Westwood Quilters Earn Awards at A Ruby Celebration Quilt Show

At the 40th Anniversary “A Ruby Celebration” of the Rhododendron Needlers Quilt Guild (RNQG), four Westwood quilters were awarded ribbons for second and third place finishes in various categories.

Abby Sullivan won a Second Place ribbon for "Balls in the Air," her Applique Wall Quilt.

Dana Farley won a Second Place Ribbon for her 2023 Temperature Quilt in the 1st Time Entrant category. The color of the squares indicate the high temperature of each day, and the color of the circle indicates the low temperature of each day. The colors along the bottom border of the quilt represent the temperature key.

Photo courtesy of Rhododendron Needler's Quilt Guild. "2023 Temperature Quilt" by Dana Farley uses colors to symbolize high and low temperatures of each day.

Joanne Beaupre tied for Second Place with her entry, “Walk Through My Garden.”  

Photo courtesy of Rhododendron Needler's Quilt Guild. "Walk Through My Garden," by Joanne Beaupre.

Ms. Beaupre additionally earned a Third Place ribbon for “Four Seasons.” Both works were in the Pieced Wall Quilt category.

Photo courtesy of Rhododendron Needler's Quilt Guild. "Four Seasons" by Joanne Beaupre.

Zelayna Rauch won a Third Place ribbon for “My First Bag” in the Other category.

Photo courtesy of Rhododendron Needler's Quilt Guild. “My First Bag” by Zelayna Rauch.

RNQG is a non-profit organization that seeks to preserve the tradition, culture, and history of quilting and promote knowledge and understanding of the art of quilting. Its members, whose experience range from beginner to professional, come from 26 towns in southeastern Massachusetts and northern Rhode Island.

Thanks to Rhododendron Needlers Quilt Guild for contributing this news to Westwood Minute.

Updated 4/14/2025 at 12:45 p.m. A misspelling of quilter Dana Farley's name has been corrected. Westwood Minute regrets the error.

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