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title: "Sweet Surrender: Award-Winning Trapunto Quilt - Quintessential Quilting"
description: "Award-winning “Sweet Surrender” features trapunto by machine + home-machine quilting—Best Machine Workmanship (AQS Nashville) and more top wins."
url: "https://www.quintessentialquilting.com/gallery/award-winning-quilts/sweet-surrender"
date: "2026-08-20T12:48:54+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---

Award-Winning Quilts

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#  Sweet Surrender

 *Click photos to view larger image.*

 Sweet Surrender

**Size:** 68″ x 68″
**Completed:** April 2008
**Techniques:** Machine piecing, trapunto by machine, machine quilting on a home sewing machine. Original design.

**Awards:**

- ![award icon](https://www.quintessentialquilting.com/images/award/ribbon-icon.svg)

    American Quilter’s Society Quilt Show, Nashville, TN: Best Machine Workmanship
- ![award icon](https://www.quintessentialquilting.com/images/award/ribbon-icon.svg)

    Machine Quilter’s Expo: Best Machine Quilting, Sit Down Machine
- ![award icon](https://www.quintessentialquilting.com/images/award/ribbon-icon.svg)

    Machine Quilter’s Expo: 1st Place, Wallhanging
- ![award icon](https://www.quintessentialquilting.com/images/award/ribbon-icon.svg)

    National Quilting Association Quilt Show: Best Machine Quilting on a Stationary Machine
- ![award icon](https://www.quintessentialquilting.com/images/award/ribbon-icon.svg)

    Houston International Quilt Festival: 3rd Place, Merit Machine Quilting
- ![award icon](https://www.quintessentialquilting.com/images/award/ribbon-icon.svg)

    Best of the Valley Quilt Show: Best Machine Quilting
- ![award icon](https://www.quintessentialquilting.com/images/award/ribbon-icon.svg)

    Pacific International Quilt Festival: Finalist
- ![award icon](https://www.quintessentialquilting.com/images/award/ribbon-icon.svg)

    Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival: Honorable Mention, Wall Quilts

 [ ![Sweet Surrender quilt](https://www.quintessentialquilting.com/images/award/sweetsurrender/sweetsurrender1.jpg) ](https://www.quintessentialquilting.com/images/award/sweetsurrender/sweetsurrender1.jpg)

 [ ![Sweet Surrender quilt detail](https://www.quintessentialquilting.com/images/award/sweetsurrender/sweetsurrender2.jpg) ](https://www.quintessentialquilting.com/images/award/sweetsurrender/sweetsurrender2.jpg)

 [ ![Sweet Surrender quilt detail](https://www.quintessentialquilting.com/images/award/sweetsurrender/sweetsurrender4.jpg) ](https://www.quintessentialquilting.com/images/award/sweetsurrender/sweetsurrender4.jpg)

 [ ![Sweet Surrender quilt detail](https://www.quintessentialquilting.com/images/award/sweetsurrender/sweetsurrender3.jpg) ](https://www.quintessentialquilting.com/images/award/sweetsurrender/sweetsurrender3.jpg)

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