Day out at the Cairns Show

Once a year the Cairns Show comes to town so I took some time out today to go and have a look at some of the local arts and crafts.  I was delighted to see that Kathy, a Sunday Stitcher, took out 1st Prize in her section for her lovely Baltimore style wall quilt.  Kathy started this quilt in a machine applique class at Cairns Craft Centre and then let her own creativity take over to produce this fabulous quilt.

There was a lovely display of quilts to enjoy and a small red and white quilt which really caught my attention.

I spent some time chatting to Louise and Jenny who were busy in the demonstration area making charity quilts.  They have received fabric and half square triangles from all over the world and have now made 19 quilts which have been donated to specially chosen victims of cyclone Yasi and to other good causes.  Well done girls - a fantastic effort!

When I moved around into the cake decorating area I found some more prize winners - Sue, who won 3rd prize, and her twin children, Caitlin and Dillon, who took out 1st and 2nd prize in the Junior Section.  Sue is a valued member of staff and works for Peter at Cairns Craft Centre looking after the scrapbooking department and is a specialist in the area of cake decorating - well done! 

Till next time

Frances