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2009 Exemplary Ribbon Winners The award winners are presented below.  To view an enlarged picture, click on the name of the piece. People's Choice Award Best of Show-Beverly Booker Award Judge's Choice Floating Crane by Diane Horschak Floating Crane by Diane Horschak Floating Crane by Diane Horschak Best of Show-Jean Taggart Award The Muses' Kiss--Peg LaFlam Award The Exemplary Queen of Needles by Debbie Stiehler Three Seasons by Dawn Donnelly Fire and Ice byRachel Watkins The Academy Heart Judge's Choice Judge's Choice Tara's Heart by Catherine B McEnerney Secret Garden by MaryEllen Calderwood Italia by beve handwerger Hope Hanley Award The Linda Calsing Award The Betsy Robb Award Beach Walk by Joetta Melton Piazza San Marco by Caela Conn Tyler Golden Gingko Kimono by Toni Gerdes Non-Professional: Original Daisy by Rachel Watkins 1st Place Fragments by Sheila Ary 2nd Place My Friend by Marla Frazier Honorable Mention   Snowdrop by Rachel Watkins Honorable Mention   Non-Professional: Non-Original with Instructions Perfect Forest by Judy Kotick 1st Place Jet d'Eau by Joetta Melton 1st Place Heirloom Wedding Sampler by Cheryl Timko 2nd Place Mystique by Joetta Melton 3rd Place Blackwork Flower Sampler by Kathy Olex 3rd Place First Step Reflection by Colin Donohue 3rd Place Opera Bag by Pat Weed Honorable Mention Oro Prieto by Joetta Melton Honorable Mention Blackwork Flowers in Blue by Kathy Olex Honorable Mention Non-Professional: Non-Original Without Instructions Bryan's Stocking by Carolyn Bell 2nd Place Wine with Fruit by Roberta Sue Hart 3rd Place Geisha III by Kay Hackett 3rd Place   Tom Turkey by Kay Hackett Honorable Mention   Non-Professional: Mixed Media   Secret Garden by MaryEllen Calderwood 2nd Place   Non-Professional: Challenge Pastoral Symphony by Diane Herrmann 1st Place And You Were There by Diane Herrmann 2nd Place   Professional: Original Three Seasons by Dawn Donnelly 1st Place Lily Pond by Joyce Feucht 2nd Place Garden #1 by Barbara Hayden 2nd Place Piazza San Marco by Caela Conn Tyler 3rd Place Golden Gingko Kimono by Toni Gerdes 3rd Place Boo Mansion by Dawn Donnely Honorable Mention And Baby Makes Three by Joyce Feucht Honorable Mention Waterlilies by Jennifer Riefenberg Honorable Mention   Professional: Non-Original with Instructions Bargello Purse by Debbie Stiehler 1st Place Imari Fan by Rozelle Hirschfelt 2nd Place Mystery in a Corner by Rozelle Hirschfelt 2nd Place Patches by Rozelle Hirschfelt 2nd Place Robin in Grass by Barbara Hayden 3rd Place Messages at Lam Tsuen by Donna Halpin 3rd Place Gourd Ladies by Gail Sirna Honorable Mention Very Berry II by Gail Sirna Honorable Mention King Tut by Rozelle Hirschfelt Honorable Mention   Tara's Heart by Cathe McEnerney Honorable Mention   Professional: Non-Original Without Instructions   Santa Squared by Catherine McEnerney 2nd Place   Professional: Mixed Media Surround Sound by beve handwerger 1st Place Italia by beve handwerger 2nd Place The Sampler by Jennifer Riefenberg 2nd Place   Beaded Beribboned Box by Michele Roberts Honorable Mention   Professional: Challenge Queen of Needles by Debbie Stiehler 1st Place Pretty Petal Hat by Toni Gerdes 2nd Place   Japanese Embroidery - Non-Professional Fire and Ice byRachel Watkins 1st Place Hiogi Fan by Deanna Tabar 2nd Place Poem Papers by Paula Lee Krause 3rd Place   Eternal Grace by Peggy Lipski 1st Place   Japanese Embroidery - Professional   Floating Crane by Diane Horschak 1st Place

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