Decatur Public Library

504 Cherry Street
Decatur, Al 35601

Currently Closed

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:
        • 1st place – $200
        • 2nd place – $150
        • 3rd place – $100

DPL & the Ridling family reserve the right NOT to award prizes if there are not enough qualifying entries.