Winners at the 2013 Townsville Show

The champions from each sections are:
 
Knitting: Sponsored by Bendigo Woollen Mills - Heather Lamont

 

Crochet: Sponosored by Anne-marie Hair Salon - Wendy Harvey















 
Hand Embroidery and Needlework: sponsored by Ray and Linda Gartrell -  Wilma Brookhouse



 











Cross stitch and Tapestry: Sponsored by Cando books
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Supreme Champion – Sponsored  the Townsville Show - Judith Nutt













 
Patchwork and quilting, which have two awards - Best piece of patchwork and quilting: Sponsored by Quilters Blessing Patchwork - Keryn Hall







 






 
And champion quilt: Sponosored by Fibers and Fabrics -  Alison Garret

 
 

Machine Sewing: also sponosed by Quilters blessing patchwork - Kay Lowe














 

Champion doll: Sponosored by Tropical Topsie Dolls Club – Beryl Bull



 










 
Fabric base crafts: Sponosed also by Quilters Blessing Patchwork - Veronica Sand














 




Non fabric based crafts: sponosored by Ray and Linda Gartrell - Lyn Newman
 











Special needs Person: sponsored by Complete Tag Solutions - Cheryl Gray
 















Persons over 65:  Sponsored by Quilters Blessing Patchwork - Pat Skvarc

 












And
Secondary school children: Quilters Blessing patchwork - McKenzie Hilditch
 














Secondary Encouragement award –Sponsored by Complete Tag Solutons And Jenni Stewart-  Ebonie Crane (St Margaret Mary’s College Student) 















Primary school children: Sponsored by Complete Tag Solutions and Jenni Stewart – Taylor Stafford





Primary encouragement award: Sponsored by Fibers and Fabrics  – Kesley Krueger
 














 

Champion Primary boy: Sponosored by CinShei Designs in memory of their grandson Mason -  Clinton Zonneveld













Our special awards are:
 
The Esma Squire Encougement Award, sponsored by QCWA, Townsville - winner Rachel McGuinness

 
Trevor and Jean Grover Perpetual Trophy - Innovation Award – Sponsored by Sunlit Blooms Sewing – Arlene White (yes me)....














Aggregate champion  – Sponsored by Sunlit Blooms Sewing – Jenni Stewart
Jenni is being presented with her $500 voucher from Diann, Sunlit Blooms Sewing.













Congratulations to all the winners

A BIG THANK YOU to all our wonderful sponsors:

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Everest Designs, The Quilters Blessings Patchwork, Kimono quilts, NQ Fabrics Buttons and bows, Colleen Gleeson, Complete Tag Solutions, A Bear Affair, Anne-Maries Hair Salon, AZZA scrapbooking, A Craft Affair, the Bead Shack, BnD Quality Picture Framing, Supreme Picture framing, Bottlebrush Lane, Townsville Hatters, Fibers and Fabrics, Councillor Ray Gartrell and his wife Linda. Marci’s Quilting, Echinda Embroidery, The Tropical Topsie Dolls Club, Just Country Crafts, Hillbilly Craft Store, CinShei Designs, Cardz byou, Can do Books, Bendigo Woollen Mill, Jenni Stewart and The QCWA.

I have had a few people say to me I’ve done a fantastic job, thank you, but I could not do half this job as well without the great support and help from these fantastic women and gentlemen, so a huge thank you to my team of helpers: 

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Helga Lee, Leisa and Amanda Everest, Kerin Griffiths, Keryn Hall, Judy Parsons, Ray Part, Pat Skvarc, Jean Grove, Jean Nicholson, Mavis Bunting, Shirley Boyd, Rachel McGuiness, Bev Roy, Daphne Higginson, Connie Peeters, Heather and Tony Lamont and some new comers, our Fibres and Fabrics ladies Veronica, Lyn, and Helen and I know I’m going to miss some, so thank you so very much. Also to Bev Gunton who takes a permanent record of our exhibition.

 Arlene

Winning results - Townsville Show

After an exhausting two weeks of Judging, and hanging the exhibits for the Townsville Show, it's all done.  Last Thursday night was the Presentation evening, and there was a fabulous show up.
Some of our sponsors were there to present their prizes, and I was honored to be presented with the Innovative Champion Trophy by Jean Grove for my CQJP 2012 Crazy Patchwork Christmas Tree Skirt. 

To add more icing on the cake, I received 3 firsts and 2 seconds for my 8 entries. The three first's were for my gold beetle, Cheerful Fluttering's and my Crazy Patch thread roll.  The seconds were for my 'Doris' and Goldwork Poinsettia flower.

Getting a first for my beetle was a wonderful surprise and just adds to the excitement that little bug has created. Not to say I'm not excited about my other pieces, but he is something special to me now.  I am also over the moon about the tree skirt, it's amazing how many men have actually stopped and looks and oohed and aahed at it, very exciting.
After the show is finished I will post the winning champions.
Arlene

Time for the 'Show' - The Townsville Show

Boy oh Boy has this year flown by, it's already half way done and that means it's Show time.

The entries are in, Judged and are now being hung for public viewing...... Can't tell you winners yet, that would spoil the surprise......

Our smiling judges with me (Chief Steward). 













Our small group of hangers, Leisa (on the ladder) organizes all the hanging, and does a fantastic job.  We had a great representation from St Mary's College here in Townsville, nearly 150 items for entered by their students.  This is the year 8 bags being hung.

 Barb, our judge from Gladstone, judged the Schools section, Judy in the background as her assistant.

 Kim from Brisbane, judged the Quilting, senior sewing, bears and dolls.  Lyn in the background was her helper, along with Helga and Veronica.

 Lyn (r) judged the Knitting, Crochet, Hand embroidery and Cross Stitch sections, she was helped by Kath and Veronica.

 Yvonne and Deborah, from Cairns judged everything else.

Thank you Judges for a job well done.

More in the next few days after everything is hung, and Presentation night over....
Arlene

3 French Hens.....

Finally got to work on block three of the CQJP 2013 project.  On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, three french hens....

 This is the block with the hen ornament. 

And then removed to show three more french hens. The three silver charms I purchased on Norfolk Island in February, the three buttons I got from Sunlit Blooms sewing, my local shop, just perfect.

Felt made Hen, fit's nicely in place.

Now onto 4 Cally birds...... gosh more birds..... did you know the first four days are all birds....

Arlene

Stumpwork DYOB (Do Your own block) - Beth's block

For some reason it seemed to take forever to finish this block, I guess it's because I have had so much on lately.  Hopefully it will slow down after the next four weeks.

Here is my work on Beth's block.

 Plus close ups

Now back to work on catching up on my CQJP blocks... no 3...   Arlene

ATC Swap with Embroiderers Guild friends in the UK.

We recently did a swap with the Fibre's and Fabric's ladies and the Embroiderer's Guild UK, Embroidery Friends forum (wow what a mouthful).

Well this is the lovely ATC I received from Carol

Here is the one I sent Carol

And here are the others that were received from the other ladies in the UK.

There are more, but this is all I have
photographed.

Arlene

My new Logo

This is going to be our new logo we will be using for our APP.

Arlene