based on the above definition. The judge’s decision is final.
- To qualify for the pictorial awards, a quilt must feature figurative or representational pieces depicting a scene or subject, having the look of a photograph or painting.
- Pictorial prizes are:
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- 1st place – $200
- 2nd place – $150
- 3rd place – $100
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DPL & the Ridling family reserve the right NOT to award prizes if there are not enough qualifying entries.