Fashions from the Cotton Patch

Fashion Show and Luncheon...

Co-sponsored by the American Sewing Guild and the Texas Cooperative Extension.

Isn't this a cute, cute table arrangement?! The container is an antique dairy can. (No, we didn't get to take them home!)

Here's what was in our goody bag - That little container at the top right is cottonseed oil. One of the door prizes was a gallon of it! Fun cotton fact: One bale of cotton will produce enough oil to cook nearly 6,000 snack-size bags of potato chips.

Our county has over 35,000 acres of Upland cotton, producing 50,000-100,000 bales. It is the #1 crop in Texas!

There was a fashion show, lunch, presentation by the Extension Agent and lots of door prizes, all for $10. For the fashion show, all the entered garments had to be made from cotton. While there were six adults competing in their division, it was really wonderful to see 10 outstanding entries in the 10-13 Youth division. Each received a green participation ribbon, and red, blue and white rosettes were awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. And with all the great prizes--even a grand prize sewing machine for the 10-13's--I bet there will be even more next year! Sewing and cotton are growing in Texas!