RIGHT – TOP JOB: Rae Andrews was the most successful exhibitor at the weekend’s Uralla Show taking out a host of ribbons and first prize placings. Photo: Barry Smith 060213BSD05
THEY don’t get much more creative than Rae Andrews, the most successful exhibitor at the Uralla Show last weekend.
Claiming 18 wins, 18 second places and over half a dozen “highly commended” awards, Mrs Andrews’s mark in the competitions at the show pavillion is a testament to her “enter everything” ethic.
Mrs Andrews, who is president of the ladies’ auxiliary and committee member of the show society, said her highlight win was the roses she grew.
“I got the most firsts in the flower section but a close runner up was the preserves and jam,” she said.
“I try and go in all sections. It’s great to see lots and lots of things every year in the pavilion.”
Mrs Andrews said her cooking entries were made “under difficult conditions” as her house has been under renovations since last August, so she kept to making biscuits and slices.
“You don’t just throw a cake in a brand new oven and hope it works out,” she said.
Another prized submission was her vibrant hand-stitched table runner – which she said, like all her creations, was made with a degree of practicality in mind.
“I hand-stitched a thickener in the middle so you can set hot things down on the table,” she said. “I always make practical things.”
A Jill-of-all-trades, Mrs Andrews said making things is “a family thing”.
“It’s something I grew up with,” she said.
“I like to make things and do things for myself. I’ve made patchwork quilts, table cloths, all my family have been stitchers and gardeners. It’s something that’s in my blood.”
Claiming 18 wins, 18 second places and over half a dozen “highly commended” awards, Mrs Andrews’s mark in the competitions at the show pavillion is a testament to her “enter everything” ethic.
Mrs Andrews, who is president of the ladies’ auxiliary and committee member of the show society, said her highlight win was the roses she grew.
“I got the most firsts in the flower section but a close runner up was the preserves and jam,” she said.
“I try and go in all sections. It’s great to see lots and lots of things every year in the pavilion.”
Mrs Andrews said her cooking entries were made “under difficult conditions” as her house has been under renovations since last August, so she kept to making biscuits and slices.
“You don’t just throw a cake in a brand new oven and hope it works out,” she said.
Another prized submission was her vibrant hand-stitched table runner – which she said, like all her creations, was made with a degree of practicality in mind.
“I hand-stitched a thickener in the middle so you can set hot things down on the table,” she said. “I always make practical things.”
A Jill-of-all-trades, Mrs Andrews said making things is “a family thing”.
“It’s something I grew up with,” she said.
“I like to make things and do things for myself. I’ve made patchwork quilts, table cloths, all my family have been stitchers and gardeners. It’s something that’s in my blood.”