Community Quilts

We were able to donate some finished quilts, a donated quilt top and some fabric to the quilt drive for residents of the recently flooded Hawkesbury-Nepean region, and will send more as hey are needed. True Blue Stitches at North Richmond is collecting the quilts, and organising volunteer workshops to make quilts from donated materials. The distribution is being organised locally by volunteers who know the area and the local people well.

Our quilt collection was immediately topped up by quilts handed in by our generous members.

Elaine W generously sews community quilts mostly from
her substantial stash, which we are ‘helping’ her to manage.
 This one is typical of her beautiful work.

Elaine G also generously sews community quilts from her own
 stash of bright fabrics. She recommends checking out the
free patterns on offer from fabric manufacturers and designers
that are often issued with new ranges.

Elaine followed the coloured shapes to quilt in
continuous lines across the quilt, quilting the ditch.

Yvette trialled some bamboo battings using panels

 for a quick finish, and quilting on her long-arm machine.

Jo-Ann used the very last of the transport fabric, 

framed with squares of solid fabric …

… and found the backing print in the community stash,

 expanding it with a solid, for a delightful quilt for a child.