DELICIOUS food, handmade clothing and friendly conversations have greeted many people when visiting Glenda Sharpe at her sewing shop or beloved Sharpy's cafe over the years.

The mother of five was well known to her friends and family for her amazing home-cooked meals, her beautiful sewing skills and her ability to converse with anyone, making them feel right at home in a heartbeat.

Born in Chinchilla on April 20, 1956, Glenda's arrival marked a momentous occasion as she was one of the first triplets to be born in the local hospital.

One of five siblings, Glenda is survived by her older brothers, Les and Eric Kerr, and her fellow triplets, Gordon Kerr and Linda Gadsby.

Glenda called Chinchilla and its surrounding area home her whole life, with time spent in Jandowae and Brigalow where she started her family before moving back to Chinchilla.

Glenda raised three sons, Keith (deceased), Craig and Leon, as well as two daughters, Melissa and Sarah.

With his arrival last year, Sarah's son Koby made Glenda a grandmother, a role she took to immediately.

"When Koby was born, he just became her whole world,” Sarah said.

Glenda's children have many memories of growing up with their mother.

Sarah said her mum was always working but family came first no matter what, and she was a doting mother.

"She gave us everything she possibly could, sacrificed everything for us,” she said.

Sarah said her mother's warm and friendly personality allowed her to make friends with anyone.

"I remember being a kid and walking down the street, it would take you two hours to get from one end to the next purely because she would know every single person.”

For Glenda's son, Leon, his mum's sewing prowess is a vivid memory, along with the love and care she put into each item of clothing made for her family or friends.

"My memories are very much about the sewing,” Leon said.

"I have stuff from school where I'd make stuff at school and she would look at it, come home, unpick it and make me do it again.

"I remember she never, ever bought clothes, she always made them for us or made them for herself.

"And it probably wasn't until I left school, so she'd have been in her 40s, that she actually bought clothes for us.

"She would forever be making clothes for us kids and everyone we knew.”

Glenda spent many long nights in her sewing shop.

"Fixing PQ dresses the day before the PQ Ball, fixing formal dresses at midnight because something hadn't quite gone right where the person had bought it.

"She'd do anything for anyone and make it right.”

Leon also remembers his mother's ability to start a conversation with anyone.

"Mum was a personable person. She could spark up a conversation with anyone, it doesn't matter where you were, doesn't matter what you were talking about, she could spark up a conversation.

"Even when she came down here to Sydney, just sitting on the ferry or sitting on a bus or going wherever, she'd start talking to someone.”

"She was just able to chat with anyone and that's going to be the thing that everyone misses about her, just having that chat.

"And nothing was ever too much problem for her.”

Glenda's family and friends have fond memories of her cooking, with her scone recipe a particular favourite.

When Glenda had a stay in hospital while visiting Sydney, Leon thought he'd cheer her up by baking her scones.

"I got the recipe off her and baked them and I thought they were OK,” Leon said.

"I walked up there and she touched them and went 'if I threw this at the wall it'd put a hole in the wall', and at that point I just went OK, not going to try them again.”

Leon said no one had been able to perfect his mum's scone recipe.

"Mum said 13 minutes in the oven, no less, no more.”

When he asked what would happen if his oven was different, Leon would always receive the same instructions of 13 minutes.

Friends and family commemorated Glenda's life at a ceremony last Monday and Sarah said all commented they would miss her friendship.

"I guess it was just easy to talk to her,” Sarah said.

"She didn't judge you or anything like that, she just let you be who you wanted to be.”