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Quilter's Guild of Dallas

Dallas Quilt Celebration 2011 Judges

We are pleased to announce the following internationally recognized quilt artists as judges and lecturers for Quilt Celebration 2011! For a list of lectures and times, click HERE.

Anita Shackelford

Anita Shackelford has been a quiltmaker since 1967 and began teaching in 1980. She is an internationally recognized teacher and lecturer who loves combining appliqué and fine hand quilting to create new quilts in 19th century style. She also enjoys using her sewing machine for many parts of the creative process and has recently added longarm quilting to the mix.

Anita has been featured on several television programs, including Today’s American Quilter, Linda’s Electric Quilters, and Simply Quilts. Both her own work and antique quilts from her collection have been featured in several gallery and museum exhibits.

Andi Perejda

Andi Perejda is an awardwinning quiltmaker, teacher and NQA Certified Quilt Judge. She began quilting in 1991 and her interest and enthusiam in all facets of quilt making continues to grow. She is well known for her hand quilting and hand appliqué, however her interests are not limited to these methods.

Andi regularly enters regional and national shows and has won many prizes including Best of Show, Best Innovative Design, Merit Hand Quilting, Appliqué Master, and First Place Naturescape Art Quilts. Her quilts have been published widely in periodicals and books.

De LeClair

Diane (De) is a self-taught appliqué artist who has been crafting quilts since 1981. Her quilts feature the colors of nature and showcase her love for appliqué. Her work has appeared and won awards at regional and national quilt competitions including the 2006 NQA Best of Show Award. She is the recipient of the distinguished Masterpiece Quilt Award given by the National Quilt Association for Coeur du Vigne in June 2006.

For De, judging is a serious process and she feels that each quilt she sees deserves her full attention.

"I love every aspect of quilting and I am continually amazed at the innovative ways quilters construct and express their design ideas. Most of all I love the art of quilting and the closeness it fosters in all of us. Serving as a judge is an honor and a privilege and I thank each entrant for sharing their work for others to enjoy.”