The nominations have been made and the tallies have been counted, and now it’s time to VOTE for your favorite blogger in the first ever National Quilters Circle Blogger Awards!
For the past two weeks, quilters have been nominating their favorite quilting blogs in seven different categories. The blogger with the most votes at the end of the competition will win an Annual Premium Membership, an NQC Blogger Award Winner badge to display proudly on their blog, and a spotlight feature on the National Quilters Circle blog. Not to mention great exposure for their blog, plus of course: bragging rights!
Voting begins on Monday, May 4, and closes on Wednesday, May 13, so make sure to cast your vote before then! Winners will be announced on Friday, May 15.
Here are the nominees in each category:
Best Modern Quilting Blog
- • Becca Bryan (Bryan House Quilts)
- • Bonnie Hunter (Quiltville)
- • Christa Watson (Christa Quilts)
- • Lori Kennedy (The Inbox Jaunt)
- • Victoria Findlay Wolfe (Bumble Beans Inc.)
Best Traditional Quilting Blog
- • Bonnie Hunter (Quiltville)
- • Deanna Treadway (WeddingDressBlue)
- • Leah Day (The Free Motion Quilting Project)
- • Lori Kennedy (The Inbox Jaunt)
- • Pat Sloan (PatSloan.com)
Best Quilting Patterns Blog
- • Bonnie Hunter (Quiltville)
- • Deanna Treadway (WeddingDressBlue)
- • Jenny Doan (Missouri Quilt Co.)
- • Lori Kennedy (The Inbox Jaunt)
- • Pat Sloan (PatSloan.com)
Best Overall Quilting Blog
- • Bonnie Hunter (Quiltville)
- • Christa Watson (Christa Quilts)
- • Karen Miller (Karen’s Quilts, Crows and Cardinals)
- • Leah Day (The Free Motion Quilting Project)
- • Lori Kennedy (The Inbox Jaunt)
- • Pat Sloan (PatSloan.com)
- • Polly Monica (Aunt Polly’s Porch)
- • Tim Latimer (Tim Latimer – Quilts etc.)
- • Wanda Hanson (Exuberant Color)
Note: no viable blogs were nominated for the categories of Best Fiber Arts Blog, Best Art Quilts Blog, or Most Humorous Blog.
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Jenny Doan is my absolute favorite.
Exuberant Color is the only quilt blog I look at every day, although there are several I like. I appreciate Wanda's bright colors and her explanations of her decisions. Her life is inspiring, too.