Bloem Show Winners 2024

 Trophy Winners

Mrs H Odendaal Floating Trophy for the most outstanding article - Christa Gouws

Anita Kleyhans Floating Trophy for the most points in Patchwork and quilting - Emmarentia van Vuuren

Oranje Quilters Guild Floating Trophy for the best quilted article - Petro van der Merwe

Iessie Steenberg Floating Trophy for the best Traditional Quilt - Emmarentia van Vuuren

Frances van Schalkwyk Floating Trophy - Judge Choice - Emmarentia van Vuuren

Raadzaal Carpets Floating Trophy for the best freehand machine quilted article - Rika van Rooyen

Mariette Venter Floating Trophy for the best Innovative Quilt - Rika van Rooyen

Calista Von Wielligh Floating Trophy for the best participant under 18 years - Annabelle Combrinck (8 years old)

Christelle Myburg Floating Trophy for the best Art Quilt - Christa Gouws

Karin de Villiers Floating Trophy for the best Beginner Quilt - Malinda Coetzer

	700 Patchwork and quilting - Bedquilts
1.	Emmarentia van Vuuren
2.	Margaret Jordaan
3.	Petro van der Merwe

701 Applique, with or without patchwork - Bedquilts Lynette van der Merwe Rika van Rooyen Stephanie Smith

	702 Wall hanging - Art Christa Gouws

                        703 Wall hanging - Fabric Art

                   1. -
                   2. Alison van der Walt

	704 Wall hanging - Traditional 1.  Emmarentia van Vuuren 2.  Gerda O'Neill 3.  Lynette van der Merwe      705 Wall hanging - Innovative 1.  Rika van Rooyen 2.  Marietjie Prinsloo 3.  Aletta Ellis

                        706 Runners and Baby Quilts

                   1.  Emmarentia van Vuuren
                   2.  Crista Gouws

                   3.  Muriel Louw

                        709 Minature Quilts

                   1.  Gerda Cronjé
                   2.  Lorainne Erwee

                        710 Youth Quilts - Under 18

                   1.  Caitlin Osborne

                        712 Youth Quilts - Under 10

                   1.  Annabelle Combrinck

                  

                        713 Three Dimensional Articles - Bags

                   1.  Wilna Geel

                   2.  Lorainne Erwee

                   3.  Doretha Jacobs

                        715 Household Items

                   1.  Wilna Geel

                   2.  Marlene Le Grange

                   3.  Cecilia White

                        716 Fabric Books/Journals

                   1.  Michelle Lorandi

                        718 Beginners Quilt

                   1.  Malinda Coetzer

                   2.  Marlene Le Grange

                   3.  Rina Venter

                        719 Longarm Quilting

                   1.  Petro van der Merwe

                   2.  Cornelia Wium

                        720 Open Category

                   1.  -

                   2.  Ansie Oosthuizen

                   3.  Ronel Faul

                  

                   

Bloemshow 2024

Bloemshow 2024 was as usual a great success displaying the wonderful craft of quilting.  Members as well as non-members of the Oranje Quilters Guild collaborate each year to pack the showcase to the brim with wonderful works of art.

With that being said, the huge undertaking of Gerda Cronjé, the Bloemshow coordinator and her team, doesn't go unnoticed.

Gerda working hard behind the scenes getting the quilts ready

while getting in some baby cuddles.

Stacks

and stacks

and stacks

of quilts being sorted and photographed.

The team hard at work at the judging

with all the entries stacked in neat bundles

ready for

judge Ina Meyer.

Ritha Swanepoel, Margaret Jordaan and Marlene le Grange

Gerda with judge Ina

Judge Ina, Marietjie Prinsloo and Gerda

Rika van Rooyen writing judge Ina's comments down.

Do scroll down and look at all the beautiful entries.