Quilter of the Year

The Quilter of the Year Award was established in 1997 to honor a Minnesota quilter who has:

dedicated time and talent to the preservation and promotion of quilting;
has made a significant impact on the quilt community, both locally and nationally;
has a collection of personal and professional quilt work;
has been a Minnesota resident within the past five (5) years.

Quilter of the Year nominations may be submitted at any time before September 30.
Complete the nomination form and email to [email protected] or mail to:
President, Minnesota Quilters, Inc., 253 State St., St. Paul, MN 55107-1612.

Past award winners

2024 - Helen Smith Stone
2023 - Karla Overland
2022 - Page Johnson
2020 & 2021 - Mike Ellingsen
2019 - Heather Mulder Petersen
2018 - Mary Chalmers
2017 - Karen McTavish
2016 - Jeannie Spears
2015 - Sue Poser
2014 - Audree Sells
2013 - Susan Dyer and Nancy Raschka-Reeves
2012 - Maxine Rosenthal
2011 - Marcia Stevens
2010 - Susan Cleveland
2009 - Sharlene Jorgenson
2008 - Darlene Zimmerman
2007 - Sharon Hultgren
2006 - Claudia Clark Myers
2005 - Lynette Jensen
2004 - Eunice Hill
2003 - Susan Stein
2002 - Jean Humenansky
2001 - Pat Cox
2000 - Shirley Kirsch
1999 - Gladys Raschka
1998 - Helen Kelley