KERANG local Catherine Rosewall has been entering her art, crafts and cooking into shows for the past 40 years.
This year, Ms Rosewall had 65 entries in the Cohuna Show, winning 21 first places, 14 second places, and one third place.
She earned the Champion Exhibit in the cut flowers category for her red intuition rose, Champion Exhibit in needlework for her garden cross-stitch, as well as most successful exhibitor in cut flowers, art and handcraft.
“Even when I was a young child, a lot of times mum would have to go out working and so I sort of had to entertain myself, so I’ve always done a lot of craft and that from a young age, and I’ve probably been showing in local shows since I was about 12,” Ms Rosewall told the Gannawarra Times.
“I’m now 52, so I’ve been doing it for a while.”
Ms Rosewall’s cross-stitch will be entered in the regional finals in Cohuna in May. If successful, she will go on to compete at the VAS cross-stitch state final at the Melbourne Show in September. Her carrot cake will also be entered in the regional finals after winning first place at the Kerang Show back in October.
“I’ve been in the state final four times and come runners up three times, so I’m still trying to actually win that so we will see how we go – I keep saying ‘oh I’m going to win it this year’ and then come back again,” Ms Rosewall said.
“I’ll be very excited if I can get both my cross-stitch and my carrot cake in the state final.”
