A peak at the IQA 2010 World of Beauty Awards

We seldom get to see events like this... in fact there is no comparison ( I know of ) to this event. I was lucky enough to go to this stage to receive an award from Ricky Tims, but I thought you might like to see the Best of Show award going to Sharon Schamber for her piece titled Mystique.
It is even less seldom we can get close enough to any quilt in any show to see the real detail. Sharon used black silk thread on white fabric to create exquisite quilting.

According to Sharon, this was 4 years off and on in the making. She said in this high contrast of black and white... a thread off in a stitch line created chaos.
Importantly, the most memorable award of the evening was received by the husband of recently passed Moira Cannata. Mr Cannata accepted his late wife's award from tearful Marti Mitchell for Moira's final quilt "Last Chance, Last Dance." Not a dry eye was in the room. What a lovely gentleman and loving husband!