The following is an incomplete list of shows and awards received over the years. For many years I exhibited under my married name Martha B. Withstandley. Several years ago I resumed my birth name.
I stopped showing my work nationally in 1997 and now only show locally at the Glendale Quilt Show, beginning in 2005.
Below is an incomplete listing of shows I participated in over the last 25 years.
1986 New England Images II, Topsfield, Massachusetts - Juried Quilt Exposition
1986 National Quilting Association 17th Annual Quilt Show, Decature, Illinois - Judged Competition,
Best of Show “Florametric,” full bed quilt, whole cloth quilt, hand quilted
1987 American Quilter's Society 3rd Annual Show & Contest, Paducah, Kentucky - Juried and Judged
1990 New England Images III, Haverhill Massachusetts - Juried Quilt Exposition
1990 National Quilting Association 21st Annual Quilt Show, Knoxville, Tennessee - Judged Competition, First Place, “Falling Fabrics,” small bed quilt, machine pieced, hand appliquéd, hand embroidered, hand and machine quilted
1992 National Quilting Association Invitational Exhibit, Ellicott City, Maryland
1993 American Quilter’s Society 9th Annual Show & Contest, Paducah, Kentucky - Juried and Judged
1993 Vermont Quilt Festival, Northfield, Vermont - Judged Quilt Show, Third Place, “Zebra,” large wall hanging, machine appliquéd, machine pieced, hand appliquéd, and machine quilted
1993 New England Images 4, Marlborough, Massachusetts - Juried Quilt Exposition
1994 American Quilter’s Society 10th Annual Show & Contest, Paducah, Kentucky - Juried and Judged
1994 A Quilter's Gathering- Eastcoast Quilters Alliance, Westfield Massachusetts - Juried competition, Honorable Mention, “Joining Stars,” large wall hanging, hand appliquéd, machine pieced and quilted, trapunto
1995 American Quilter’s Society 11th Annual Show & Contest, Paducah, Kentucky - Juried and Judged
1985 to 1997 Bayberry Quilter’s of Cape Cod Annual Show, various viewer’s choice awards in the 1990’s
1997 Chatham Festival of the Arts, Chatham, Massachusetts - Second Place, Craft Division
1997 American Craft Council Show, Springfield, Massachusetts
2005 Glendale Quilt Show, Burbank California, "Viewers Choice" Log Cabin Blues.
Exclusive Gallery Exhibitions
1993 - 2003 Exclusive Gallery Representation
Scargo Stoneware Pottery and Art Gallery, Dennis, Massachusetts (Cape Cod)
I am grateful to the Holl family for their continuing support of my work.
For many years I was an active member in my guild and am appreciative of the knowledge I gained.
GUILD PARTICIPATION
The Bayberry Quilters of Cape Cod
1985 -1987 Publicity for the Guild’s Annual Show
1986 Chairperson for 5th Annual Show, Co-ordination and layout of show book
1986 Founding member of the Evening Chapter
1986 -1987 Program Chairperson, Evening Chapter
1992 -1994 Co-chairperson, Evening Chapter
1993 -1995 Program Chairperson, Evening Chapter
2005 - Glendale Quilt Guild, Glendale California
RELATED ACTIVITY
1995 Boston Ballet -Worked closely with set designers Pond and Senn to redo the Nutcracker trees, designed and sewed new canvas quilted boughs.
1993 -1998 Lectures & Workshops - Gave presentations on the technical aspects of quilting at various quilt guilds in New England.
1993 to 1997 Craft Shows - Participated in select craft shows in New England and New York.
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