Best In Show

Arnold resident and Cottonwood shop owner Julie Antinucci took Best In Show honors for quilting during the Anne Arundel County Fair in September. The competition marked the first time she entered the county fair.

Her quilt, “Geese of a Feather,” features nine feathered star blocks, each totaling 450 pieces, and a flying geese border. The project took about two years to complete, from cutting and piecing to quilting and binding. “The colors are my passion: orange and teal,” Antinucci said. “Anyone who knows me knows that I love happy colors and cheerful — also complicated — quilts. This quilt is one of my favorites, and I’m very happy to have it hanging at Cottonwood for a while.”