What a great night!
Thank you to all our fabulous ladies that made our first (of many) off-site Christmas Parties a night to talk about.
We have received so much great feedback, it has already got us making plans for next year – with some ladies already making sure that their seat is saved!
The night started with a welcome and review of the events of 2009 and then a ‘Sneak Peek’ of the events coming up in 2010. Most ladies got to see themselves ‘on the big screen’ with our photo slideshow of over 180 photos from the 2009 year.
Enjoying a lovely two course meal, we were then privileged to have Martin Wright share his interesting story with us and the history of his introduction to Patchwork & Quilting. This was great to have this insight from a published male quilter, especially game in a room full of women – he certainly held his own!!
Then it was competitions and prizes galore – see Page 7 for the full list of winners from the night. It was amazing to see how many had gone to the trouble of making themselves a garment (some running late to get it finished in time!!) and others bringing along their custom made handbags. Thank you for going to the trouble ladies, it certainly made the decision making difficult!
Then the most anticipated part of the evening – the Auction. With over $2000 of goodies to bid for, the competition was ripe from the start of the night. Many ladies doing a lot of ground work to earn that extra cash that the staff hung on to. The crowd got so rowdy at the end we had to hold the auction to verify cash! It was obvious that everyone had a great laugh and some even ended up with some great (long coveted) auction items!!
Congratulations ladies & Thank you again for making the Christmas Party such an amazing success. What was most enjoyable for us, was that all the staff were there to enjoy it without the interruptions of a shop to run!
