"Dance of the Butterfly" by Wilhelmina Vandevoorde won Second Place - Small Wall Quilts - Hand Quilted (Sponsored by Quilters Solutions) at AQS QuiltWeek - Paducah 2026. Featuring approximately 6,000 beads, Wilhelmina's "hand pieced, hand appliquéd and hand quilted marvel" also took First Place in the Traditional category at Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza National Quilt Competition 2025.
Maker: Wilhelmina Vandevoorde
Quilter: Wilhelmina Vandevoorde
Quilting Method: Hand
Quilting Technique: Appliqué (Broderie Perse, Dimensional, Hand), Binding Technique (Facing), Decorative Stitching, Embellishments (Beading, Quarter Inch Yo-Yos), Embroidery (Hand), Piecing (Hand), Quilting (Hand, Sashiko), Stipple Quilting (Hand)
Size: 52" x 68" Inches
Shows & Museums: AQS QuiltWeek - Paducah 2026; Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza National Quilt Competition 2025
Awards: Second Place - Small Wall Quilts - Hand Quilted (Sponsored by Quilters Solutions) at AQS QuiltWeek - Paducah 2026; First Place - Traditional at Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza National Quilt Competition 2025
(First Main Quilt Photo and Detail Photos 1, 3, and 4 from QuiltFest Instagram Page; All Other Photos by Mary Kay Davis)
