Meet the Judges – 2025

Elizabeth Allocco

A quilter since childhood, Elizabeth is addicted to playing with fabric and quilts. She has worked at many quilting events and shows, in a quilt shop and as a long-arm-quilter before finding she
needed more time for her own projects. She loves the possibilities of pattern design and has a long list of patterns waiting to become actual quilts. Hew quilts have appeared in national magazines and other publications. Elizabeth lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her husband, Noltings long-arm, and number of houseplants.

Scarlett Rose

Quilt Artist Scarlett Rose (www.scarlettrose.com) has judged at district fairs, county fairs and guild quilt shows throughout northern California since 1990 and has judged at two of the
Applique Society‘s national quilt shows. She attended the 2-day National Quilt Association Quilt Judging class in Reno, Nevada in the 1990s. Scarlett continually updates her knowledge of quilt techniques and styles, also assisting with various judging events to keep herself current with appropriate quilt styles and procedures.
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Julie Curry

Julie Curry is a life-long quilter with a passion for all things quilting. She coordinated the Creative Home Arts Department of the San Mateo County Fair for more than a decade, which included hundreds of quilts each year. In doing so, Julie worked with many quilt judges, piquing her interest in the judging process. She received her quilt judge training at the West Coast Quilt Judging Academy in 2012 and has judged for many groups throughout Northern California. Julie is committed to judging in a manner that is fair, thorough and compassionate.

Kitty Oliver

Kitty Oliver has been quilting for over 35 years and a quilt judge for 15 years. Her passion for quilting is a natural extension of her love of history and graphic design.
Over the years Kitty has shared her passion for quilting with people in different ways. Aside from teaching quilting technique classes and giving lectures, she created the California Sesquicentennial Children’s Quilt Program. This program brought information on quilting and California history to thousands of school children. Kitty finds working with children especially rewarding.
Kitty enjoys entering shows and has won numerous honors and ribbons including Featured Artist, Best of Show, Best Use of Color, Judges Choice, Best of Class, and numerous first place ribbons. She has had quilts juried into several larger quilt shows. Kitty loves the challenge of creating her own patterns and designs, and has a deep appreciation for the creative process.
After receiving years of valuable feedback by having her quilts judged Kitty has decided to become a quilt judge. As a successful graduate of the West Coast Quilt Judging Academy she has become a very busy quilt judge. Kitty loves the opportunity to encourage and challenge quilters at all levels, through meaningful and thoughtful comments.
Kitty is an environmental scientist who resides in Santa Barbara.