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29th Annual Rug Hooking Award Winners
for 2025

SAUDER AWARD

"The Sauder Award,” best exemplify the mission and spirit of Historic Sauder Village and represents outstanding artistry and quality of work.

Design: The Second Street School, Waterford, VA
Maker & Designer: Kathy Donovan

Description:
The Second Street, First Black School, Waterford, Virginia, established 1866 by the Quakers, Loudoun County. Fourth Graders visit the school in period clothes and take the place of a student who attended the school. Wonderful history experience.


People's Choice Award Winners 2025

3 Dimensional

Setting up the Rug Show
Maker: Rebecca Martin, Longmont, CO
Designer: Rebecca Martin




Animals/Birds/Insects

Carrousel Rose Fantasy
Maker: Mary McGrath, Mukwonago, WI
Designer: Mary McGrath




Braiding

Swirling Waters
Maker: Christine Manges, Pittsburgh, PA
Designer: Christine Manges




Fruit and Floral

Morris Victorian
Maker: Linda Powell, Navarre, OH
Designer: Jane McGown Flynn




Fusion

Pause
Maker: Ali Strebel, Tipp City, OH
Designer: Ali Strebel




Orientals/Crewels/Geometric

Woven
Maker: Jyl Robbins, Floyds Knobs, IN
Designer: Jyl Robbins




Originals

Cowscape
Maker: Linda Petech, Heaven, WI
Designer: Linda Petech




Needle Felting

Welcome to My Neighborhood
Maker: Betsy Terrill, Cincinnati, OH
Designer: Betsy Terrill




People/Places/Pictorials

Frigga
Maker: Dana Psoinas, Woodbury, NY
Designer: Dana Psoinas




Punch Needle

Autumn Moon
Maker: Julie Rhodes, Tecumseh, MI
Designer: Robert Rhodes




Wool Applique

Haunted House
Maker: Julie Rhodes, Tecumseh, MI
Designer: Bonnie Sullivan