"Sparkle Plenty" Wins At AQS 2004 

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Officials with the American Quilter's Society announced Tuesday that world renown long arm quilter and APQS instructor, Marilyn Badger, and Claudia Clark Myers won Best Longarm Machine Quilting at the AQS 2004 quilt show and contest.

The 20th annual show was held in Paducah, Kentucky.

Badger's quilt, the "Sparkle Plenty," (pictured, left) won Best Longarm Machine Quilting, one of the top four awards presented at AQS. 

"Sparkle Plenty" was designed and pieced by Claudia Clark Myers, of Duluth, MN.

Claudia and Marilyn have successfully teamed up in the past. Most recently "Mediterranean Beauty", winner of several national awards.

AQS is considered the most prestigious and first major quilting show in the United States.

Badger and Clark Myers' entry was one of 425 quilts competing in the 2004 show.  Prizes this year total close to $100,000 in 14 categories.

Badger has been quilting for more than 25 years and has won numerous awards at top quilting shows across the USA.

More than 35,000 people attended the show.

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Sparkle Plenty's Awards
1st Place Theme Category - MQS 2003
2nd Place Two-Party Quilt - Minnesota 2003 Excellence in Machine Quilting - Road to California 2004 1st Place Large Quilt - Road to California 2004 Best Machine Workmanship - Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival - 2004 Best Group Quilt - Lancaster - 2004 Best Longarm Machine Quilting - Paducah 2004