One day at a time, one stitch at a time
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One day at a time, one stitch at a time 🪡
I’m Judith Phelps, and I live in Battleground, WA. I create intricate and detailed art quilts using a variety of techniques, and I have a passion for creativity. Throughout my life, I have experimented with various crafts, but I especially love the challenge of art quilting and the process of working with fabric. I often incorporate a combination of techniques such as appliqué, paint, thread painting, piecing, and 3D objects to produce unique and eye-catching pieces.
I find inspiration in the color, beauty, and diversity of God’s creation, and I enjoy working with small quilting groups that challenge me to improve my quilting skills. My approach to quilting is methodical, starting with multiple idea drawings and thinking about color choices, value placements, and design choices before transferring my design to fabric. I strive to make each quilt from start to finish and find satisfaction in creating detailed, beautiful works of art.
Thank you for taking the time to visit my website. Feel free to take a look at my portfolio and contact me if you have any questions or inquiries.
Awards & Recognitions
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2025
Quiltfest Northwest, Vancouver, Washington - 1st Place - Aslan, 1st Place - Birds in Blue, 2nd Place — A New Resident, 3ird Place - Crusader
ASQ Paducah, Kentucky - Juried in - A Horse with No Name
Oregon Quilt Festival, Salem, Oregon - Best of Show, 1st Place - Leopard!
Oregon Quilt Festival, Salem, Oregon - 2nd Place - A New Resident
AQ American Quilter Magazine, January 2025, Cover Photo on the January 2025 magazine - Remembrance
AQ American Quilter Magazine, January 2025, Attention to Detail, Pg 98 - Remembrance
SAQA Global Exhibition Color in Context: Blue - Juried in - Outracing the Storm - Bryan’s Song
AQS Branson, Missouri - Juried in - Outracing the Storm - Bryan’s Song
AQS Daytona Beach, Florida - 1st Place - Outracing the Storm - Bryan’s Song
Road to California. Ontario , CA - Honorable Mention - Outracing the Storm - Bryan’s Song
2024
International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas, 2024, - Superior Threads Master Award for Thread Artistry - Solitude
AQ American Quilter Magazine, November 2024 - Best Wall Quilt Grand Rapids, Michigan 2024, pg 57
The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show, Madison,WI -1st Place, Machine Embroidered & Thread Painted- Leopard!
AQS Lancaster, PA, 2024 - Juried in - Remembrance
International Quilt & Fiber Arts Festival, Everett, Washington, 2024 - Juried in - Warriors by Imagine Dragons, Time's Past, Rainforest in Color
Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA 2024 - Janome Best Sewing Machine Workmanship Wall Quilt - A Horse with No Name by America
AQS Quilt Week, Grand Rapids, MI, 2024 - Best of Show Wall Quilt - Remembrance
American Quilter Magazine, July 2024 - Remembrance photo - page 60
Minnesota Quilt Show 2024 - Best of Show Wall Quilt & First Place - Solitude
NACQJ (National Association of Certified Quilt Judges) - Award of Merit - Solitude
Collection of The National Quilt Museum - The Value of Gears featured on page 254
Quiltfest Northwest - Best of Show Wall Quilt - Solitude, First Place - The Hare, Second Place - Berries and a Bird
AQS QuiltWeek Paducah, Third Place Small Wall - Remembrance
Oregon Quilt Festival - Best of Show Wall Quilt - Remembrance
High Fiber Diet “A Different View” 2024 Juried in - A New Resident
SAQA Washington Regional Exhibit “Inspiration/Exploration 2024 Juried in - The Beauty of Past Architecture
Road to California, 2024 Juried in - Warriors by Imagine Dragons, Honorable Mention - Remembrance
Portrait Judith Phelps - Patchwork Professional - Germany, January 2024, Cover photo and article on pages 12 - 18
2023
Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara 2023 Second Place - Remembrance
International Quilt Festival, Houston First Place - A Horse with No Name
International Quilt Festival, Long Beach CA Remembrance shown for winning in Houston, 2022 Texas Quilt Museum - Remembrance exhibited March through May 2023
Quiltmania Issue 154 - photo of Remembrance, pg 23
International Quilt and Fiber Arts Festival, Everett, WA Juried in - Kaleidoscope Trees third place - Who’s on First
AQS QuiltWeek, Paducah Juried in - Warriors by Imagine Dragons
AQS QuiltWeek, Des Moines, Juried in - Warriors by Imagine Dragons
AQS QuiltWeek, Grand Rapids Juried in - Warriors by Imagine Dragons
Oregon Quilt Festival
-Best of Show Warriors by Imagine Dragons
-Photo of quilt in Salem Statesman Journal Newspaper
-2nd Place - Johnny’s Photo
-1st Place - The Villa
Northwest Quilting Guild Trunk Show - with The Storytellers
Umpqua Valley Quilt Show - Special Exhibit with The Storytellers
2022
International Quilt Festival, Houston 2nd Place - Remembrance
Quiltfest Northwest Best of Show Wall Quilt - Warriors by Imagine Dragons
Best of Show, Viewer’s Choice - Warriors by Imagine Dragons
Best Domestic Machine Quilting - The Circle Game by Joni Mitchell
AQS QuiltWeek, Daytona Beach Juried in - Who’s on First
AQS QuiltWeek, Branson Juried in - Who’s on First
AQS QuiltWeek, Paducah Judges Recognition/Ricky Tims - Who’s on First
AQS Magazine July 2022 Who’s on First photo pg 73
2021
NW Quilting Expo 1st Place - Remembrance
Quiltfest Northwest
-Best of Show Wall Quilt - Remembrance
-Best of Show, Viewer’s Choice - Remembrance
-1st Place - Jonny’s Photo
- 1st Place - Crayon Architecture
-2nd Place - The Villa
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2019
NW Quilting Expo 2nd Place - E. Burnside St. & Sandy
Camas Second Story Gallery - exhibited with The Storytellers
Vancouver Library - exhibited with Thread Tales
Road to CA 1st Place - Kaleidoscope Trees
Quiltfest Northwest
-Best of Show Wall Quilt - Who’s on First
-1st Place - E. Burnside St. & Sandy
-Judge’s Choice - E. Burnside St. & Sandy
-2nd Place - Veermer’s Delft
-1st Place - Winter Raven
NACQJ Merit Award - Who’s on First
Umpqua Valley Guild Quilt Show - Special Exhibit with The Storytellers
Art Council of Lake Oswego Gallery - Exhibit with The Storytellers
AQS QuiltWeek Des Moines Juried in - E. Burnside St. & Sandy
AQS QuiltWeek South Carolina Juried in - Winter Raven
Photo of Raven was used in advertisement for QuiltWeek
NW Quilting Expo Judge’s Choice - Jonny’s Photo
2018
AQS QuiltWeek Des Moines 2nd Place - Kaleidoscope Trees
AQS magazine January 2018 photo Kaleidoscope Trees pg 78
AQS QuiltWeek Paducah Juried in - Kaleidoscope Trees
Quiltfest Northwest
-Best Domestic Machine Quilting - Blue Moon Fantasy
-2nd Place - Blue Moon Fantasy
Quilt and photo mentioned in Columbian Newspaper and in the Seattle times for the Quiltfest NW quilt show
One Stitch at a Time article in The Reflector May 16, 2018
NW Quilt Expo used photo of From the Ashers for their 2018 quilt show advertisement
Second Story Gallery story in Camas Washougal, Washington Post-Record - The Storytellers October - photo of Kaleidoscope Trees
2017
Clark County Quilters Quilt Show 2nd Place - Horses, Hounds & Guns
Clark County Quilters Quilt Show 3rd Place - Butterfly
Clark County Quilters Quilt Show 1st Place - Kaleidoscope Trees
Umpqua Valley Quilt Show Special Exhibit with Cover to Cover
Block Party Quilter’s Trunk Show with Cover to Cover
NW Quilting Expo Judge’s Choice - From the Ashes
2016
Clark county Quilters Quilt Show Best of Show - Image in the Mirror
Best Domestic Machine Quilting - The Word Horse
2nd Place, Viewer’s Choice - The Word Horse
Peninsula Quilt Guild, Long Beach, WA Trunk Show - with Cover to Cover
Eugene Metropolitan Trunk Show, OR - with Cover to Cover
Cascade Library Exhibit - with the Art Quilting Group
2015
Clark County Quilters Quilt Show
-2nd Place - Rainforest in Color
-1st Place, Viewer’s Choice - Rainforest in Color
NW Quilting Expo Founder’s Choice - The Word ‘Horse’
Tualatin Valley Quilt Guild Trunk Show - with Cover to Cover
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2014
Quilt Works Gallery, Bend, OR Exhibit - with Cover to Cover
HMQS Salt Lake, UT 2nd Place - The Value of Gears
HMQS Special Exhibit - with Cover to Cover
AQS QuiltWeek Paducah Moda Best Wall Quilt - The Value of Gears
AQS Magazine July photo/article of The Value of Gears, pg 73
The Quilter Magazine June/July with Cover to Cover - The Value of Gears pgs 30-33
Sewing with Nancy (TV) featured four Cover to Cover quilts - The Value of Gears
International Quilt Festival, Houston, Coming up Roses Juried in - Fractured Rose Garden
Clark County Quilters Quilt Show
-2nd Place - A Painted Christmas
-3rd Place - Exit Glaciers
NW Quilting Expo 3rd Place - Rainforest in Color
Columbia River Gorge Quilters Guild Trunk Show - with Cover to Cover
2013
NW Quilting Expo 1st Place - The Value of Gears
Judge’s Choice - Zentangle Horse
MQX NW
-1st Place - The Value of Gears
-Best use of Thread - The Value of Gears
-Photographer’s Choice - The Value of Gears
Clark County Quilters Quilt Show
-Best Domestic Machine Quilting - Zentangle Horse
-President’s Choice - Zentangle Horse
-3rd Viewer’s Choice - Zentangle Horse
-2nd Viewer’s Choice - Color a Butterfly
Second Story Gallery Exhibit - with Cover to Cover
2012
Columbia River Gorge Quilt Show 1st Place - Time’s Past
NW Quilting Expo Judge’s Choice - Time’s Past
Clark County Quilters Quilt Show
-1st Place - Time’s Past
-1st Place, Viewer’s Choice - Time’s Past
Clark County Quilters Featured Artist Show - with the Art Quilting Group
2011
Columbia River Gorge Quilt Show 1st Place - Pheasants
2010
Clark County Quilters Quilt Show - 3rd Place - A Take on Dancing in Heaven
NW Quilting Expo Challenge 1st Place - Pheasants
See my work at:
The Storytellers - storytellerquilters.com
Create Whimsy - createwhimsy.com
Member of local groups:
Clark County Quilters Guild
The Storytellers
Thread Tales
Vagabonds
Art Quilt Group
Church Chicks
Member of regional groups:
Columbia Fiber Arts
High Fiber Diet
Surface Design
Member of national groups:
SAQA - Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc