Dickinson woman wins Best of Show at Quilt Festival for the third time Cynthia England's pictoral quilt praised for detail, technique

Cynthia England's quilt, "Reflections of Cape Town," won Best of Show at the International Quilt Festival held at the George R. Brown Convention Center on Nov. 1. Cynthia England's quilt, "Reflections of Cape Town," won Best of Show at the International Quilt Festival held at the George R. Brown Convention Center on Nov. 1. Photo: Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle Photo: Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle Image 1 of / 47 Caption Close Dickinson woman wins Best of Show at Quilt Festival for the third time 1 / 47 Back to Gallery

A Houston-area woman has won her third Best of Show Award at the International Quilt Festival.

Cynthia England, who owns England Design Studio, won the top prize at the world's largest quilt show on Tuesday night. Her quilt, "Reflections of Cape Town," was made using her own Picture-Piecing technique to recreate a vivid scene from a South African fishing village.

The quilt is made with 8,400 pattern pieces, some just a sliver of fabric, and took a year to create.

The prize — formally known as the Handi Quilter Best of Show Award — came with a prize of $12,500.

Fly Me to the Moon: One special exhibit looks back at NASA's Apollo missions, including the first lunar landing.

Other quilters were honored Tuesday night.

More Information 2016 International Quilt Festival

When: 7-10 p.m. Nov. 2 (preview night); 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Nov. 3-5; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 6

Where: George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de las Americas

Tickets: $12 general admission, $9 seniors and students, $42 full show pass (includes preview night), $12 preview night only. (Children age 10 and younger admitted free with a paying adults.)

Information: www.quilts.com

Major awards included the Founder's Award and the World of Beauty Award each of which come with a $7,500 prize.

Sally Magee of Heath, Texas, won the Founder's Award for her "Baltimore in Bloom" quilt; Margaret Solomon Gunn of Gorham, Maine, won the World of Beauty Award for her "Bouquet Royale" quilt.

Five other honors come with a $5,000 prize.

They are: