Congratulations to all our students who entered their work for displays at the Canberra Show. All the entries were exceptional and we thank you for your dedication to your studies of Textiles and Fashion at Merici College. We would also like to thank over 40 students who volunteered to help at the Show, through the exceptional organisation and support of Maria Georgiadis, Year 12 students. All our students were wonderful ambassadors for Merici College and eagerly supporting and assisted at stalls.
We would also like to acknowledge the extraordinary achievements of Maria and her entries, receiving numerous awards in Textiles and Design, Craft, and Horticulture and Produce:
Sewing
Dress – Champion
Craft
Crochet U18 – Encouragement
Special Challenge, Earth, Wind and Fire – First
Special Challenge, Earth, Wind and Fire – Champion
Party/Evening Wear U18 – First
Horticulture and Produce
Apple Jelly – First
Plum Jelly – Third
Cherry Jelly – Highly Commended
Plum Jam – Third
Strawberry Jam – First
Collection of 3 Jams – High Commended
Passionfruit Butter – Second
Blackforest Sauce – Third
Tomato Sauce – First
Plum Sauce – Highly Commended
Sweet Chilli Sauce – Highly Commended
Tomato Chutney – Third
Mango Chutney – Third
Collection of 3 Tomato – First
Pantry Collection – Third
Sugar-Free Jam – Second
3 White Potatoes – Highly Commended
6 Chats – First
We would like to also celebrate the successes of the following students and congratulate the students on the achievements:
- Jacinta Ffrench won first prize in Student Quilting/Patchwork section for her patchwork tote.
- Alexandra Barham’s patchwork tote came second in this same section,
- Emily McGrath’s recycled fabric bucket hat came first in her U18 sewing section and also won reserve show champion, Emily’s dreaming doll, created in Art, won second prize in the u18 Miscellaneous Art section.
- Sesadi Giragama’s doll won first prize in this section and ‘student champion’.
- Rebecca Price’s impressive recycled fabric puff quilt weighed over 7kg and won first prize in an Open Special challenge for any piece made from recycled materials, and earned her reserve show champion for this piece.
- Amy Hants (Y12, 2022)’s coral-inspired recycled blanket ensemble won second prize in the same section.
- Leah Thewlis (Y12, 2022) also won a Highly Commended in the student Recycle and Repurpose section for her upcycled denim jacket with recycled plastic details.
Congratulations to all our students.
