September 14, 2014
Friday was a big day for the QCWA with lively and colourful events in Murgon and Maidenwell keeping members busy.
In Murgon, the Gympie South Burnett Division held its annual Handcraft Display at the QCWA building in Murgon.
Craft items from clubs throughout the Division were on display after undergoing judging on Thursday.
As well as embroidery and darning, there were lots of more obscure crafts on show including huckaback, hardanger, chicken scratch. candlewicking, silk ribbon embroidery and jacobean needlework.
The craft show was officially opened by South Burnett councillor Kathy Duff.
“It is a fantastic display and it represents so many hours of work,” she said.
“It is just mind-boggling what you do. We need to get more young people involved so we don’t lose these crafts.”
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International Day at Maidenwell
At Maidenwell, students from Tanduringie State School were getting into the spirit of International Day with the Maidenwell QCWA Club.
The students adopted the club’s country for 2014, Vietnam, to present a musical exploration of Vietnamese food, culture and history live on stage at Maidenwell Hall.
QCWA members and proud parents watched as the students sung and performed on stage.
There was also a display of the children’s entries in the QCWA International Day competition.
A dragon weaving around on stage amongst the performers was a fitting highlight to the performance.
