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

  • 2024

    • 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

  • 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

  • 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