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Monday, October 4, 2010

Exhibition 2010 - Viewers Choice Winners

 
Our Viewer's Choice winner, Robyn Ginn accepting her cheque from President of Toowoomba Quilters Club, Marilyn Cooper after it was announced at quilt group on Saturday 2 October.
 Robyn's fabulous quilt (pictured below) is called "Silk Purses and Crazy Bags" and is fully hand worked, apart from sewing the borders on.  It is certainly worthy of the adulation it received from viewers to the exhibition!
 
Robyn says 'The traditional fan concept adapted as crazy bags and silk purses gave a great outlet to use my favourite silks and embroidery stitches.  My bag lady and her silk purse friend (shopping for buttons) made the designing fun'.  See her friends? Top row, second block from the left and second block from the right.

2nd prize winner was Kathy Adams with her picture quilt " The Sky is Blue, The Sea is Blue".
(Pictured below)
Kathy was inspired to make this quilt from a family photograph depicting children playing happily in the sand. She says "I wanted the viewer to feel as though they might almost walk into and become part of the picture".  Well it looks like she has achieved just that.  Beautiful work Kathy.

















This is Kathy at her merchant stall at the exhibition. 












 






Also drawn at the meeting on Saturday was the big and bountiful quilter's basket raffle. Pictured is the lucky winner, Leanne (and her cute son) from Toowoomba who had the lucky number  - ticket A85.
Leanne is going to share with her quilting Mum, so we hope they enjoy their prize.

The major raffle - the queen sized quilt will be drawn on Saturday 6 November 2010.  So good luck to all of you who purchased a ticket in this one.  This raffle was very popular and we sold out of tickets!!  Proceeds to go to the Toowoomba MS Group.

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