2026 Exemplary Ribbon Winners

Complete List of Ribbon Winners | Award criteria

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Best of Show

Spring Sampler by Melita Glavin

Professional Original

Lil Sparks by Dawn Donnelly

The Fascinating Miss Ruby by Wendy Moore

Heart of the Matter by Wendy Moore

Non-Professional Original

Hibiscus by Lyn Klaman

Professional Adaptation

Shelly the Turtle by Melita Glavin

Professional Non-Original with Instruction

Non-Professional Non-Original with Instruction

The Poppy by Helen Gottschalk

A Song In Your Heart by Lyn Klamen

Fairy Mushroom House by Chistine Hawley

Quetzalcoatl by Sandy Switzer

Pineapple Lace by Ereka Funkhouser

Fritillary, Fennel, and Scarab by Helen Gottschalk

Lattice-Scape by Sue Fassoles

Blackwork Dias by Margaret Minns

Oasis by Sue Fassoles

Non-Professional Non-Original without Instruction

Laurel Birch Or Nué Cat by Susan Garcia — Laurel Burch Or Nué Cat by Susan Garcia

John's Santa by Mary D. Smith — John’s Santa by Mary D. Smith

Non-Professional Mixed Media

What Treasures Lie at the Forest Floor by Kim Berry-Rogers

A Swatch Embellished by Theresa Kundrot

Professional Japanese Embroidery

Hanazume by Heather Shulick

Non-Professional Japanese Embroidery

Flower Ball by Sandra Biggar

Special Awards

Spring Sampler by Melita Glavin

Pineapple Lace by Ereka Funkhouser

Mother of Pearl Handbag by Mary Alice Sinton

Upwardly Abstract by Lois Kershner

Fairy Mushroom House by Chistine Hawley

King's College, Cambridge by W. Richard Hamlin — King’s College, Cambridge by W. Richard Hamlin

The Poppy by Helen Gottschalk

Shelly The Turtle by Melita Glavin

Heart of the Matter by Wendy Moore