Garden of Hope by Helen B. Simon won First Place - Large Quilts - Movable Machine Quilted (Sponsored by INNOVA) at AQS QuiltWeek - Paducah 2026. Quilted by Yvonne Carrillo, Helen's quilt was created using a garden's worth of eclectic techniques, ranging from hand appliqué to English paper piecing to free-motion quilting, allowing it to flourish into the award-winning quilt you see today.
